By: Melanie Hamaty, Clinical Psychologist While the birth of a baby brings great joy into a couple’s life, it is also taxing on any relationship. The first few weeks can be overwhelming, especially for new parents. The world revolves around coping with little sleep,...
By Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist Discovering what you really want in life, or how indeed to achieve it, is not always easy. It may even evade you. As the year sets in to the next half, dreams and goals have been put aside in order to just get through the...
By Chael Nel, Clinical Psychologist In relationships, when couples say they can’t understand why their partners think in a specific way, they often refer to the fact that they disagree with how their partners think. ‘Disagreeing’ and ‘Misunderstanding’ are two...
By Tamarin Epstein, Educational Psychologist, PsychMatters We all suffer disappointment, at various times in our lives. How we cope with these experiences depends not only on the nature of the event, but also on our psychology. Psychological factors include our...
By Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist Be it Mother’s Day in a few days, or your birthday pending, or perhaps no specific celebration, but just someone giving you a nice compliment. How easy and open are you to receiving? Think back on a time someone gave...
by Sandra Roberts, Edu-Feedback Play Attention Practitioner and Registered Counsellor “I am the dreamy kid sitting in a quiet corner of the classroom. This is the kid whose mind wandered off between steps three and six of the maths lesson. I am also the one whose...
