Improving my performance during exam season
With exams coming up, it is easy to get caught up in all the workload that has accumulated throughout the semester and this causes a lot of stress. This is not to mention other … Read more
The myth of good and bad emotions
As human beings we all have varied emotions and some of these we tend to say are negative.
Anxiety, shame, jealousy, anger and sadness are some of those feelings that society teaches us to label as bad or unacceptable leading … Read more
Why does my teen self-harm?
Self-harm or non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is defined as the act of intentionally hurting oneself, in response to negative emotions such as sadness, anxiety, anger, guilt or shame amongst others. Self-harm can include cutting, biting, burning, scratching, hair pulling, head banging, … Read more
The Freedom to Let You Be
As a child I always wanted a dog or a horse, which I could only manage to get once I was an adult. As an adult I knew that to get a dog (which was more realistic than a horse), … Read more
Toxic Masculinity… Being a Tough Guy or not
“So you’re a tough guy
Like it really rough guy
Just can’t get enough guy
Chest always so puffed guy
I’m that bad type”
Billie Eilish 2019
The song released by Billie Eilish, stuck to my head and I needed … Read more
Busy Doing Nothing
The Dutch say “niksen”, and the Irish call it “busy doing nothing”, despite being completely different countries, both speak phrases show the importance given to the time spent doing nothing. Research is showing us now that scheduling time to do … Read more
What is a Psycho-Educational Assessment?
A psycho-educational assessment is an evaluation of underlying mental processes which affect a person’s ability to function optimally within an educational and workplace setting. Although it is more common for psycho-educational assessment to be carried out with children, they can … Read more
Today, I’m Grateful
“Be grateful!”, this is something we’ve possibly all heard at one point or another in our lives. Maybe we didn’t show appreciation for the food prepared especially for us, or we didn’t express gratitude for someone buying us a special … Read more
The Importance of Me Time
Life keeps getting more and more hectic, and we get busier and busier, from the moment we open our eyes til the moment we sleep. We fill our days to the brim, barely allocating time to breathe. Unfortunately, the first … Read more
5 Simple Self Care Tips
Self care is incredibly important in order for us to centre ourselves in our hectic lives, and to feel like we’re ourselves again. Unfortunately, it can feel difficult and daunting to perform self care tasks, particularly if we see self … Read more