Tag: 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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Parkinson’s Disease and its Impact on Mental Health
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive neurological disorder characterised primarily by motor symptoms, including tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia (slowness of movement), and postural instability, affecting 2-3% of the population above 65 years of age (Poewe et al., 2017). These symptoms are caused by the degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain. Beyond these well-known motor…
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Playing in nature – where the magic happens!
As parents, we are conscious of keeping a balance between screen time and other activities. However; we’ve all heard it when kids come off of screens: “I’m bored!” or “There’s nothing to do!” Getting young people into nature isn’t just about giving them a place to run around—it’s about unlocking a world of benefits that…
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School Refusal – Why won’t they go?
What is school refusal? Defined as “child motivated refusal to attend school and/or problems remaining in classes for an entire day” (Kearney & Diliberto, 2013), school refusal or avoidance (sometimes referred to as emotionally based school avoidance), is a complex and often misunderstood issue that can have significant impact on both the child and their…