I recently read this humorous description of what I call ‘doing addiction’ by Copywriter, Kevin Rogers (The Copy Chief): “I remember a few too many evenings when I literally felt like I could not close the laptop. As if some kind of psychological octopus had wrapped its suction cup tentacles around
Some of you may have heard me say that chronic fatigue can be a gift. For me, my diagnosis and perpetual crashes forced me onto a path of self-discovery that provided me with clarity about how I was seeing and doing life in a way that exhausted me. This knowledge then
It was 11pm on the 31st Dec 2019 and I was sitting with 4 of my favourite people around a table discussing our words for 2020 (read on to learn more about this!) How naive we were. Like so many we were completely oblivious to the turmoil about to literally
Today is my birthday and I’m turning 42. In the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy the number 42 is said to be “the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything”! I’m ready for that after this crazy, uncertain year but, jokes aside, it does feel like
Long ago, before I became a psychologist I was really battling in my relationship and was seeing a psychologist for some support. I was so focussed on all the things that were not working and could not imagine how the relationship would work in the long-term. I was depressed and
“At best, we were parented by “fair-weather parents” who were nice and kind or cold and sharp, depending on how our behavior suited them in the moment. At worst, we were abused, manipulated, or abandoned, left to feel like we were worthless or were some sort of an asset to be
To live conscious, healthy and whole lives we must embrace all aspects of ourselves- and this includes the shadow parts. These are the unconscious parts of ourselves we do not want to face as they make us feel unworthy or shameful in some way. Unfortunately, when they are not owned,
Am I free from anxiety and the experience of stress? Of course not! I am, like you, biologically wired to respond to perceived threats so that I will protect myself. Do I feel more empowered, less stressed and less anxious now than a few years ago? Yes, definitely! I experience
From having my wrists bound and made prisoner in one room in my house by my 5 year old to playing Kitty Kitty where the cats (both my children) were stuck inside the house because of the alarm beams (cotton and sticky tape around the bunk bed), it does not
It would be very unusual for someone not to feel stressed at this time. Now, with a full lock down being imposed in South Africa for the next three weeks I couldn’t help but notice the air of hysteria that lay under the many jokes and memes that flew around
