The ending of another year often leaves us feeling frantic to get to complete our over-extended to-do-lists, “wrapping” up of not only a long list of presents but also work responsibilities and family commitments. Before we can blink our eyelids, the...
Single parenting is not a new phenomenon, but rates are increasing worldwide. South Africa has the world’s highest rate of single parent households (over 60%). Single parents are the norm, not the exception. Typically, a SA child has a living, but absent, father, and...
Let’s start of by undertanding what self-esteem is – it’s the collection of beliefs and feelings that we have about ourselves which influences our motivations, attitudes, actions and affects how we adjust in the world. Patterns of self-esteem start...
By Dr. Debbie Norval from Skin Renewal, locoated on 9 Park Street,Bedfordview, Jhb. We’ve all heard the saying “beauty is not skin deep” and that if you feel good on the inside you will look good on the outside. But it’s not as simple as that in real life. In fact if...
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...
Dealing with the end of a relationship is never easy. Follow these steps to ease the pain. – Compiled in Destiny Magazine by Gugu Maduna, contributions by Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist Whether you’re on the giving or receiving end of a break-up, it’s...
