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 How The Water Crisis Affects Us Emotionally
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By Carly
In All, Media
Posted 12/02/2018

How The Water Crisis Affects Us Emotionally

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 [...]

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 How To Overcome Social Media Anxiety
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By Carly
In All, Health, Media
Posted 27/10/2017

How To Overcome Social Media Anxiety

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, [...]

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 Advice for that quarter life crisis
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By Carly
In Advice, All
Posted 22/07/2016

Advice for that quarter life crisis

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. [...]

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 An Important Life Lesson
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By Carly
In All, Self love, Therapy
Posted 25/02/2016

An Important Life Lesson

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 [...]

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 Why Control Is Not The Answer
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By Carly
In All, Relationships, Self love
Posted 27/10/2015

Why Control Is Not The Answer

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 [...]

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 Frances shares her gratitude #onthecouchwithcarly
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By Carly
In All, Gratitude, Self love
Posted 05/05/2015

Frances shares her gratitude #onthecouchwithcarly

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 [...]

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 How not to be a dick…to yourself.
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By Carly
In All, Self love
Posted 26/03/2015

How not to be a dick…to yourself.

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 [...]

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 Depression and Anxiety – which therapy is for you?
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By Carly
In All, Health, Therapy
Posted 07/10/2014

Depression and Anxiety – which therapy is for you?

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 [...]

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 Turning negatives into positives. Easier when the sun shines…
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By Carly
In All, Gratitude, Self love
Posted 04/09/2014

Turning negatives into positives. Easier when the sun shines…

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 [...]

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 Oscar Pistorius ‘did not suffer mental disorder’ at time of shooting
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By Carly
In All
Posted 30/06/2014

Oscar Pistorius ‘did not suffer mental disorder’ at time of shooting

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 [...]

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 Mindfulness – A quick and enjoyable way to connect with your peaceful Right Mind
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By Carly
In All, Health
Posted 05/06/2014

Mindfulness – A quick and enjoyable way to connect with your peaceful Right Mind

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 [...]

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 Advice For Someone With Performance Anxiety
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By Carly
In Advice, All
Posted 26/05/2014

Advice For Someone With Performance Anxiety

“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 [...]

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 Kim’s answers
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By Carly
In All, Interviews
Posted 05/11/2013

Kim’s answers

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 [...]

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