I was reading the book ‘Happiness by design’ by behavioural scientist Paul Dolan and one concept he discovered was the idea of narrative traps…which is when our happiness is determined by societal expectations, such as the car, the big house, …
This is a video I wanted to do last year but never got around to it and now’s as good a time as ever.
So myself and my wife were at a prenatal course last year and there was a …
At the best of times, an estrangement involves a constant process of managing uncertainties but naturally, with what is happening right now, a crisis state is being triggered in many people as they feel an added pressure to respond/react but …
Discussing an estrangement is a very personal decision…some choose to talk publicly about it and others chose to keep it private and closed.
Personally, I rarely talk about my own estrangement publicly as that’s my choice and my right to …
Something that has come up a few times the last few weeks in my client work is the topic of reconciliations, especially unexpected ones. Some of my clients are finding themselves in an unusual position where a reconciliation might be …
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ne aspect of personal growth is re-reflecting on lessons learned and area’s of our lives where we had moments of clarity but got pulled back into our unique version of “normal”.
From expert to beginner, I think this is true …
you think I should be on anti-depressants?” a client recently asked.
I was a little taken back as we had worked for months and the therapy was focused on problems with the clients boyfriend. She had given no indication that …
question I get asked often is what is the difference between Co-Dependence, Interdependence and Independence.
From a social perspective and by virtue of the fact that we are part of the “system” (such as the need to pay bills and …
don’t know anyone who doesn’t have difficult people in their lives.
Now we all have our moments of humanity where stress takes over and we act in ways we regret later.
And then there are some who seem to thrive …