The latest London news immerses us in concern.  How do we manage our own fears and our children’s concerns, anxiety and fears? Not only are we privy to everything occurring within the world, so too are our children. Young children know their way around the internet and come across many news stories. They can watch, read and hear all about world-wide events almost instantaneously. The problem we are finding is many children do not have

We meet, fall in love, plan to be together forever – but what about how your and their kids feel. Securing a new blended family can be challenging. We can do this pain-free. A good time for all the children to meet after you meet this new special person is after both parents decide the union is something stable or permanent. When the children are very young, under seven years they enjoy meeting new friends and

Being a working mum can be really tough. We work within our home relentlessly, then we go to work and undertake our job or employment role, we spend so much of our time caring for our children, then we remain a loving, caring mum and wife or partner. An article I recently wrote for Rescu.com A woman wears so many hats and performs so many roles. Most of us love it. And most do an

There are many misconceptions around attending therapy or Counselling sessions. I have below 8 reasons we may all need Counselling Therapy at some time in our life. It is not about simply sitting on a couch speaking to someone, or at least it shouldn’t be. Our need to talk and discuss our feelings and emotions often has a stigma of the person being mental or weak. The truth is, those recognising they may require some

Article written about Virtual Hypnotherapy in Samara Magazine, and front page no less. Dr Karen Phillip from Virtual Hypnotherapy is a Counselling Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist. So, Karen, tell us about your business… I am a Counselling Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist. I commenced working as a Psychotherapist some 15 years ago and built up my private practice to become one of the leading business therapists in the country. My work has taken me into writing books,

We all seem to chase it, we all really want it, but it seems if you look at the statistics, we often can’t find it. It is Happiness. More people than ever before are on anti-depressant medication, more people are stressed, divorce rates continue to climb, family courts are overflowing, aggression is escalating yet we all strive for this hunt for Happiness. The problem seems to be our definition of what happiness is to each

The recent tragic story of our superstar swimmer Grant Hackett pushes us to realise the difficulty so many people experience when life changes. While most of us are not Olympic athletes trying to reclaim a new identity and purpose in life, so many of us suffer from identity loss if we lose our job, are made retrenched or even retire. Human beings need a purpose, and this is different to a goal. A goal is

Once you and your partner have made that decision to separate there are a few first priorities you need to do. These often involves your money and finances. The finances are what takes the largest hit and causes the biggest threat and escalates conflict. If you can make an effort to discuss this issue logically to avoid the emotional amplification you are both better off. Arranging Finances after separation is necessary to ensure your survival.

Have we become so in-tuned to our phone ring and bing, it defeats our child’s plea for attention? There was a recent story on mobile phones being banned from use in a USA Daycare centre when parents are collecting their child. The outrage this caused was extraordinary. Should we ban phones from being taken into childcare centres when parents pickup their child? Daycare ban on phones The reason given was the staff felt the children were

Here is an article I consulted and contributed on for WYZA, discussing how Social Interaction Improves your Health as you Age, with the story by Dominic Bayley from WYZA Life. Social isolation is an increasingly prevalent problem in Australia today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) estimates that one-quarter of people over the age of 65 live alone. This figure is expected to rise by at least 52 per cent by 2021. Living alone can leave older

The mature Silver Singles sector is increasing at a considerable rate as the divorce rate for the over sixty age group has doubled in the past decade. What do we do when we find ourselves single again, sometimes after thirty or forty years of marriage. Where do we go, how can we meet other mature singles, do I want to date again, should I date again? So many questions, where do I find any answers.

  She has withdrawn Sex because every time she shows any affection to him, it seems to be his green light to initiate sex. Sound familiar? This is often the case with so many couples as their relationship progresses and those words he hates are again heard “Not tonight darling”. She then shuts down or becomes agitated because he has paid no attention to her or her needs. The night falls, they go to bed