About emotional healing.
Working it out
How to turn feeling hopeless into hope
We have the power to disempower hopelessness. Psychotherapist Karin Sieger shares 5 steps to help you turn hopelessness into hope. [READ MORE]
healing
Coping with loss
When my friend died, she gave me a gift, that changed my life
When my friend was dying, I lost my voice. I was left speechless with grief. Not literally, but I might as well have been. [READ MORE]
Coping with loss
Grief, loss and bereavement – What to expect. What to do.
What does bereavement feel like, emotionally and physically, and how can you help yourself during that time? Bereavement happens to us all, and is not necessarily related to death (our own or someone else’s), but to situations and experiences coming to [READ MORE]
Motivating and Inspiring
Six steps to help make sure your New Year’s resolutions don’t leave you disappointed
If you want to quit a difficult habit, then New Year’s resolutions can do more harm than good. Because if what you want to change is a crutch you need to cope with life, then taking it away can make you fall. [READ MORE]
Coping with loss
Coping with loss during festive seasons and holidays
Loss and endings happen all the time. But parting with someone or something during a festive season or holiday can be particularly hard. Because we may feel even more alone. How can we cope with grief during such a time? Coming to an end. Good-bye to [READ MORE]
Motivating and Inspiring
Making peace with yourself
Psychotherapist Karin Sieger explains why making peace with yourself is important yet difficult to do. [READ MORE]
Working it out
Holding hands matters – How to hold it together when we are alone?
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]
Working it out
How to cope with the difficult days.
Difficult days and times in our lives, we all have them, in our past, present and future. Some days we cope well, others feel like never ending pain and emptiness. Then we have to take care. How? 1. Difficult days can [READ MORE]
Working it out
4 steps to help you let go of resentment
Resentment is normal. Getting stuck in resentment is counter productive and can leave us in a negative, dark and lonely place. It is a waste of good energy. What to do and how to get out of it? [READ MORE]
Family & Relationships
Why the most important friendship is with you
Friendships come in many shapes and sizes, are short or long, continuous, start and stop and resume. The most important friendship is the one least acknowledged and often the hardest to achieve and maintain. Why? Important friendships are rare. [READ MORE]