Life can be so busy and stressful. Finding time for yourself sometimes feels likes a luxury which you cannot afford. Occasionally, it may seem that a miracle has happened since you managed to find time to relax. Shortly after, guilt … Read more
Variety is the spice of life
Last March there was the annual 360° conference organised by Willingness and Betapsi, the psychology student society at the University of Malta. This year it was on the diveristy in gender, and sexual orientation, and the challenges faced by this … Read more
13 Reasons Why – Parent Guide
13 Reasons Why, a Netflix series, that quickly gained its popularity especially amongst teenagers and young adults. A series that covers graphically many heavy topics for young people, including suicide, sexual assault, substance abuse, online and in person bullying, and … Read more
How does listening to other people’s problems affect us?
Empathy is a wonderful skill to have, but too much of it can leave you feeling overwhelmed by others’ difficult emotions. As social animals, we are made to relate to other people. In fact, we sometimes physically reflect back … Read more
Inġbidt lejn mara ħmistax-il sena ikbar minni
Jien raġel ta’ 26 sena u ili 6 xhur noħroġ ma’ mara ta’ 41 sena. Nammetti kemm ilna flimkien, kull darba li semmejtha ma’ tal-familja qatt m’ghidtilhom kemm għandha żmien għax naf li ma jiħdux pjaċir. Sfortunatament 3 ġimgħat ilu … Read more
Are you living an authentic life?
We often hear people saying that we should strive to live an authentic life as being authentic means that we live a life that makes us truly happy. But what does it mean to be authentic? To be true to … Read more
Meet the In-Laws
The commitment between two people in a couple relationship brings with it a number of what I like to call ‘sub-commitments’. These ‘sub-commitments’ are all other meaningful things, events and people in your partner’s life that he or she would … Read more
Anger Management
Anger is an intense feeling which occurs in response to a person feeling frustrated, hurt, disappointed or threatened. It is a naturally occurring emotion experienced by human beings. Although anger is a natural feeling, the action that follows is a … Read more
Why is it often hard to be different? – Family scripts
Imagine a scripted play and imagine the different character roles in a script that are defined by guidelines on what each actor contributes to the play. John Byng-Hall describes that similar to actors performing their roles in a play, we … Read more
Why it can be hard to say goodbye…
Life is full of losses. From a very young age, saying goodbye is an integral part of daily living. We transition from primary to secondary school and then to college, university or work. Each transition brings about change and sometimes … Read more