When I knew that chemo hair loss was going to happen to me, I decided to take matters into my own hands. It was one important way of feeling in charge, despite cancer. What can we do to cope [READ MORE]
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]
“One key to meaningful change” I hear you ask? Many self-help, wellbeing and psychology articles talk about multiple steps towards personal growth. But in my experience there is only one. And it is mostly ignored and undervalued. Let me [READ MORE]
A crisis of purpose can happen when life does not go our way, and we realise it may never go our way. We may feel stuck with few or no options. But it does not have to be this way. [READ MORE]
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]
How can we change low self esteem? Psychotherapist Karin Sieger explains where low self esteem comes from and what we can do about it. [READ MORE]
Do you show more generosity to others than to yourself? Our relationship with generosity can be complex and say a lot about us. We might be generous with our time, money, skills, love. Perhaps we give more than we ever get. Rarely does [READ MORE]
Putting the pieces back together after a crisis, that’s what we’d like to do. Psychotherapist Karin Sieger explains why this is a risky strategy. [READ MORE]
Language in counselling or therapy is important, if you live in a country where your native tongue or one of the languages you were brought up with is not the main language. In that case the language you in counselling [READ MORE]
Holding on to our identity, a sense of who we are and what we stand for is not always easy. Especially not during a health crisis, cancer or other chronic or terminal illnesses, which can drain use of meaning. [READ MORE]
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