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]
When we are bullied, we can be left speechless with shock and anger, not knowing what to do. Others can give plenty of advice, but nothing may feel comfortable, nothing is ‘you’. Then we need to wait and figure [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]
“One day soon, I will tell you what I really think!” We have all been there: instead of facing an issue and person head-on, we opt for delaying tacts, giving in, turning a blind eye, swallowing our pride and [READ MORE]
A broken heart can hurt like no other pain. Psychotherapist Karin Sieger explains how to mend a broken heart. [READ MORE]
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]
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]
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]
Are you angry with your therapist? Psychotherapist Karin Sieger explores the reasons, shares her own experience and suggestions of what to do. [READ MORE]
Faking and pretending – feelings, knowledge, status and more. We all do it, for different reasons, at different times in our lives. Sometimes it feels necessary. At other times we are risking our integrity. How to fake well? I wonder [READ MORE]
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