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Rethinking anxiety to our advantage

20 Mar 2019

Worry and stress have become socially acceptable code words for anxiety.  Anxiety is rooted in our fear response. How we pro ...

Loss of a partner: When half of you is gone

14 Mar 2019

Dealing with the death of a partner can bring a sense of emptiness and loneliness that is as unique as the love you shared. Partic ...

What does it mean to connect?

11 Mar 2019

In our modern world using social media to connect is standard practice. Last month we commemorated “Safer Internet Day” where my c ...

Loss of a child: How can a parent move forward?

08 Mar 2019

It’s universally understood that the loss of a child, outliving one’s offspring is unnatural, devastating, the worst pain one can ...

Loss of a parent: Adults grieving and coping

27 Feb 2019

The relationships we develop with our parents can be as varied as our appreciation of musical styles. Some of us aren’t to ...

Losing a loved one: A child’s perspective

20 Feb 2019

A fundamental sense of loss can accompany a variety of life events. Death of a loved one, divorce, the moving away of chil ...

Letting go of controlling behaviours

23 Jan 2019

Dieting, the consumption or overconsumption of food and restructured understanding of what food represents can enable some anxiety ...

Healing a toxic relationship with food

18 Jan 2019

In the run-up to Christmas, we were bombarded with the message that eating till we burst is an indulgence we deserve. A co ...

New year, so what?

02 Jan 2019

It’s another new year. And so what? The pressure to transform overnight, to resolve all of life’s issues, and to b ...

The experience of loneliness at Christmas

20 Dec 2018

In the run-up to Christmas and well into the New Year many people experience loneliness.   The type of loneliness I a ...