<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[LynseySkinner.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healing Through Creative Therapy]]></description><link>https://www.lynseyskinner.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:39:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lynseyskinner.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ask A Therapist - Life Is 'Fine'… So Why Do I Feel Like This?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been thinking about submitting this for a while, but part of me feels like I don’t really have a “valid” problem. On paper, my life is fine. I have a steady job, people who care about me, nothing major has gone wrong. But lately, everything just feels heavy. Even small things like replying to messages, doing the food shop, or making plans feel like too much. I find myself cancelling things I was looking forward to, and then feeling guilty and annoyed at myself afterwards. What’s...]]></description><link>https://www.lynseyskinner.com/post/ask-a-therapist-life-is-fine-so-why-do-i-feel-like-this</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cba31a6eb823cd3ba443c5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:52:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_ed476c377f8c4b15a3100173b4279545~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynsey Skinner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'Sound' Of Beginning Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[I turned forty this year standing in the Atlas Mountains. It was my birthday. The Moroccan sun was high, the air thin, and I was trekking up a dusty path somewhere outside Marrakech wondering how life had managed to get both bigger and simpler at the same time. There’s something about reaching forty that feels less like a milestone and more like a quiet realisation. Not that you have everything figured out. Far from it. More that you understand something essential about the kind of life you...]]></description><link>https://www.lynseyskinner.com/post/the-sound-of-beginning-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69aece01053d59350a13c43e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:08:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d47834_4f9a8f79e4074756aba2d46c7175d909~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynsey Skinner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask A Therapist - Brutiful Parenting]]></title><description><![CDATA[How can I be fully present with my children? I feel so guilty now they've gone back to school after the Christmas holidays. They spent time on their devices and not with me and whereas I enjoyed the peace and quiet, I feel like I should have been making memories with them or playing with them more. Christmas was pretty full-on and now the return to routine means that the evenings and weekends feel so full of work and commitments and I feel guilty that I don't spend enough time with them. This...]]></description><link>https://www.lynseyskinner.com/post/ask-a-therapist-brutiful-parenting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699745d2aab309115cb49734</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:22:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d47834_764defc2eefc4271a16b73dd92147f46~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_612,h_408,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynsey Skinner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is Totally Sound (Therapy)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A therapist's journey into why vibration belongs in therapy (and why it’s not woo) For most of my career, I’ve lived at the intersection of the clinical and the creative. My work has always moved between worlds; theatre and psychotherapy, science and story, trauma and transformation. I’ve spent a decade helping people regulate, reconnect, and rebuild through EMDR, Dramatherapy, somatic tools, nervous system education, and creative processes rooted in my physical theatre training. And yet…...]]></description><link>https://www.lynseyskinner.com/post/this-is-totally-sound</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699744ca506845fe36d8c68a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:17:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d47834_f529df83b8ed40fbb0345eaf2b0f9569~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_612,h_459,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynsey Skinner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Doing The New Year 'Right'*]]></title><description><![CDATA[*Spoiler alert - you already are. Celebrating the arrival of 2026 with vibrant colours and festive cheer. There’s something about a new year that can make even the most grounded among us feel quietly on edge. As if we’re meant to arrive on the 1st of January refreshed, motivated, emotionally organised, and holding a clear vision for the next twelve months. As if everyone else got a memo about how to do  the new year properly. So let’s say this clearly, early on. There is no right way to do...]]></description><link>https://www.lynseyskinner.com/post/on-doing-the-new-year-right</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6997446cd90893e69ff83cae</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:12:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d47834_9f09678a51f847198b89027e0b23b2bb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_612,h_306,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynsey Skinner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Seasonal Pressure: The Art of Getting Through]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s start with the truth, not the tinsel Father Christmas rocks the holidays with a boombox beside a vibrant pink Christmas tree against a bold blue backdrop. I’ll start with some honesty. I am limping to the end of the year. I have had a low-grade, never-ending cold for weeks, the kind that doesn’t quite knock you off your feet but also refuses to leave. There is a growing stack of presents in the corner of the room that still need wrapping. I keep meaning to do it and keep not having the...]]></description><link>https://www.lynseyskinner.com/post/on-seasonal-pressure-the-art-of-getting-through</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6997442e563224cff6121231</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:11:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d47834_d7972eb6e02a41f998eb8cce85a8707b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_612,h_408,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynsey Skinner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Loneliness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loneliness is one of those quiet words that lands with a thud. Heavy. Tender. Often wrapped in shame. Many people tell me they feel lonely and then almost immediately apologise for it, as though loneliness is something they should have outgrown, fixed, or transcended by now. As though feeling lonely means they’ve failed in some personal way. But loneliness isn’t a personal deficiency. It’s not a weakness of character or a flaw in resilience. Loneliness is a signal. It’s your nervous system...]]></description><link>https://www.lynseyskinner.com/post/on-loneliness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699743dc7b02767d866517ae</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:10:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d47834_66be75d6579e41c989afc68146454677~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_612,h_408,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynsey Skinner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask A Therapist - Grief Tending]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’d love to ask a question about grief. I’m entering a period of my life where I know there will be a lot of loss, and I’ve been hearing people talk about “grief tending.” I’m wondering whether it’s possible to prepare for grief by learning about approaches like this or whether I'm kidding myself, and grief will hurt just as much no matter what. I’d really appreciate hearing a therapist’s perspective. Dear Anonymous, Thank you for your question. The way you describe entering a 'season of...]]></description><link>https://www.lynseyskinner.com/post/ask-a-therapist-grief-tending</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6997431bb8ed19d283738740</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:07:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d47834_29af906848aa4d55a507af6bba08835d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_612,h_408,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynsey Skinner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask A Therapist -            Approaching Burnout]]></title><description><![CDATA[My job is becoming more and more stressful and I feel like I’m approaching burnout. I’m short tempered at home and lacking drive and motivation. I struggling to find the words to communicate how I’m feeling with my partner. What advice would you give to help me tell them how I feel and connect on this issue that’s impacting our relationship? Dear Anonymous, I’m really glad you reached out. What you’re describing is something many people end up carrying quietly; the weight of ongoing stress,...]]></description><link>https://www.lynseyskinner.com/post/ask-a-therapist-approaching-burnout</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699742704c11d313e89871a4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d47834_a31d9d59904a41e094d25c6ccef3943b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_612,h_408,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lynsey Skinner</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>