Emotional Eating

Emotional Eating

Finding comfort in food is something we are all familiar with. Eating is not only about hunger, it can also be about self-care, a way to relieve stress or reward ourselves. Emotions definitely drive food cravings, and sometimes those cravings are at their strongest...
Perception is Projection

Perception is Projection

Perception is Projection. A deeply powerful and all-encompassing famous phrase from Carl Jung, renowned Swiss psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and founder of analytical psychology.  “Projection is one of the commonest psychic phenomena…Everything that is unconscious in...
Where in the world are we going?

Where in the world are we going?

Worry? Uncertainty? Tips to stay in your calm Where in the world are we going? We currently reside in a world that may seem to reflect “uncertain times.”Does it feel like society is in chaos, or upside down?Does is seem like the sparkle and shine has lost its lustre?...
Masking your anxiety.

Masking your anxiety.

COVID has become an extremely emotional, political and contentious issue within our community. Yet, regardless of the wildly differing views surrounding COVID laws, science and politics, we must all agree on one thing – no-one’s health should be at risk (physical or...
‘Screening’ your own wellbeing.

‘Screening’ your own wellbeing.

We keep hearing the narrative that technology (gaming and social media in particular) is ‘ruining lives’. Can this be true, when so much of our lives is now intrinsically linked to technology? Studies on the effects of technology on the brain, mood and mental health...