Skip to content
  • About
  • Sessions
    • Individual
    • Couples
    • Dating
    • Therapeutic Retreats
  • Events
  • Art
  • Media
  • Podcast
  • Resources
    • Blog
    • Flirting
    • Bridging
    • Meditations
    • Books
    • Affirmation
    • Low-Cost Counselling
  • Contact
  • About
  • Sessions
    • Individual
    • Couples
    • Dating
    • Therapeutic Retreats
  • Events
  • Art
  • Media
  • Podcast
  • Resources
    • Blog
    • Flirting
    • Bridging
    • Meditations
    • Books
    • Affirmation
    • Low-Cost Counselling
  • Contact
Read more about the article Wendy Sullivan and Paul Field on the art of Clean Language

Wendy Sullivan and Paul Field on the art of Clean Language

  • Post author:Cate Mackenzie
  • Post published:May 23, 2023
  • Post category:Podcast

In this episode, Cate speaks to Wendy Sullivan and Paul Field about Clean Language, a process and set of questions developed by counselling psychologist David Grove. They explore the simple…

Continue ReadingWendy Sullivan and Paul Field on the art of Clean Language
Read more about the article Cate Mackenzie on having fun with dating

Cate Mackenzie on having fun with dating

  • Post author:Cate Mackenzie
  • Post published:February 23, 2023
  • Post category:Podcast

In this episode Cate Mackenzie chats with Karis McLaughlin about the ins and outs of dating. Cate is a love coach who supports individuals to build their confidence in dating…

Continue ReadingCate Mackenzie on having fun with dating
Read more about the article Cleo Sylvestre on being a pioneering black actor

Cleo Sylvestre on being a pioneering black actor

  • Post author:Cate Mackenzie
  • Post published:October 18, 2022
  • Post category:Podcast

In this podcast episode, we hear all about the life and career of Cleo Sylvestre, the incredible pioneering black actor who broke down the doors of racism in theatre, film…

Continue ReadingCleo Sylvestre on being a pioneering black actor
Read more about the article Cece Sykes on compassion for addictive processes
Cece Cykes

Cece Sykes on compassion for addictive processes

  • Post author:Cate Mackenzie
  • Post published:July 18, 2022
  • Post category:Podcast

Cece Sykes is a psychotherapist with over thirty years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples and families, specialising in work with the effects of trauma and addiction. She is…

Continue ReadingCece Sykes on compassion for addictive processes
Read more about the article Michelle de Swarte on flowing with your creativity

Michelle de Swarte on flowing with your creativity

  • Post author:Cate Mackenzie
  • Post published:June 1, 2022
  • Post category:Podcast

Michelle de Swarte is a stand up comic, actor and ex catwalk model. She is the best friend in the Netflix comedy The Duchess and stars in the HBO series…

Continue ReadingMichelle de Swarte on flowing with your creativity
Read more about the article Laura Vowels on navigating differences in desire

Laura Vowels on navigating differences in desire

  • Post author:Cate Mackenzie
  • Post published:April 21, 2022
  • Post category:Podcast

Laura Vowels is an Emotionally Focussed Sex and Relationship therapist who specialises in desire discrepancy. She shares about what to do when it seems like you do not match sexually…

Continue ReadingLaura Vowels on navigating differences in desire
Read more about the article Paul McGann on the craft of being an actor

Paul McGann on the craft of being an actor

  • Post author:Cate Mackenzie
  • Post published:March 22, 2022
  • Post category:Podcast

Paul John McGann is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial The Monocled Mutineer, then starred in the dark comedy Withnail and…

Continue ReadingPaul McGann on the craft of being an actor
Read more about the article Peter York on social commentary and standing for the BBC

Peter York on social commentary and standing for the BBC

  • Post author:Cate Mackenzie
  • Post published:February 11, 2022
  • Post category:Podcast

Peter York is an author, journalist, broadcaster, management consultant and President of The Media Society. Over the last 30+ years he has produced a flood of articles, initially in Harpers &…

Continue ReadingPeter York on social commentary and standing for the BBC
Read more about the article Marianne Power on her book ‘Help Me!’

Marianne Power on her book ‘Help Me!’

  • Post author:Cate Mackenzie
  • Post published:January 25, 2022
  • Post category:Podcast

 Marianne Power is the author of Help Me!: How Self-Help Has Not Changed My Life. In this podcast episode, she talks about her book and her year of taking…

Continue ReadingMarianne Power on her book ‘Help Me!’
Read more about the article Steven Chandler on his book ‘The Story Of You’

Steven Chandler on his book ‘The Story Of You’

  • Post author:Cate Mackenzie
  • Post published:January 4, 2022
  • Post category:Podcast

In this episode, Steven Chandler talks about his amazing book The Story of You: And How to Create a New One. This book invites you to explore the stories you are…

Continue ReadingSteven Chandler on his book ‘The Story Of You’
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Go to the next page

Recent Posts

  • Divine Awakenings Ep 23: Love blocks explained | How to open your heart❤️🫶
  • Speed dating at Lolyamorous in Brighton with Cate Mackenzie
  • Just Shake the Cake
  • Dating After Divorce: Flirting, Healing, and Finding Your Confidence Again
  • Dating post-divorce: apps, expectations and flirting tips with Cate Mackenzie

Recent Comments

    Follow on Instagram

    Have you ever felt like you and someone else are j Have you ever felt like you and someone else are just missing each other completely?

Like no matter how much you try, it turns into confusion, distance, or frustration.

It’s exhausting. And it can make you want to give up.

But sometimes, what’s needed isn’t something big or complicated.

It’s a few more words.
A little more space.
A bit more willingness to really hear each other.

To let someone into your world.
And to be brave enough to step into theirs.

