Self help suggestions for everyday and not so everyday difficulties and feelings.
Mindfulness? You can be forgiven for thinking everybody is talking about it, and everybody is doing it. Everybody but you. And you may think it is not something for you. Not so. Let me explain. 1. What is mindfulness? [READ MORE]
Emotional needs – we have them all. I call them soul cravings. And sometimes they cannot be satisfied or they get out of control. What are emotional needs and how to take care of them? Irrespective of your beliefs, [READ MORE]
El autocuidado es como quitar las malas hierbas de nuestras emociones El autocuidado es como la jardinería. Nuestro bienestar físico, emocional, y espiritual requiere un mantenimiento permanente. Sin desmalezar no hay suficiente espacio para que las semillas devengan plantas, [READ MORE]
“You have got to pull yourself together”. That was a general comment I made in a conversation a little while ago. I was told, perhaps tongue in cheek, that this doesn’t sound like something a therapist would say. Really? I [READ MORE]
Summer depression is real. Depression can happen anytime, even in the spring and summer time. What to do? It is not uncommon to feel unusually down, anxious or depressed leading up to or during the spring and summer season. Why may we [READ MORE]
“Sorry, I can’t eat that”. If that is you, then you known that during celebratory seasons or on special occasions the pressure can be on. Temptations are everywhere. How to keep going? Whether we no longer eat certain things for [READ MORE]
Holding hands is a basic yet powerful gesture of closeness. It makes us feel good. And when we don’t get it, we can be the worse off for it. Why does holding hands matter? Recently I came across two [READ MORE]
Depression is not a sign of weakness or failure. It is human, and under certain conditions can happen to us all. It can be mild or severe. It can change, come and go. We may feel afraid and ashamed. One event taught me how not to fear depression. [READ MORE]
Tragedies happening around us – near or far away – attacks, murders, terror, hate, fear, helplessness … they all can affect us emotionally. And we need to take care. Your daily routine may be ordinary and predictable. Yet on some days [READ MORE]
Not knowing what to say? Why do we tend to turn this into a problem? How about honouring our feeling and realising this does not stop us from being with the other in a way that is helpful and meaningful, for us both? [READ MORE]
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