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Advice Column: Why do I get so angry and how can I stop it?

Question: I get angry a lot, sometimes out of nowhere. For instance, I’ll just wake up incredibly angry and everything that follows during the day will continue on that way. It could be when someone disagrees with me or when someone is behaving unreasonably or when someone is just being rude to me. Often I […]

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Depleted Mother Syndrome (DMS): What it is, and what you can do about it

Whenever I mention Depleted Mother Syndrome (DMS) to a new mom, her first reaction is to chuckle. “Now there’s a syndrome for THAT too?”, she’d say. But not five minutes into me describing this all too common condition, does she begin to nod her head enthusiastically, and by the end of the meeting DMS has

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Children & Electronics – My view as a Psychotherapist and a mother

As a mother to two young children, and a Psychotherapist my challenge is to balance my learned knowledge and my lived experience. In other words, should I do what the expert child-psychologists suggest or should I follow my own instincts and do what feels right for my family? But that is every parent’s challenge: Should

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Are you Right-Brained or Left-Brained? Personality Quiz + Survival Tips for your brain

Our brain is made up of two sides: The Right Hemisphere and the Left Hemisphere. Each side has its own characteristics, and is responsible for different functions. Individuals are often dominant in one side or another. Being Right-Brained or Left-Brained can determine your strengths & weaknesses, your interests, your attention style, and how you might

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Panic Attack First Aid

1 out of 5 people will experience a panic (high anxiety) attack in their lifetime. Symptoms such as shortness of breath, heart palpitations, chest pain, feeling dissociated, sweating, dizziness, numbness, and fear of going crazy can all be incredibly frightening and troubling for the individual. The following tips can reduce the length of an attack

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Using The Miracle Question To Clarify Your Goals And Make Them A Reality

The Miracle Question is a powerful tool for clarifying your life goals (what do I really want), and making them a reality. It was originally created by the founder of Solution Focused Therapy – Insoo Kim Berg, but many argue that it originated long before as a hypnosis technique. Rather than one question, it is

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Do You Have A Healthy Relationship With Food?

Would you say your relationship with food is relaxed or stressed? Do you eat for nutritional satisfaction, or emotional comfort? Do you over-eat? Under-eat? Do you feel guilty after you eat? Do you weigh yourself regularly? Do you count calories? Fats? Carbs? Having a healthy relationship with food does not mean choosing ONLY healthy foods,

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How To Help Your Child Deal With Bullying- An interview with a primary school counsellor

Question – What are the top 5 things parents can do when their child is being bullied at school? Answer    First, don’t blame yourself – it is neither your fault nor your child’s fault that he/she is being bullied. Bullying happens to most people at one point or another and it actually has little to do with

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Change a Negative Feeling with Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is one of the simplest, and most effective tools for stress relief, quick mood change, or healing an old stuck belief. I created this video tutorial for everyone who wants to learn how to use this powerful technique. At the completion of this 11 minute video – you will be able

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