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12 April 2022

anxiety ● self-care ● stress ● trauma

Emotional Behavior Guide for Teens: How can we cope with periods of uncertainty and stress?

As I write these first lines, it is the 33rd day since Russia declared war on Ukraine. Neutrality negotiations are taking place in a new round in Istanbul. The outlook does not seem encouraging for either of the two countries in conflict, nor for the rest of the world. We are living through challenging times, which have brought to light numerous conflicts...

4 December 2020

personality disorders ● PTSD ● anxiety ● borderline ● personal story ● relationships ● therapy ● trauma

Borderline – with one foot always at war

Manipulators. Chaotic. Unstable. Irrational. Hypersensitive. Extreme. Toxic. This is what they call us. People think we're unlovable. They try to keep their distance from us so that we don't destroy them, or perhaps push them out of their comfort zone...

30 May 2020

phobias ● personal story ● stress ● therapy ● sexual and domestic violence ● PTSD ● addictions ● anxiety ● depression

What happens once you’ve asked a social service organisation for help?

Most cases of domestic violence, be it physical or psychological, are due to the perpetrator being confronted with violence since childhood, implicitly learning that violence is the way to deal with conflict. Contextual factors such as anger...