05/11/2026
ARE WE MEDICALISING NORMAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE?
🌿 WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE PART IN MY RESEARCH?
Some of you will know that over the past few years I've been on quite a journey, developing my work in personal development and emotional wellbeing.
One thing I feel increasingly passionate about is whether we're sometimes too quick to focus on managing how people feel, or prescribing medication as a first response, without taking enough time to understand WHY they're feeling that way in the first place.
My own experience of being offered antidepressants during grief first made me question this, and hearing other people's experiences has only strengthened my determination to explore whether we could be offering more choice and different forms of support.
So I've decided to do something about it!
I've embarked on a Belief Coding® research project, exploring the potential of this approach to support people experiencing emotional distress associated with grief, stress and significant life changes.
My research is titled:
ARE WE MEDICALISING NORMAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE?
It's a subject very close to my heart, and I'm genuinely excited to be contributing to research that could help open up a wider conversation about understanding the person, not simply focusing on their symptoms.
I'm now recruiting participants for the project, and I've shared more details below.
If this resonates with you, or you know someone who might be interested, I'd be so grateful if you would share it.
I'd love to make a difference, however small, in helping people have more opportunities to explore and understand themselves and the different forms of support available to them.
Thank you ❤️ Carol x
🌿 ARE WE MEDICALISING NORMAL HUMAN EXPERIENCE?
Have you ever been offered antidepressants during a difficult period in your life and wondered whether there might be another way to understand what you're going through?
This is a question that has stayed with me for years.
When I was experiencing grief, I was offered antidepressants. And it made me question something that I still feel incredibly passionate about today.
When did experiencing grief, loss, stress or emotional distress become something that so often leads to a conversation about medication?
Life can be incredibly difficult.
You may experience bereavement, relationship breakdowns, overwhelming responsibilities, changes in identity or periods when you simply don't recognise yourself anymore.
But what if, rather than focusing only on how you're feeling, more time was spent exploring WHY you're feeling that way in the first place?
What have you experienced?
What beliefs have you developed along the way?
What emotions, patterns or responses might be connected to those experiences?
And what might you really need?
These are the questions at the heart of my research project.
I'm taking part in a Belief Coding® research initiative, exploring the potential role of Belief Coding® in supporting people experiencing mild-to-moderate emotional distress associated with grief, stress and significant life transitions.
My intention isn't to suggest what treatment someone should or shouldn't choose.
It's to question whether people are always given enough opportunity to explore themselves, understand their experiences and consider other forms of support before or alongside medication.
Because perhaps the question shouldn't only be:
“How do you make these feelings go away?”
It should also be:
“Why are you feeling this way? What has brought you to this point, and what might be happening beneath the surface?”
I believe that when you begin to understand what has shaped how you feel, you create the opportunity for something deeper — greater self-awareness, different choices and the possibility of meaningful change.
🌿 WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE PART IN MY RESEARCH?
I'm currently looking for 10 participants who would like to explore their experiences through a structured programme of individual Belief Coding® sessions.
What's involved?
🌿 Four individual sessions of approximately 2½ hours each, spread over around 6–8 weeks.
🌿 Time and space to explore the experiences, beliefs and emotional patterns that may be contributing to how you feel.
🌿 Confidential questionnaires before and after the programme to help evaluate the experience.
🌿 A significantly reduced research rate of £150 per session — £600 for the complete four-session programme.
🌿 A complimentary introductory call to discuss what you're hoping to explore, answer your questions and establish whether the programme would be appropriate for you.
Participation is subject to suitability screening and informed consent. This research does not replace medical advice or treatment, and no changes to prescribed medication are required.
If this resonates with you, or you know someone who might benefit from exploring this opportunity, please feel free to send me a private message.
And whether or not this research is relevant to you personally, I'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts.
Do you think enough time is spent understanding people's experiences before medication is considered?
Carol x
