We all experience pain, disconnection distress and armouring with adaptive suffering. Even within our unique individual experiences of varying complexity, there is a shared and common humanity that connects us all. We all tend to feel alone in what we all share the most.

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Do you see your story anywhere on this list?

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• seeking a space to integrate, process and make sense of your life experiences of pain or joy around the past or future to be more deeply connected to yourself and others in the present

• yearning for connection, satisfaction, meaning, joy, peace, fulfillment in your life, relationship with yourself and others, or work

• something needs to change in your life and unsure of where to begin or what direction to take

• thoughts or feelings that being introverted, slow, quiet or sensitive holds you back in your life, relationships or work

• yearning to live in alignment with your true nature, live the life you want to live and be who you really are

• you identify as or suspect you might be neurodivergent to some degree (ADHD, ASD, AuDHD, highly sensitive, slow sensory, cognitive or emotional processing speed)

• stuck trying to solve a problem, make a decision or answer a question within yourself or in your life

• difficulty connecting to your own emotions, sensitivity or vulnerability or being emotionally available to yourself or others

• sometimes finding greater solace and satisfaction from solitude with work or your own interests rather than from being with people

• a deep connection to the beauty of nature, art, music, dance or other movement, animals, books, film, clothing or body art

• struggling to find words to express yourself and/or feeling or thinking in images, sounds, gestures, metaphor, poetry or media such as music or film

• wishing you could say what you really think or feel or do what you really want to do in your life, work or in relationships with your colleagues, partner, friends, family members or even strangers

• longing to be outdoors, move your body or experience playfulness and having difficulty actually doing it or unsure how to begin relaxing into these qualities in your life

• a preference for self-sufficiency rather than relying on others

• high-performing, high achieving or simply always striving to do a good job in your work, relationships, art or creative hobbies, hardworking and also really hard on yourself

• withdrawing or self-isolating during periods of stress, hard work or creativity

• either powering through or completely losing yourself in your thoughts or feelings in order to eventually get things done

• thoughts or feelings that the person you are trying to be on the outside doesn't match who you are on the inside