The end of year is a time when many of us pause to take stock of the time passed and to assess how to best move forward with the time remaining.What an important opportunity to ponder on equanimity!Two monks are silently walking back to their monastery after a heavy day of rain. Along the path, standing by a large ...
Date Posted: December 31, 2021
Categories: Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
GOIt’s a beautiful Sunday morning, you decided to take yourself out for a bike ride by that beautiful park by the sea.It’s busy this morning, but you are a skilled and experienced bike rider, and you continue with confidence along the path.You get momentarily distracted and things unfold ...
Dec 7
Categories: Mindfulness, Relationships & Marriage
GOThink about the time when you first dated your loved one.You most likely remember the time as a joyous, exciting and fulfilling phase of your relationship. You were likely in what is commonly known as the ‘honeymoon phase’.After years together, however, most of us have a rather ...
Oct 26
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
GOWe live hectic lives!I imagine that most of you would agree with the above statement. Few are the people in today’s world, who found a way to balance the perennial demands calling for attention.The sheer volume of tasks and responsibilities we must attend to is enormous. In my experience it ...
Sep 30
Categories: Health Psychology, Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance, ...
GOI realised that most of us constantly judge and blame ourselves for some things that actually warrant no judgment or blame.I often go through the following short script when I notice that a client is beating themselves up unnecessarily.Me: Hold on a second! Do you know I am Italian?Client: ...
Sep 1
Categories: Forgiveness, Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance, Mindfulness, ...
GOIt’s not uncommon to feel like life is a never-ending set of twists and turns, often unexpected, always somewhat challenging. Over the years I used the analogy of videogames to address this concept and many of its derivatives. I don’t know if life is like videogames or videogames are ...
Jul 30
Categories: Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
GOWhat can business teach us about relationships? I would say quite a lot. Today I want to follow up on my video from two weeks ago, where I introduced the idea that we can learn a lot from the relationships of every day life, like business relationships, to further enhance our intimate ...
Jul 1
Categories: Mindfulness, Relationships & Marriage
GOYou may recall the video we sent a couple of weeks ago. If you have not seen it, I would thoroughly recommend you watch it. It is my experience ...
Jul 1
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Life Purpose / Meaning / ...
GOToday I want to share the third analogy I frequently use in my sessions with clients. “What disturbs men’s minds is not events but their judgements on events.” Epictetus Today I want to share a few examples to illustrate how in most situations the stressors we perceive as ...
Jul 1
Categories: Mindfulness
GOYou may recall the video we sent a couple of weeks ago. If you have not seen it, I would thoroughly recommend you watch it. The clown is the next analogy I frequently use during my therapy sessions, ...
Jul 1
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Empathy
GOYou are driving to an important meeting that you cannot miss, and you are running late. Suddenly you see a yellow/orange light flashing on your dashboard with the symbol of a petrol pump. What would you do next? Same scenario, different moment… important meeting, you are late. ...
Feb 23
Categories: Emotional Intelligence, Mindfulness
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Jan 26
Categories: Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance, Mindfulness, Self-Care / ...
GOI have some exciting news following a small research project that I conducted over the last few months.I present the article in a scientific format for ease of reference, and it includes some technical information, but it is definitely written for any reader.
Dec 13
Categories: Depression, Happiness, Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance, ...
GOOriginally published on Sassy Mama on 24 Sept 2019 When should you start talking to your kids about sex? And do you wait until they start asking ...
Oct 6
Categories: Child Development, Parenting, Sexual Problems / Sex Therapy
GOI still hear the admonitions as if it were yesterday. “Wear a hat, it’s cold and you’ll get sick” “Cover yourself or you’ll catch a fever, it’s cold outside” There are more, but I think you get the picture.Fast forward to 3+ years ago and I stumble on ...
Jan 31
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anxiety, Depression, Life ...
GOHappy New Year everyone, and thank you for the ongoing support!!!I noticed a pattern that continues to show up in conversations with my clients and I want to offer it as an opportunity for reflection and growth.We probably all have some regrets, tiny or huge that they may be, they tend to be ...
Jan 4
Categories: Anxiety, Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
GODr OM opened in Singapore 2015 to serve the local community on all their relationship and sexuality challenges.
Intrigued by the secrets of the mind, Dr Oberdan first qualified as a psychologist over 15 years ago and worked both in corporate and private settings to support individuals, couples and groups to rediscover their innate power for productivity, creativity and service.
Today, the clinic has evolved to offer a broader range of services, eventually establishing itself as a respected, reputable, and trusted place for healing. It has grown to serve a diverse clientele from over 50 countries, who present life challenges ranging from stress, anxiety and depression, to the specialised sexual and relational ones experienced in silence by many.
We welcome clients from any walk of life, and look forward to continue growing as a valuable service provider to our local and international communities.
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