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Health anxiety and the coronavirus
When health anxiety affects our health With all the talk of the coronavirus, it is little wonder that we may start feeling anxious. When we suffer from anxiety already, something like the fear of getting ill can tip us over the edge. Anxiety about this virus can...
Coronavirus Anxiety Is Real – 7 Tips From Therapists On How To Cope
For some, anxiety and fear around coronavirus is taking hold – and is it any wonder, considering it’s dominating the news? Worry is a rational reaction to something we can’t control, but when these fears start to rule our lives, we need to do something about...
It Takes More Than A Social Media Share To ‘Be Kind’. Here’s Where We Should Start
“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.†How many of us have scrolled past this quote on Instagram or Pinterest? It was a social media platitude for years, but those final two words took on new poignancy – after the fact – when it emerged Caroline...
Is It Ever OK To Smack A Child?
After Martin Freeman admitted he has done it, parents are now debating whether corporal punishment is ever a necessary form of discipline. The actor Martin Freeman has admitted to smacking his children when they were young, saying that sometimes it’s just too...
Daring Greatly
Why read it? This will shift the way you think about your vulnerabilities. To reshape the way you look at your own vulnerability – as a strength, not a weakness! Using 12 years of research, Brené Brown shows us how a willingness to be vulnerable can benefit all...
Paired New App
I am delighted to announce that I am a resident expert on Paired which was recently featured in the press. Paired is a new app for couples that is designed to improve communication and deepen connection. Paired has already been launched in Australia and...
Feel the chill and not the overwhelm
Oh to feel chilled and not anxious, exhausted and overwhelmed. When the nights draw in and we turn our attention to the festive season feelings are mixed. We all wish for a relaxing end of the year when family and friends gather together and there is goodwill for...
Can a relationship ever be ‘happily ever after’?
The couple walks in, sits down heavily and says we fight too much. We have all bought into the notion that if we love each other there will only be harmony and contentment. If only. We know that we have to work at our relationships. Anyone who has a successful...
Divorce is a family affair!
When our children are hurting, so do we as parents, doubly so when we feel it is somehow our fault. Divorce brings up a range of differing emotions that can be challenging for us and for children of divorced parents. Over half of families going through a divorce...
Communication skills! I need a crystal ball!
“Help we might as well be talking different languages!” One section on my intake form is communication. This is often the part that causes the most discussion. Each person brings with them a different style of communication and it can often feel like...
What’s your Relationship Dance?
The couple sit down and as she starts to talk, her husband looks away. He seems more interested in the books on my shelf. The more emotional and pleading she gets, the more withdrawn and shut down he gets. He says he wants the relationship to improve but he...
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