It’s not always easy to stay positive about how we feel about ourselves in this modern world. Being constantly confronted with images of “perfection” through social media, we see people with ideal lives, portraying strong personalities who don’t ever experience self-doubt. How do we then compete with that, stay true to ourselves and still be …
In my practise, I come across a lot of clients that is currently being bullied or was bullied in their past. It is frightening to witness what long-lasting negative effects it has on all ages, genders, races, sexual orientations and social classes. So, what is bullying? One of the more comprehensive definitions comes from Wikipedia …
While I was thinking of what to write my blog about this week, my husband peeked into my office and just winked and smiled at me. It is then that I realized how important all the healthy relationships in my life really are. Very view of us are always surrounded by positive, good and strong …
The word “stress” is such a common concept these days that we fail to realise what it is doing to us, how it affects us and how we react when we are going through stressful situations. The effects aren’t just emotional, but it also affects our physical wellbeing as well as the way we behave. …
We have all experienced anger in our lives, may it be towards the IT network that is slow, at somebody else or even towards ourselves and our personal problems. In fact, it is a completely normal human emotion that is healthy when expressed and dealt with correctly. It is when that anger becomes destructive and …
To be there as support for family or friends when they are coming to terms with a traumatic experience can be daunting. And right at the start, I would like to state that there is nothing that you can really say to make their pain disappear. You cannot try to block their painful memories and …
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It can be difficult to always keep a positive attitude and although we would like to keep seeing only the positives in what surrounds us, it can be the case of “easier said than done”. Our upbringing, the onslaughts of the world and other outside factors often play massive roles in how we perceive the …
Even with the country in lock-down and quarantine, it is important to remember that our mental health still needs to be stimulated and worked on. You might feel that the walls around you are starting to feel claustrophobic and that you just want to get out of the restrictions that this pandemic has placed on …
GEM Mental Health Therapy and Coaching has decided to offer Skype Video Calls, WhatsApp Calls and WhatsApp Video Chats in order to reach as many people as possible. I have also decided to incorporate Counselling via Email, which seems a bit unorthodox, but some clients do not have the freedom and privacy to discuss heart matters in the enclosed environment that …
How wonderful is it to witness the curiosity of children, their creative way of thinking and doing things, as well as their unique ways of communicating? As parents, we want our children to be happy, to excel in life and not be hindered by any negative and damaging experiences. Reality is, we don’t have control …
