For reasons that completely baffle me, there is still a subset of society that looks at someone going to therapy and thinks, “Yikes, red flag.” These people view therapy as a sign of weakness, instability, or a warning label that says Fragile: Handle with Care. But let’s flip the script and look at reality. Someone […]
YOUR TRAUMA STORED IN YOUR BODY: WHAT SOMATIC THERAPY IS (AND IS NOT)
Somatic therapies are a body – and mind-based approach to healing. Far from just being a popular current trend, somatic therapies are evidence-based psychological techniques used by trained clinical social workers, psychotherapists, and psychologists to create lasting change in people struggling with trauma, including PTSD. Current research indicate that somatic therapies recognise a fundamental truth: […]
SPOTTING THE STRINGS: HOW TO RECOGNISE MANIPULATION AND RECLAIM YOUR PEACE
Have you ever left a conversation feeling completely drained, confused, or suddenly responsible for a problem you didn’t create? Congratulations, you’ve likely just been handed a masterclass in manipulation. At its core, manipulation is when someone tries to control or influence you for their own benefit. It is selfish, it is sneaky, and it always […]
NEITHER INTROVERT NOR EXTRAVERT? YOU MIGHT BE AN AMBIVERT
Ambivert: What’s That? Have you ever felt like you don’t fully fit into the ‘introvert’ or ‘extravert’ box? That’s because you might be an ‘ambivert’. Ambiverts love people, but they also need time and space to be alone. After a day of socialising or shopping, they must gather their thoughts, feelings, and emotions to fully […]
IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDICAL DOCTORS AND PSYCHOTHERAPISTS?
Your immediate response could easily be OF COURSE there is a difference. A doctor is a professional, deals with my physical health, has to study for years and a therapist is none of those things. The truth may be less obvious. In reality, doctors (in South Africa) have to study for seven years with two […]
CAN REIKI HEALING BECOME A REAL JOB?
I was recently attacked on social media about advertising my Reiki healing services. This person came across as a religious fanatic and stated that Reiki is ‘unkosher’ (illegitimate) and that I should get a ‘real’ job. What is a ‘real’ job? Is it an 8am to 5pm, sit behind the desk and a computer, attending […]
HEALERS SHOULD BE LOOKING AT WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR CLIENT AND NOT WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR PERSONAL GAIN.
I was contacted by a potential client requesting urgent healing. This person wanted to find out how soon I could give them an appointment and frankly, sounded desperate. I suggested a few days and times and the client chose one and we settled. The following day I received a Whatsapp message from this client stating […]
WITH THE BEST OF INTENTION, ONE MAY CAUSE HARM UNWITTINGLY
Social media is truly a remarkable way of reaching out to others to offer support. With so much negativity around, there is still a fair amount of goodness around us from people who are compassionate and wanting to reach out to those that are perhaps, less fortunate than others. I have seen on several occasions […]
FEAR
My husband has been nagging me star blog. The thought of starting my own blog started an explosion of questions in my mind: Why would people read my blog? Is what I have to say important? How is this going to benefit my followers? Is it really necessary? Surely this is a modern way of […]
WHAT DO SOCIAL WORKERS ACTUALLY DO?
WHAT DO SOCIAL WORKERS ACTUALLY DO? I’d like to take the opportunity to clarify what social workers do as a profession: *Social workers seldom work alongside counselors as social workers are highly and intensively trained in counseling and clinical social workers are trained in psychotherapy. They work short term and long term with their clients. […]