Coping with loss
How to cope with pet grief.
Pet grief can be as painful and complex as the grief we may feel for a human being. How to deal with that and the dilemma many of us may dread – whether to have our pets put to sleep, [READ MORE]
cancer
Coping with cancer
How to cope with life after cancer treatment? 10 key steps.
Not knowing how to cope with life after cancer treatment is common. We have seen too much, gone through too much and fear too much to relax into ‘remission’. Our life has turned into one big uncertainty. What to [READ MORE]
Motivating and Inspiring
Why a health scare can be life affirming and make us strong
Fear, uncertainty, relief, reprieve and human resilience – these are all part of going through a health scare. And regardless of the outcome, such scares can become personal milestones, we want to mark and celebrate. But how? [READ MORE]
About Therapy
Why CBT alone does not help in a crisis.
CBT (or cognitive behavioural therapy) did not help me in a crisis. While it is a valid type of therapy and counselling, which at times I integrate into my own work as a therapist, it did not help me [READ MORE]
Coping with cancer
Stopping chemotherapy – the taboo we don’t talk about.
Stopping chemotherapy – why stop a treatment that is meant to keep you alive? I came close to stopping chemotherapy and here is what happened next. In 2012 I went through chemotherapy for breast cancer and developed most of [READ MORE]
Motivating and Inspiring
Find strength in our shared humanity: the example of David Bowie, you and I
You and I, we are part of a shared humanity. And there is so much we can give to each other, from near or afar, like a hope, purpose, a sense of self – even in the face of [READ MORE]
Coping with cancer
Talking about cancer diagnosis – is it ok with you?
Talking about cancer diagnosis – Helpful, or not? What to do? Many people affected by cancer struggle with how to communicate about what is happening. When is the right time? How do you do it? Do you tell everybody [READ MORE]
Motivating and Inspiring
Emotional bubbles – do you know yours?
What are emotional bubbles? Psychotherapist Karin Sieger explains why some emotional bubbles are helpful and others less so. [READ MORE]
Coping with cancer
Health anxiety – Why giving false hope is worse than no hope
Health anxiety is normal. Psychotherapist Karin Sieger explains how not to let it get out of control and why giving false hope is not the away forward. [READ MORE]
Coping with cancer
Cancer infertility and middle age
Cancer infertility can happen as a side effect of cancer treatment, regardless of your gender. What if cancer infertility happens at a time in our lives, when due to age, we may have already decided not to have any [READ MORE]