One of health psychology’s main preventative tools is psychoeducation. Educating one self about diseases and illnesses can help the individual prevent these diseases or else help them cope with the illness. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is a virus that leads … Read more
Trans Awareness – Does Identity Matter?
At the end of October, a report was released from the White House in America which stated that the definition of gender in civil rights law as an immutable, biological, and binary category that is determined at birth. As expected, … Read more
Can we heal from infidelity?
In my previous blog, Can we have an affair-proof relationship?, I argued the vulnerability of all relationships to infidelity. This blog shall focus on the life of the relationship when infidelity happens.
Betrayal hurts deep and some affairs do … Read more
Can we have an affair-proof relationship?
Our romantic relationships can be a great source of joy and fulfillment, but they can also be the cause of deep pain and hurt. Perhaps one of the main reasons for the latter is when couples experience infidelity.
Infidelity happens … Read more
Help me read
Frequently we encourage children to read and tell them that it is very important that they learn how to do so. Have you ever wondered why reading is an essential skill to have in our life? Reading is fundamental since … Read more
Dealing with a panic attack
John went to the beach with his friends. When he got home he started to sweat, have palpitations and his heart was racing. He was feeling very scared and asked his mother to take him to the hospital. Both John … Read more
Is it important to explain this to our children? – Part 2 of 2
The first part of this blog introduced the importance of speaking to children about changes or difficulties that might be occurring within the family. The importance of keeping in mind the child’s development stage to act as a gauge for … Read more
Is it important to explain this to our children? – Part 1 of 2
Certain experiences and changes, such as the birth of a new child, loss within the family, changes in employment, and the illness of a loved one, tend to impact the relationships, routine and structure of a family. When children are … Read more
Let’s talk about suicide..
When we think of individuals who completed suicide or just think about the term in itself, most of us tend to avoid going into such thoughts and usually find it difficult to express what it instills in us. Most of … Read more
How do our emotions affect our body?
I have recently been meeting many individuals who feel that as time goes by, life seems to be getting harder to live. This may largely be because we are overloaded with information and constantly being told how we should look, … Read more