MARIEBURNS
Tired of overriding your instincts, masking who you are to benefit everyone else?
Be you in a world trying it's best to make you who you aren't.
Yet acting on our truth...our true nature, can feel like a rebellious act.
My name is Marie and I learnt this the hard way, a neurodivergent woman assigned a medical diagnosis aged 21 that pathologised me and offered no effective treatment. I masked who I was for decades, tinkering at the edges of my life rather than fully stepping in to myself. Age 43, my body revolted.
Because of my personal experience I lost faith in maintream approaches, a big deal as a Chartered psychologist at the top of my profession.
This became my call to action, my invitation to live differently and address the root cause...I rebelled!
We cage ourselves like beautiful birds who want to fly.
Eighty percent of animals in captivity rely anti depressants or anxiety medication to function, we are not so different. We imprison ourselves with our entrenched patterns of personality, duty, attachment and emotional regulation. Over time we lose our spark and forget what lights us up.
When this happened to me, I felt the scientific modern day medical therapeutic methods had not worked. I delved into the timeless wisdom available to us all, ancient philosophies, earth based traditions and Jungian depth psychology. Through ritual and practice I learnt to connect to myself and to the wider landscape of our humanity.
Bio
I curate and hold space for individuals and groups through a kaleidoscope of experiential philosophy, Jungian Depth psychology, verdanta yoga meditation and earth based traditions. In an organisational setting I've worked alongside Professor Chris Parker's of IMD Business School consulting for over a decade; coach speakers and produce events for the world stage. I've taught psychology, counselling and psychotherapy for 30+ years and manage a therapeutic coaching practice specialising in somatics, attachment, personality and emotional regulation. I host workshops and retreats around the UK.
Prior to all this, I worked as a Chartered Psychologist with BBC Radio, HM Treasury and Coca Cola.
I'm a city girl, gone Western Highlands of Scotland...I live next to a loch. I swim, paint and take daily walks in the woods and hills with my headbanger of a dog.
