On April 28, 2022, the Willingness Team held an online webinar called ‘The Silent Pandemic’. This webinar aimed to provide mental health suggestions, coping skills, tools, training, and support for dealing with our loved ones’ emotions and mental health, especially … Read more
Choosing a therapist
People seek psychotherapy for different reasons – because they have mental health concerns, because they need help managing or improving their overall functioning, because they’re having relationship problems, they’re going through transitions, have a history of trauma, or simply want … Read more
Lube: What, How and Why?
A slippery substance called lube, also known as “lubricant”, is used to reduce friction while engaging in sexual activity. Contrary to popular belief, lube is a great addition to anyone’s sex life and is not just for those who have … Read more
8 ways to deepen your intimacy – Part 1
According to psychologist Robert Sternberg, the highest rates in a long-term relationship is not actually passion but certainly intimacy. That means that people who do not open up or even make it difficult for their partner to open up easily … Read more
How should I talk to my kids about gender?
As a parent, you want your child to experience acceptance, love, and self-assurance as they grow up. Gender may come up in conversation as one aspect of their identity. It can be difficult to know how to talk to your … Read more
HealthFest 2022
A Healthfest was held on May 1st, 2022, at Haż-Żebbuġ Pjazza Pedonali, in collaboration with the Żebbuġ Local Council and Willingness Team. There were free classes going on in the morning, including yoga, HIIT, and Pilates for … Read more
Seminar on Burnout
The Willingness Team collaborated with Betapsi, the Psychology Students Association, to present a Burnout seminar in the KSU Common Room, at the University of Malta. This seminar was on 25th April 2023. Burnout is the experience of emotional, physical, and … Read more
Myth-busting – Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative disorders are a category of illnesses characterised by abrupt shifts in a person’s sense of reality-related perception, thinking, consciousness, identity, or memory. An individual with dissociative disorder could feel cut off from both their environment and themselves.
Dissociative amnesia, … Read more
Supportive psychotherapy
A client and I have been working together for a couple of months now. He’s been going through an acute stress reaction triggered by a distressing event in his life. By the time he sought my help, he had been … Read more
How Does Physical Therapy Help Mental Health
Given the multiple networks of communication between the brain and the body system, the mind and body are connected. In fact, one’s mental health can deteriorate following a major medical event, for instance a serious fall, going through surgery, or … Read more