According to the World Health Organisation, hypertension is considered one of the most common cardiac severe conditions. Hypertension does not show any symptoms in its early stages. However, it is responsible for some of the most painful diseases affecting the … Read more
Sexting: Tips & Facts
Sexting has become quite popular lately, due to it’s increasing evidence on prevalence, correlating factors, and predictors of sexting among both teens and young adults. It has been established through numerous empirical studies that sexting is a fairly commonplace… Read more
Taking my parenting to the next level – pt.2
While it is useful to have some general guidelines when it comes to effective parenting, examples usually make things clearer to understand and easier to remember.
To clearly demonstrate how the basic rules of positive parenting can be used in … Read more
How does perfectionism affect relationships?
Perfectionism is a personality trait that some may consider being a positive characteristic. Even though striving for the best can be good quality, harshly criticizing anything less than perfect can be harmful to the person. Perfectionism can cause negative effects … Read more
What are lucid dreams? Part 2
Lucid dreams are dreams where one is aware of being in a dream and is able to control the dream consciously. Such dreams are different from other dreams because in them there is an increased self-awareness, an increased ability to … Read more
Can music improve your sex life?
Let’s be real, everyone knows that music affects our mood. Music has been proven to influence the mind in ways that we don’t even know yet. Some of us say we can’t live without music (each person would have a … Read more
What is Speech Therapy?
Speech and language therapy assists individuals who may be experiencing challenges related to speech, language and communication as well as feeding and literacy difficulties. Literature indicates that this form of therapy is effective when interaction with clients is paired with … Read more
Speech and Language Therapy Myths Debunked
Myth 1: Speech and language therapy is just about play
Speech and language therapy is often associated with a therapist who plays with children. Whilst this is true in the sense that speech and language therapy often involves play-based activities, … Read more
I can’t Speak to my Teenager – What do I do?
A common statement said by parents around the world is one like this ; ‘My teenager hates me! I can’t even say one word to them without them biting my head off!’. Many parents find it hard to support … Read more
The out-of-body experience: Depersonalisation-Derealisation Disorder
Depersonalisation-derealisation disorder (DPDD) is a mental health condition characterised by persistent or recurring episodes of depersonalisation, derealisation or both. Depersonalisation is where the person has the feeling of being outside themselves and observing their actions, thoughts and feelings from a … Read more