Counselling Articles
You’ve read all the productivity guides, you know all the top time hacks…. and yet something still stops you every time. Can psychology help you get things done? And what mental health disorders and issues might be the real problem? Why is it I just can’t move forward? There are actual mental health disorders, like...
by Andrea Blundell Does your life always have a conflict or two on the go? Constantly dreaming of being somewhere else? Or fighting your way forward? Accepting what is could be a tool you need. What is acceptance? In psychology, acceptance is closely linked to allowing, and to the present moment. What is happening right...
Do you have confused thoughts lately? Worried about what it might mean for your mental health? What is confused thinking? We all at some point have an overly busy mind. Research now shows that confusion is, for example, part of the brain’s way of learning. If you recognise that your strange or confused thoughts are just...
by Andrea Blundell Unless you are dating or friends with your own personal clone, you are going to at some point face a difference of opinion. How you compromise in relationships will either make or eventually break your connection. Define compromise in relationships? Compromise in relationships is about meeting in the middle. You find a...
Have you had mental health problems in the past? Or a diagnosis or schizophrenia or bipolar disorder? Planning on having children, and worried about possible repercussions? The risk of postpartum psychosis is small but important. What is postpartum psychosis? Postpartum psychosis, also called ‘postnatal psychosis’ and ‘puerperal psychosis,’ sees a mother experience a break with...
by Andrea Blundell You’ve read all the articles about how to make working from home a success and you were loving the experience. You’ve created a routine, worked out boundaries with your partner who also works at home, exercise daily, and you ‘turn off’ at the end of the day. But the truth is, you...
by Andrea Blundell Left feeling regretful with every decision you make? With a sense of sorrow for all the things that might have been? Is regret always a bad thing? Sometimes we really do make a bad decision, and our regret guides us to change for the better. If we, say, lie to someone we...
Overthinking is exhausting and can mean you both sabotage good things or avoid making any decisions. Research from Harvard medical school even links excessive activity in the brain to a shorter life span, which could be be connected to overthinking, our behaviours, or both. Why do I overthink everything? Yes, some of us are born...
Confused as to what kind of psychiatrist you need? What is neuropsychiatry anyway, and can it help your issue? What is neuropsychiatry? The word is essentially what it sounds like — an approach that is a hybrid of neuroscience and psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry combines an understanding of mental health disorders with one of brain and nervous...
by Liat Hughes Joshi Going back to school can be daunting even when things are ‘normal’. But now, after such an extended break, children are also returning to a school life that’s going to be different, with social distancing, extra hygiene measures, and restrictions on some activities such as assemblies. All this means it’s more...
