It is common knowledge that being a parent has its difficulties. All parents know that the task of rearing a child is not the easiest job in the world. In fact, it’s one of the toughest. You’re dealing with human beings—complex human beings, still unfolding—with feelings, wants, and wills of their own. Being a parent…
I’ve been a dietitian now for a long time (more years than I care to mention), and if there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that fad diets are best avoided. This is why I’m so pleased that whole food diets are being talked about more and more. Rather than a “diet,” I prefer…
It was about 1:45 am on a Thursday morning in June. I can vividly remember waking up and frantically clenching my sheets. Everything was shaking all around me. I felt disoriented. I had no idea what was going on. At first, I thought that perhaps I was waking up from some kind of intense earthquake-themed…
There are two different ways that men are attracted to a woman. First, there’s physical attraction. As in, he’s purely attracted to your appearance. Most of the time you spend together is in the bedroom. Then there’s emotional attraction. This is when his feelings go deeper than the surface, and he genuinely cares about you…
It is common knowledge that being a parent has its difficulties. All parents know that the task of rearing a child is not the easiest job in the world. In fact, it’s one of the toughest. You’re dealing with human beings—complex human beings, still unfolding—with feelings, wants, and wills of their own. Being a parent…
A life lesson Consider a current scenario, or as far back as you can recall, in which you encountered rejection. Try to identify the emotions you felt at the time. Which emotion did you feel: fear, humiliation, embarrassment, sadness, or anger? I understand that reliving these emotions may be tough, as rejection can strike at…
If you feel like you don’t have enough time to do everything you want to do, maybe it’s time to check-in with your time management skills. No one is born to be very good at time management, so that’s okay if you think you’re bad in it. But everyone can learn to boost their productivity…
It was about 1:45 am on a Thursday morning in June. I can vividly remember waking up and frantically clenching my sheets. Everything was shaking all around me. I felt disoriented. I had no idea what was going on. At first, I thought that perhaps I was waking up from some kind of intense earthquake-themed…
Do you struggle with motivation? Whether it’s not having enough or having too much with no target to aim it at; understanding ‘motivation’ from an evolutionary and psychological point of view, could well be the key to help you with yours. In this article we’re going to examine just what motivation is, from a ‘drive…
I get it, life can be tiring at times. It seems we live in a society that glorifies being busy and normalizes being overworked, overwhelmed, and burned out! As a former social worker and psychotherapist, it’s very easy to get caught up in the mundane day-to-day operations of personal and professional duties or obligations. It…
