I'm Lorna Dougan, a therapist, coach and creator of Break Free & Reconnect.

My work is about helping people understand themselves, their experiences and the things that have shaped how they think, feel and live their lives.

For years, I've worked with people who've experienced emotional abuse, dysfunctional families and relationships that have left them doubting themselves, carrying guilt that was never theirs and struggling to know what to believe.

But my work goes much further than that.

I talk about the realities of being human. Relationships, family, grief, identity, getting older, starting again and the things that happen in life that nobody really prepares us for.

I spent 18 years working in senior leadership and HR before moving into therapy and coaching, and I bring both professional knowledge and lived experience to my work.

Break Free & Reconnect is about understanding what's been happening in your life, recognising what isn't working and finding the confidence to make decisions that are right for you.

My workshops aren't about telling people what they want to hear. They're about getting into the psychology behind real situations, questioning behaviours we've been taught to accept and having conversations that are sometimes uncomfortable but important.

I believe people deserve to understand what's happened to them, without being told to get over it, be the bigger person or take responsibility for everybody else's behaviour.