What do secrets do to your mind and body?
Continue reading “Do secrets keep you sick?”Could supportive psychotherapy help us cope during the time of COVID-19?
By Amy Glover and Dr Olivia Matshabane.
Supportive psychotherapy is one method which could help many South Africans to cope with the mental health stresses experienced due to COVID-19.
Continue reading “Could supportive psychotherapy help us cope during the time of COVID-19?”Lockdown lowdown: Best mental health tips
We are all dealing with very uncertain circumstances with regards to the various lockdown levels and their extension/s and it is important to prioritize your mental health throughout. One way to do this is to revisit your current routine and check in what you are doing for your mind, body and spirit to support your mental health.
Continue reading “Lockdown lowdown: Best mental health tips”What should I expect from my first therapy session?
Thinking of starting therapy and feeling unsure about the process?
Continue reading “What should I expect from my first therapy session?”Why do we repeat trauma?
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why does so-and-so keep going for the same type of partner even though their parents were abusive?”
It may be a repetition compulsion.
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“It was 25 years ago, get over it“, right?
Continue reading “Reflections on Shame, envy, impasse and hope: The Psychopolitics of violence in South Africa – a talk by Prof Wahbie Long”What is attachment and how does it affect our adult relationships?
Relationships are a massive part of our lives and integral in our functioning as human beings.
Continue reading “What is attachment and how does it affect our adult relationships?”Maternal Mental Health Q&A
Hi everyone! The following link is to a video I did in collaboration with Segolene from WellnessFingerprint.
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