Coping with stress Emotionally flooded people are swamped by dreadful out of control feelings During Covid 19, people’s stress levels have gone up and in many cases, couples and families have been forced to spend more time together than usual. Read more…
Te Whare Tapa Wha – The House of Wellbeing This model of wellbeing draws from the wisdom of our indigenous Maori. It was conceptualised by psychiatrist Mason Durie and translates as ‘the house of wellbeing’. The house is a metaphor Read more…
When Covid-19 hit us, many of us were thrown into unusually close situations, with family. Stuck in close quarters with one another, there was nothing much to distract us from new and already existing tensions – other than maybe funny Read more…
The silent epidemic Emotional abuse can silently suck the vitality out of a relationship and demolish self worth. Although all forms of physical, sexual, psychological and emotional abuse are interrelated, this article will focus on teasing out and understanding emotional Read more…