Welcome
This space was created to document the journey of healing, fatherhood, and discovering what it means to live authentically.
Hi, I’m Alex. I am a level 4 counselling student at Stockport College in Manchester. I created this space to hold the truths I wish I’d heard when I felt most alone. I hope something here meets you where you are.
My therapeutic approach
I believe that healing begins the moment something painful is brought into the open and met with compassion instead of judgment. My role isn’t to fix you, but to be with you — to hold what’s here so it can finally breathe. When a person feels safe enough to share their truth, no matter how heavy, it creates space for that truth to soften. I meet vulnerability with steady presence — with the same words, the same tone, the same care — not because I’m repeating a script, but because I mean it every time. We move at your pace. You are not alone. And together, we make room for what once felt unbearable to begin healing.
This Isn’t Therapy. And That Matters.
Therapy isn’t always available. But healing can’t always wait.
Embracing Authenticity is a space for those in-between moments — between support systems, between clarity and confusion, between who you were and who you’re becoming. But we want to be clear:
If you’re reading this and don’t have any support right now, please go gently.
Some of the reflections shared here may stir up deep emotions — old wounds, unprocessed grief, or forgotten memories. This is normal. But it can also be overwhelming.
We strongly recommend walking this journey with a qualified therapist or mental health professional if possible. Healing is not a solo sport. You deserve support. And no one should have to hold these things alone.
This site isn’t here to replace therapy. It’s here to sit beside it. To hold space while you wait for it, reflect after it, or reconnect with yourself in the quiet moments in between.
Why I Built This Site
I didn’t build this site to prove anything or teach anyone how to live.
I built it as a way of learning how to truly see myself.
For most of my life, I’ve hidden parts of myself — out of shame, fear, or simply not knowing how to express them. This space is an attempt to stop hiding. To let what’s real speak. To document what healing actually looks like — not as a linear process, but as a series of quiet reckonings.
If you’re reading this, you’re not just seeing a website. You’re seeing the parts of me I’ve never fully shown before. And in doing so, I hope it gives others permission to do the same — to be more honest with themselves, more gentle, more free.
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.”
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”
Latest Reflections
Learning to Filter Without Losing Myself
November 13, 2025
Reflecting on asking my training group for help, noticing how I use food as a stand-in for sweetness, and learning to filter my inner child’s voice without shutting him down.
Read More →Trusting What I Notice
October 21, 2025
Exploring how to hold my sensitivity to others without being overwhelmed by it, and how to trust myself to use only what is useful.
Read More →Trusting My Intuition
October 21, 2025
A reflection on a moment with my tutor that revealed how defensiveness can mask shame, and how trusting my own perception helps me navigate imbalance.
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