Tag: Depression
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EMDR Therapy: Healing Trauma Gently
Here’s what I’ve noticed in my practice. Some mornings, a client sits across from me carrying a weight that words don’t quite reach. They describe the anxiety that arrives without warning, the way certain sounds or smells pull them straight back into an old moment, or the quiet exhaustion of feeling stuck even though “it […]
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Anxiety
Mental Wellbeing
Seasonal Affective Disorder: More Than Just Feeling Sad
When It’s More Than Just a Low Mood Seasonal Affective Disorder is one of those phrases people hear and quietly wonder about. Am I just feeling a bit down… or is this something more? Truthfully, many people sit with that question for longer than they need to. You might notice it starts subtly. A heaviness […]
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Anxiety
Mental Wellbeing
Relationships
Depression Signs: Spot and Cope
You wake up, and the day already feels heavy. Not dramatic, just… heavy. Getting out of bed takes more effort than it should. You go through the motions at work or home, but nothing really lands. Food doesn’t taste right, you have a reduced libido and experience emotional numbness. Conversations feel distant, and at night […]
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Anxiety
Mental Wellbeing
Personal Breakthrough Experience
Relationships
I’M DONE WITH THIS EFFIN YEAR!
Dear Friends, If, like most people, you feel 2025 hasn’t exactly been kind and you desperately need to drag your weary body off for a well-deserved break, you have come to the right place. From my side, as a personal note, I found this year especially challenging. I’m not sure if it’s typical year-end burnout […]
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Anxiety
Hypnotherapy
Mental Wellbeing
Personal Breakthrough Experience
Complicated Grief Symptoms: When Grief Won’t Let Go
It’s been eight months since your mother passed, and you’re experiencing complicated grief symptoms that won’t ease. Your friends keep asking when you’ll “get back to normal,” but here’s the truth: you’re not stuck in the past. Instead, you’re drowning in a present that feels impossible to navigate. Your chest tightens every time someone mentions […]
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Anxiety
Mental Wellbeing
Personal Breakthrough Experience
Workplace Mental Health: How to Recognise and Support Employee Wellbeing in South African Businesses
Your top performer hasn’t been sleeping for three weeks. She’s making mistakes she’d never made before. Her usually sharp thinking feels foggy, and she’s snapping at colleagues over minor issues. Sound like someone on your team? Mental health challenges don’t take sick days or respect office hours. They show up in missed deadlines, increased conflicts, […]
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Anxiety
Mental Wellbeing
Schools Program
Study Burnout: When Good Students Hit the Wall
You’re Not Alone in Feeling Exhausted You’re staring at your textbook, but the words blur together. Your brain feels like it’s wading through molasses, and that spark you once had for learning? It’s gone, replaced by a heavy fog of dread. Sound familiar? You’re not failing, you’re experiencing burnout. As a therapist at TLC Therapies […]
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Hypnotherapy
Mental Wellbeing
The Hidden Trauma Living in Your Body: How Hypnotherapy Can Help
Your shoulder blade has been aching for months. No amount of stretching helps. Your stomach churns every time you walk into certain rooms. You can’t explain why. Your jaw clenches so tightly at night that you wake up with headaches. The dentist says there’s nothing physically wrong. Here’s something fascinating that most people don’t realise: […]
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Mental Wellbeing
Personal Breakthrough Experience
Taking Control of Your Life: Why Managing Your Own Life Matters
Taking control of your life is one of the most empowering decisions you can make. When you don’t actively manage your own path, life can feel overwhelming and directionless. Many people struggling with uncertainty experience stress, anxiety, and self-doubt. But the good news? You have the ability to change that. In this blog, we’ll explore […]
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Mental Wellbeing
My padded cell
A serious note, as always. Mental health is not what it seems. I can see you imagining a crazy person in a white strapped-up coat in a padded cell. We were taught that. We were also taught that mental health is something that carries shame. The only shame we should have is losing someone to […]
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