Category Relationships
Have you read the book titled “The Five Love Languages”?
If you are in a relationship, I’d highly recommend that you get your hands on a copy of this Best Seller by Gary Chapman. In his book, Chapman explores how we tend to express love in our relationships. Following many…
Is finding the right psychologist to work with worth the investment?
I have previously written about why we don’t but could benefit from seeing a psychologist. So it’s time now to answer the all-important and opposite question – Is seeing a psychologist really worth my investment? In other words, how likely…
Why is my child behaving in this way? It’s not always what it seems.
“I’m so sorry, my daughter/son is very headstrong and likes to get what she/he wants…..she always does this (i.e. snatches/pushes/hits)”. Or how about this one? “He/she’s such a demanding child, he/she always whines when he/she wants something, especially when…
7 ways to cope with change
Rolling with the inevitable changes of life! Change brings uncertainty and invites the unknown. Not many of us like uncertainty. In fact, humans are hardwired to dislike it. It’s unsettling. So what can you do to adjust to change in…
All the reasons not to are bad ones: Why is it we don’t see a psychologist?
These days we are constantly being bombarded with information about what we need to do for our health. There’s an overwhelming amount of options and advice out there – from green juices, to eliminating sugar and caffeine, to interval training…
I thought things would be different at 40…
Many people have a vision for their life that includes certain goals and milestones to be achieved by certain ages. Perhaps you thought you’d own a car by 18, be married at 27, have kids in your early 30s or…
Top 5 habits for parents who want to improve their Work Life Balance
Sometimes just mentioning the term “Work Life Balance” is enough to trigger a stress response in parents. “Once baby makes three” the hours in the week can feel as though they have become much more compressed and less available to…
Managing the Angry Beast
Managing anger can be one of the most difficult things as it sometimes seems that anger as an emotion takes over and then dictates an individual’s actions…and this experience can be even more difficult for a child to regulate…
Do I really need New Year’s Resolutions to achieve a better, more meaningful life?
Well it’s that time of year again…the New Year has hit us and many of us get excited by all the possibilities that go with the opportunity for reflection and a fresh start.. after the festive season of endless parties,…
Preventing festive season burnout: 6 Tips to a smooth Christmas!
With Christmas just around the corner, some of you may be noticing the stress, apprehension, excitement or dread rising, knowing full well what Christmas day means and plays out like for you and your family. Whether Christmas for you is…