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  • A mother’s anguish

    A mother’s anguish

    She sees her son’s face, it’s not a face she recognises, almost that of a stranger. It’s not the young boy that she cradled in her arms, the son she dropped off at school on his first day or the little boy who she taught to tie his shoelaces. Those were the happy moments. This…

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  • Am I in homeostasis?

    Am I in homeostasis?

    It’s a word that is synonymous with our fast paced life – stress.  We are either feeling it, fearing it, avoiding it or triggering it. Have you ever heard someone say: “I’m stressed”, “I’m burnt out” “I’m overwhelmed”,  “You are stressing me out”, “My partner stresses me out!” “I will not do X (or Y)…

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  • Trauma in the most unlikely of places 

    Trauma in the most unlikely of places 

    ‘Trauma’ is a word that we normally associate with experiencing a major and horrifying event such as a car accident, an armed robbery, a kidnapping or experiencing war. Going through such an experience can be debilitating and the road to recovery can be a difficult process. As a psychologist in clinical practice, I am often…

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