One of the oldest and biggest mantras to a healthy and lasting relationship is trust. It is a fragile yet powerful adhesive that holds two people together. It certainly is hard and at times a complex task to develop trust when you are beginning out in a relationship. But it is not so much of an arduous challenge once ...
Date Posted: February 1, 2022
Categories: Couple Counseling, Marital Counseling, Relationships & Marriage
Written By:
Counsellor Shivani Misri Sadhoo
Do you remember when you first met your special one? It might have been one of those fairy-tale moments. Everything surrounding you faded into the background and the one thing that existed was them. You gathered up the courage to introduce yourself and your relationship was created
Feb 1
Categories: Ending a relationship issues, Marital Counseling, Relationships & ...
Written By:
Counsellor Shivani Misri Sadhoo
Mental health affects many people globally, and many delay seeking help due to their misconceptions about counselling. In this post, we challenge the top three myths about counselling
Jan 5
Categories: Mental Health in Asia, Multicultural Concerns, Values Clarification
GO
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, ...
Dec 31
Categories: Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
Written By:
Dr Oberdan Marianetti
It’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
Written By:
Dr Oberdan Marianetti
Since the arrival of your baby, the sexual balance seems to be reversed in the bedroom. You are the one who wants more sex, and he does not seem interested. Instead, he appears to be giving all kinds of excuses – from tiredness, stress, not being in the mood, to a full work day ahead.
Dec 5
Categories: Relationships & Marriage, Self-Care / Self Compassion, Self-Love, ...
Written By:
Dr. Martha Tara Lee
Aria had just hit crash. She ...
Nov 17
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Complex PTSD, Depression, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Are you a woman who finds sex very painful? Have you been diagnosed with vaginismus? Do you have fear about having penetrative sex? Have you been unable to consummate your marriage and now want to have children? Is your vaginismus and your inability to have sex causing big conflict and disconnect ...
Nov 15
Categories: Anxiety, Emptiness, Marital Counseling, Men's Issues, Relationships ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
The tears began to well up in Jade’s eyes. “don’t cry, don’t cry,” she told herself. She was tired, and her broken heart was incredibly raw. As a child, she was taught that showing negative emotions was a sign of weakness. As a result, she always felt ...
Nov 12
Categories: Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Anxiety, Complex PTSD, Emotional ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
“I’m going to fail; I just know it,” Andrea thought to herself before she started preparing for her exam. Then, her anxiety started to worsen, and she struggled to focus. Even though Andrea had done well in school, she always felt like she wasn’t good enough ...
Nov 12
Categories: Anxiety, Complex PTSD, Mental Health in Asia, Post Traumatic Stress ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Helena often felt like she had a chest infection. Her lungs felt tight, and she gasped for air. Was she suffering from pneumonia? When she visited the medical doctor, all her tests seemed to be normal. The doctor asked her, “What else is going on in your life? Are you stressed, anxious, ...
Nov 12
Categories: Anxiety, Complex PTSD, Depression, Health / Illness / Medical Issues, ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Authors put an emphasis on the fact that the threat to public health is posed by the media violence and furthermore the real-world aggression and violence take its place as the consequence of the media violence. This is the core problem, investigated by the authors. In accordance with the research, both film violence and fictional television make ...
Oct 29
Categories: Child Development, Domestic Violence, Health Psychology
GO
Andrew was a marine who was taught that commitment and loyalty were what made a man brave. These core values ...
Oct 28
Categories: Complex PTSD, Grief, Loss, Bereavement, Positive Psychology, Post ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Ryan grew up in the foster system. There were pleasant and not so friendly foster homes. He was in and out of the juvenile hall for crimes he committed to make ends meet. Ryan’s basketball coach, Derek, understood Ryan’s situation, and he wanted him to turn ...
Oct 28
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Attachment Issues, Complex ...
Written By:
Dr Monica Borschel
Think 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
Written By:
Dr Oberdan Marianetti
Depression is not a medical illness. Yet the belief that it is, remains being promoted by conventional medicine.The use of chemicals, such as brain drugs like “anti-depressants,” contributes to the idea that depression is an illness.“Chemical imbalance” is another label ...
Oct 17
Categories: Depression, Emptiness, Happiness
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
1.
The story of the two wolves: Managing your thoughts, feelings and actions
2.
3.
4.
Anthony Hopkins and the suffering caused by unrecognized Asperger’s ...
5.
6.
Masturbation vs. Relationship Sex, what is the difference? Do you need to be ...
7.
An Introduction To Art Therapy: A Brief Guide to Art Therapy as an intervention ...
8.
9.
Demystifying the process of change in Counselling- How you get better
10.
Special Needs Schools for Children, Teenagers and Adults in Singapore