All relationships have their up’s and down’s and periods where things run smoothly and times when it feels like they are falling apart. All couples will have arguments and disagree on certain issues and, in fact, all relationships have what we call “perpetual problems” – problems that are specific to the couple and tend to […]
Sometimes we have no control over who we feel attracted to and who we fall in love with. Meeting Mr. Right can sometimes be a big surprise, especially when that Mr. Right does not live in the same city as you do. Long distance relationships, despite being less than ideal, happen regularly and many last […]
What is Resilience? Resilience can be described as an adaptation to extraordinary circumstances (i.e. risks) by achieving positive and unexpected outcomes in the face of adversity. Or in everyday language, Resilience can also be defined as having the ability to bounce back or to roll with the punches and cope with life events, both negative […]
No one understands what it takes to be a mother until they become one. On a theoretical level we understand that mothers will “do anything” for their children and their family. We understand that they experience unconditional love and a deep yearning to nurture and protect. Just how does this translate into practice? Most moms […]
Motivation is a strange thing. It is the inner drive towards a particular goal and is the very thing that keeps you persisting and pushing through. In many ways, motivation is what gets us out of bed in the morning as we are motivated to succeed at our jobs, receive a salary and pay our […]
Being in relationship is human nature – we are born into relationships with our caregivers, siblings and community so it stands to reason that being in relationship is a necessary part of our healthy functioning. No man is an island, after all. But being in relationship includes friendships, family relationships, colleague relationships and more. It […]
Anxiety can creep up on you and it certainly doesn’t feel good. It’s that racing heart, the sweaty palms, tension and shakiness in the body, the signs that something is not right and it feels like terrible. Yes, that wonderful emotion that seems to come at the time when it is the last thing you […]
Despite having abundant choices in the range and quantity of food available to us, our society as a whole continues to make poor decisions regarding our diet. Never before in human history has information about health and nutrition been so readily available, clearly written in lay terms and accessible from our home computers, and never […]
Anger is an emotional response to outside stimuli, often in reply to a situation in which a person is physically or emotionally threatened. Anger can have physiological, as well as psychological effects. But despite what many people think, anger is not always to be viewed negatively. When approached correctly anger can be a perfectly normal […]
There has been a lot of talk in the media recently about school bullying and the devastating impact this can have on people well into adulthood. One very important group of people that the media has overlooked is gay and lesbians who are constantly abused more than almost any other group. Many people who are […]
