Tag grief
Breakup, not Breakdown: 6 strategies to manage a broken heart
Let’s not beat around the bush. Breakups suck. Having a broken heart sucks. And no wonder – brain scans have shown that a breakup activates the same region of the brain that processes physical pain reactions. Breakups are painful as…
13 Reasons Why: It’s Got Our Attention, So Let’s Talk About It
13 Reasons Why. Chances are you have either watched it, heard about it or have been somewhat curious about the series. To update those who may not be familiar, 13 Reasons Why is a topical and popular US Netflix series…
How to take care of yourself when caring for another: Supporting a loved one through end of life care
Supporting a loved one, whether family or friend, during their end of life care can be the most difficult, but also the most generous of gifts a person can give. In order to provide our loved ones with the emotional…
Do New Year’s Resolutions actually help us achieve a content and fulfilling life?
Do New Years Resolutions actually work? No doubt right now I’m guessing you are tempted, like many of us to set some New Years resolutions to ensure 2017 is a much better year. I don’t know about you but I…
How to heal and move forward when relationships change or breakdown.
Healing and moving forward from the breakdown of any relationship that holds meaning for us or that we attach value to can be a difficult journey to navigate. It may be the breakdown of an intimate relationship, the dissolving of…
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…
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…
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…
The Adelaide Bush Fires – Coping with Trauma and Loss
In the wake of the recent devastating bush fires in the Adelaide Hills, having experienced past bush fires myself, as well as being partner to a Captain in the CFS and an Adelaide Hills resident, I have taken some time…
Surviving Christmas in the Face of Grief and Loss
As the year draws to an end, and Christmas approaches I have taken some time to reflect upon what to me was the most heartbreaking and defining period of my life. For the first time last year, as a family…
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