Be open-minded, be respectful, because disagreements can be had between good people with good intentions The Shadow We are ultra-social creatures – we live together in groups of hundreds or thousands, we divide Read more…
When we tell our story, we also hear the story. Sometimes we may verbalise and encapsulate something profound, that until that point had remained a source of confusion or dissonance. Telling our story, telling stories Read more…
Experiencing trauma can lead to the chronic activation of the survival response on a neurological, physiological, biological and emotional level. For those who suffer from anxiety or the effects of trauma, the world can feel Read more…
Why don’t children get any information? Children very much need information and someone to help them to talk about what is happening, they may need guidance on how to cope. Sometimes adults in the family, Read more…
The Children of Brain Injured Parents – Part 1 My Parent Has a Brain Injury All of us are affected emotionally when someone in the family experiences a brain injury. For children, it is Read more…
The Consequences of Addiction. When we refer to addiction, we are usually talking about substance addiction, but our understanding of addiction has broadened to encompass all sorts of process addictions like gambling and eating Read more…
“Being a new mother is supposed to be the happiest time of your life, but postpartum depression and anxiety strip that away for a time, but trust that it will not last forever.” Read more…