Sunday 21st March is Human Right’s Day in South Africa. It’s a very important day that has evolved from a specific day in 1960 but also from a general past where human rights were grossly violated and the effects still live on. I once spent a stint working in Pollsmoor
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
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
If you have come to the point with your exhaustion that you realise you need some medical support perhaps your experience of medical treatment need not be what you have experienced before. Very often people experience doctors and treatment as negative and this is often because they feel powerless and
I feel that it is important to share a recent development in my life to put into perspective the body and mind balance and when to seek medical treatments and support (from a functional medical doctor, integrated doctor or naturopath) to support chronic fatigue/adrenal depletion. The psychological and energy approach
As any good story about pushing should do mine will start with a birth! The birth of my son to be exact. My children are both mirrors in my life but my daughter reflects me back to me and my son exposes the reverse image of my ‘normal’. The lessons
Have you ever noticed that the people who are most likely to burnout are the ones that give the most to others and the least to themselves? For many this time at the end of the year revolves around the giving of gifts. Sometimes the giving and social expectations can
With full moon happening today it is the perfect time to celebrate that which has been accomplished and has shifted in your life. I recently had a session with a client who was feeling very stuck and helpless and we explored what gifts she could find in the situations she
Do you often day dream about having more energy and being filled with passion and joy every day? Well, take it a bit further….. Imagine a parallel universe where we are all deeply connected to our bodies -where we listen to what our bodies need for nourishment and healing. Imagine
