Baby Blues: When Blue Turns to Grey
Being pregnant and consequently delivering a baby is one of the most challenging moments in a woman’s life,…
Not Only Getting a Tan: Life-changing Holidays
Travelling can serve many purposes: foremost, we all desire to rest and enjoy ourselves. To many, it is…
Does waiting makes sense? Long-distance relationships.
Dating can take many forms as forming relationships has never been more varied than nowadays. With multiculturalism,…
Bullied children: what can be done to improve their outcomes
Being bullied is not as rare as one might think – according to an Australian study, approximately 16%…
Letting Go of Perfectionism
Being perfect can be viewed as a positive quality by some people. A perfectionist will keep trying to…
Coping with marital separation – Part 2 of 2
This is the second part of a two-part blog discussing ideas aimed at supporting a person with coping…
Coping with marital separation – Part 1 of 2
Separating from a spouse could be a highly distressing and painful experience. While the experience of separation is…
On being ‘good enough’ – Part 2 of 2
In the first part of this blog I have looked at New Year’s resolutions and how they can…
On being ‘good enough’ – Part 1 of 2
In this blog, which will be divided in two parts, I will be speaking about our drive to…
Functional Depression? – Part 2 of 2
Following Part 1 of this blog on Dysthymia. Kringer (2013) states that individuals experiencing Dysthymia can be differentiated…
Functional Depression? – Part 1 of 2
Can one function productively in their day-to-day life and still experience depression? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of…
Self-Care for the New Year
As we make our way into the new year, it’s common practice to evaluate the previous year and…