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If you’re living in Cape Town or even South Africa you are all too familiar with the current crisis affecting our country and in particular the Western Cape. Cape Town has even been [...]

Social media is as ubiquitous as it is new. In the last decade we have seen social media go from something “the kids use” to a standard modern communication device used by everyone, [...]

When you get to a point in your life and its time for a big change because you are finished with University or for whatever reason, and at this point you do not necessarily know where to turn. [...]

Confession. I didn’t always feel comfortable in my role as a therapist. I am sure this is the same for a lot of people in different professions and roles. But for me it felt agonising. A huge [...]

I know this doesn’t apply to everyone but I think a lot of you will identify yourselves as controllers or control freaks. Wherever you fall on the scale from “go with the flow” to [...]

Frances, a friend of mine in Berlin, wrote this and I wanted to share it with you because I think it speaks to something we can all relate to. If you would like to share a gratitude story, you [...]

Whether it’s because of the ridiculous standards I set myself, my A-type perfectionist personality, or the fact that I am just critical and negative by nature, I have recently discovered that I [...]

Although I usually don’t discuss specific diagnoses on this blog or for that matter refer to any therapy or technique, I think that it is important for me to share some of the knowledge that my [...]

So yesterday I spent the afternoon relaxing in a park in Berlin. It was the first day of sun in ages and there seemed to be no better way to spend the day. A lot of other Berliners had the same [...]

Oscar Pistorius ‘did not suffer mental disorder’ at time of shooting The Oscar Pistorius trial has just resumed and the big question on everybody’s mind is “what does the [...]

One of the other elements of My Stroke of Insight that I connected to was the concept of mindfulness. Mindfulness is a well-established tool that psychologists have been using with patients for [...]

“Was just wondering if you had any tips/ advice on performance anxiety. I was Head girl and a public speaker – but now, in my Masters year, I can not deliver an argument or [...]

1. What makes you a great boyfriend/girlfriend? I think what makes a good girlfriend or boyfriend is respect. Respect for your partner as a person, his/her family, profession, strengths and [...]