Category: Mental Health
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The Transformative Power of Meditation: A Guide on Techniques, Benefits, and Getting Started
Meditation is a practice that involves focusing your mind to achieve a state of relaxation, clarity, and heightened awareness. Meditation is not just a spiritual or wellness trend but a scientifically supported technique to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and enhance overall well-being. What is the difference between Meditation and Mindfulness? The simple answer is: Mindfulness…
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Co-parenting
If you’ve been in London recently, you will have noticed the large ad campaign by Amicable, a legal service that supports divorcing and separating couples to go their own way well, amicably. The idea is instead of each partner ‘lawyering up’, they work with the couple to calmly figure out the hot topics of finances…
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Mother Hunger as disenfranchised grief
Surprises in life can create complex grief like disenfranchised grief. This term refers to grief that society, as a whole, fails to recognize, validate, or support, leaving individuals feeling isolated in their mourning (Doka, 1989). A particularly poignant expression of this grief is tied to the idea of Mother Hunger, a term popularised by counsellor…
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But Instagram says
Whether we like it or not, social media is a huge part of our daily lives. For those of us, like me, who did not grow up with social media informing and influencing us at every turn, we can easily overlook or underestimate the profound effect it can have on people of all ages and…
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Understanding postnatal mental health & matrescence
Bringing a child into the world is a monumental transition, not just physically and financially, but emotionally and psychologically. This period, often described as matrescence – the process of becoming a mother – is akin to adolescence, involving profound changes in identity, hormones, and relationships. Unlike puberty, it is much less researched and more commonly…
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Understanding Shame: What It Is, How It Affects Us, and How to Heal
Shame is a powerful and deeply uncomfortable emotion, rooted in the belief that there is something fundamentally flawed, broken, or unworthy about us. It’s an internalized fear that if people truly saw us for who we are, they would judge, rejects, or abandon us. Unlike situational embarrassment, shame goes deeper—it shapes our self-concept and influences…
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Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
What is Borderline Personality Disorder? Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental health condition that affects approximately 1.2% of Singaporeans at some point in their lives. Individuals with BPD experience intense and volatile emotions, leading to unstable relationships and impulsive behaviour, including self-harm. Perhaps due in part to the condition’s impact on personal relationships, BPD…
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The Importance of Couples Counselling
Divorce rates in Western countries have fluctuated over the years. The latest data available from the UK up until 2022, shows us that around 42% of marriages end in divorce (Office for National Statistics , 2022). Whereas in Singapore, the stats are generally lower, around 25% (The Singapore Department of Statistics, June 2024). There are…
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Creativity for children
Being creative is beneficial for our emotional well-being & mental health across the life-span! Traditionally creativity was thought to be for exceptional people, but we can all be creative, given the chance! Creativity is not just about the arts- painting, acting, dancing… it can also be scientific too! This can involve problem-solving and testing an…
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Couples Therapy Experience: Building Stronger Relationships
As a couples therapist, I have the privilege of working with couples a myriad of backgrounds, each bringing their own unique experiences and challenges. While there are common themes that many couples seek help for, every relationship is different, and it’s important to understand both the individual backgrounds and shared experiences that contribute to each…