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ANTS: Automatic Negative Thoughts

Sep 23, 2024 | Addiction & Substance Misuse, Anger Management, Change, Mental Health, Sexuality, Trauma - PTSD

ANTS: Our Thoughts or Not ? The following contribution is from a middle-aged woman who suffered severe child abuse, sexual abuse, containment and physical violence as well as the early demise of her mother. Father's subsequent downturn to...

Will My Child Hate Me?

Sep 20, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Teens

Setting Healthy Boundaries? When we get a first sight at our newborn child, we are overwhelmed with thoughts and feelings: feelings of love, joy, happiness, and excitement. Sometimes, we may anticipate fear, grief and worry. We may question how we...

What Are We So Afraid Of?

Sep 18, 2024 | Anxiety, Change, Disordered Eating & Body Image, Mental Health, Problem-Solving, Stress

We may fear heights (acrophobia), close spaces (claustrophobia), spiders (arachnophobia), or even public places (agoraphobia). But how do these fears develop? Psychotherapists may believe that presenting phobias act as a defensive mechanism against...