Everyone knows what loneliness means and how it feels. Loneliness does not discriminate and is not necessarily a result of you being alone, because we can still feel lonely amongst a group of people. Sadly, the COVID-19 lockdown has increased the loneliness for many. Being married or in a relationship …
HOW TO REKINDLE THE EMOTIONAL CONNECTION IN MY RELATIONSHIP/MARRIAGE
Relationships can often lack emotional connection, particularly when you have been in the relationship for an extended time. Many of my couple clients come for counselling because they feel emotionally disconnected with each other. But the question is, should we be emotionally connected with our partner all the time? Is …
BURNOUT – How to avoid a burnout.
Burnout can happen to anyone and in different areas of life. Many believe that burnout is often related to your job or professional level. However, burnout can also happen in any relationship. For example, burnout in a marriage occurs when one party continually pursues an emotional bond while their partner …
HOW TO MANAGE PARENTING A CHALLENGING CHILD
Sometimes we don’t understand why some children are naughty, challenging, disrespectful, or misbehave and disobey, while others are quite the opposite. Often we hear that these children are just seeking attention. However, there are other factors that can contribute to the child’s misbehaviour. OTHER FACTORS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A …
HOW TO ADJUST TO THE NEW NORMAL LIFE AFTER COVID-19
It seems that the COVID-19 pandemic is starting to slow down and we are now entering a new normal life. As much as we would prefer to go back to life prior to COVID-19, the reality is that our world has changed and our future will continually change as a …
COVID 19 – HOW TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE WHILE STAYING AT HOME
No one could foresee Covid-19 approaching our world. Everyday we hear more bad news rather than good news, and that can be depressing. As a result, we all need to move our daily routine into a “staying at home” environment and this impacts us in many ways, e.g. how to …
FEAR – How FEAR can benefit or cripple us.
Everyone has fear in their lifetime. Fear is a natural response to danger and everyone responds to fear differently. Legitimate fear can benefit us in protecting ourselves from a legitimate danger, but there are fears that can cripple us from moving forward. How FEAR can benefit or cripple us. There …
CONFIDENCE – How to build my confidence
Being confident is not being arrogant or superior, but knowing who you are with your strengths and weaknesses, having the ability to face life’s challenges and daring to show who you really are. It means measuring yourself according to your reality, not boasting nor playing down yourself. However, many struggle …