That’s often where things begin to shift.

If you’re feeling stuck in this kind of dynamic, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

Would you be open to trying something different?

💗
#relationshipgrowth #communication #couplesupport #emotionalintelligence #connection
    Okay, so now you know what a “gasm” is… but how do Okay, so now you know what a “gasm” is…
but how do we actually experience it?

Here I am coaching @elizabethpmoynihan Liz in character on reconnecting to aliveness after being ghosted.

A gasm is not only sexual.

It’s any moment where you feel fully in the flow of life again.

An orgasm.
A friendshipgasm.
An artgasm.

Like walking through a gallery and suddenly standing in front of a Picasso that moves something in you.

That moment where you stop thinking for a second and simply feel.

Wonder.
Connection.
Presence.
Aliveness.

A laughtergasm.
A creativagasm.
A moment where your body softens and your nervous system remembers joy again.

Because healing after ghosting is not only about processing pain.

It’s also about reconnecting to experiences that bring you back to yourself.

Back to your body.
Back to pleasure.
Back to life.

And sometimes, that’s the moment you realise…

“I don’t care if she calls anymore.”

Not because you shut down.
But because you came home to yourself again.

What gives you that feeling of flow lately? 

#embodiment #relationshiphealing #emotionalwellbeing #selfworthinlove #secureattachment
    #lovecoach #fallinginlove❤️ #relationships #fun #f #lovecoach #fallinginlove❤️ #relationships #fun #flirting
    Ghosting is not about your worth. But how do you a Ghosting is not about your worth.
But how do you actually move through it?

It can feel deeply personal when you’re ghosted.
Like you’ve been dismissed, left, or quietly replaced.

And your mind starts trying to make sense of it.
What did I do? What did I miss? Why wasn’t I enough?

But often, ghosting isn’t a reflection of your worth.
It’s a reflection of someone’s capacity.

Here I am coaching Liz O’Connor a character @elizabethpmoynihan  is playing on being ghosted.

As we explore, when people disappear, it can come from not knowing how to hold difficult emotions.
Shame, guilt, discomfort, overwhelm.

And if it touches something deeper in you,
a fear of being left out, abandoned, or not chosen,
that’s the part that deserves your attention.

Not through overthinking, but GASM
through coming back to yourself.

Breathing.
Softening.
Allowing your body to release what it’s holding.

Letting the feeling move through instead of defining you.

And gently opening to a different possibility.

That this may not be about you.

That you can be you,
and let them be where they are,
without turning their behaviour into a story about your value.

And from there, if it feels right, you can come back with curiosity,
instead of self-blame.

What does being ghosted tend to bring up in you?
    Confidence is not always missing. Sometimes it is Confidence is not always missing.

Sometimes it is just context specific.

You may be confident in your work.
On stage.
With friends.
In your creativity.
In the way you speak, lead, care, listen, or hold a room.

And then suddenly, when attraction is involved, something changes.

You feel shy.
Awkward.
Overexposed.
Unsure what to say.

It can feel confusing, because you know you have these skills somewhere.

But intimacy can touch different parts of us.

A date is not just a conversation.
It can awaken longing, fear, hope, self-consciousness, and the wish to be chosen.

So the work is not always to become more confident from scratch.

Sometimes it is to gently remember.

Where do I already know how to connect?
Where do I already take up space?
Where do I already bring warmth, humour, presence, curiosity?

And how can I bring a little of that part of me here too?

Not as a performance.
Not as a mask.

But as a way of coming back to yourself.

Because sometimes the confidence you are looking for is already there.

It just needs a safer bridge into this part of your life.

What part of you would you like to bring more fully into dating?

#ConsciousDating #DatingConfidence #EmotionalAwareness #SelfConnection #RelationshipHealing
    Everybody talks about meditation. 🌿 And yes… there Everybody talks about meditation. 🌿
And yes… there are so many resources out there,
apps, videos, guided practices, even on my YouTube channel.

But something I often notice is how confusing it can feel.
What am I actually meant to do?
Am I doing this right?

So I wanted to share a little of what it can feel like to be in a meditation with me.

We begin gently. 💗
Just arriving into the body.
Noticing your breath.
Feeling where you are, right now.

There’s no need to get anywhere.
Nothing to achieve.
Just a soft landing into yourself.

Sometimes we bring an intention. ✨
A quiet opening towards something,
love, peace, comfort, clarity.

Not to force it,
but to allow a little space for it.

And then, often, a simple question.
Hello… how am I, really?

Letting whatever is there be there.
Meeting yourself with a little more curiosity,
a little more kindness. 💗

From here, it becomes less about doing meditation “well”
and more about being in relationship with yourself.

Listening.
Softening.
Letting go of what isn’t needed,
and allowing something supportive to come in.

Meditation isn’t about leaving yourself.
It’s about coming home to yourself, 🕊️
in your own time,
in your own way.

If meditation has ever felt difficult or inaccessible,
you’re not doing it wrong.
You might just need a different kind of space to land in.

If this speaks to you, you’re very welcome to explore more with me,
in sessions or through the practices I share.

What would you like to gently open to right now? 🌸

#MeditationPractice #EmotionalWellbeing #SelfConnection #MindfulLiving #InnerWork

    Follow On Instagram

    Want to stay connected?

    Join my newsletter to get latest updates on my events, podcast, blog, videos, tips on love and relationships... and more!

    Quick links

    • Home
    • About
    • Blog
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy

    Get in touch

    • +44 7974341545
    • [email protected]
    Facebook-f Twitter Instagram Youtube

    © 2022 Cate Mackenzie . All Rights Reserved.

    • The Bridge Encounter
    • Meditations
    • Affirmation
    • Low-Cost Therapy
    Facebook-f Twitter Instagram Youtube