Category Separation
The strength of knowing your strengths – enter the realm of positive psychology
When was the last time you stopped to think about what is going right in your life? Or thought about what are your unique personal qualities that other people might be drawn to? Right now, grab a pen and paper…
Can we face Life’s challenges by striving for happiness?
Last week I came across this article from the News Daily: Finding happiness comes down to three key things. The article uses data from the report What Makes Us Happy to conclude that well being comes down to a golden triangle…
What is it like living with a mental illness as an adolescent and how do I know if I should seek support?
Information about mental health issues has never been more readily available and accessible, and inspired by the success Mental Health Week has experienced in their campaign to generate greater awareness and reduce the stigma that shrouds mental health problems and…
Is my child coping with our separation/divorce?
Making the decision to separate as a couple is always an extremely stressful and difficult decision. It appears to me that a leading reason parents are worried about separating is due to the impact that this may have on their…
How to fight off The Four Horseman of the Relationship Apocalypse: Foster Positive Communication, Appreciation and Respect
How is your communication with your partner lately? It is very common in many relationships, for partners to develop unhelpful communication styles that have the power to gradually erode what was once a great, respectful relationship to something that is…
How to Survive the loss of a love
Have you experienced the loss of a love? It may be the loss of a love through a relationship breakdown (separation or divorce), a death of a loved one, the death of a beloved pet, or it could even be…
Are your communication patterns ruining your relationship? How to spot the four horsemen of your relationship apocalypse.
Is your communication with your partner failing? Watch out for the Four Horses of the Apocalypse…. One of the most common comments I hear from couples when asked what has brought them to seek couple therapy is “We never seem…
Understanding How Hypnotherapy Can Help You
Hypnotherapy can be utilised to assist in a myriad of ways therapeutically for reducing anxiety, to build confidence, to lose weight, to quit smoking, and as a mode of gentle exposure therapy to aid in reducing the intensity of various…
When should I seek professional help for my anxious child?
We can all remember events in our lives that made us feel so anxious we wanted to crawl into a hole and never come out. What we remember most about these is the overall awful feeling that we felt all…
Body image, the media and unhealthy eating patterns.
In our Western society, we are so often encouraged to believe that our success is defined by our ability to fit into a fiercely false, unhealthy and superficial mold of idealized perfection. It is no wonder so many of us…
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