An article to answer some of your questions about eating disorders while giving you a clearer picture of a disorder which affects more individuals than we can begin to imagine.
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Ego States – The ‘WE’ that makes up the ‘I’
Ego states & how they work. Understanding the ‘WE’ that makes my ‘I’. There is the saying which goes: “You can choose your friends but not your family”. Interesting is that this same saying applies…
Coming home to yourself.
We have been fortunate to be apart of a client’s brave journey of ‘Coming home to yourself’. Enjoy her reflections and aha! moments. Thank you for sharing and enlightening us all. Looking back. Sometimes…
Addiction – How do I know I am addicted?
Are you are suffering from a disease called addiction? A disease for which there is help, if you are open to it.
Alcohol – Beyond the social facade
How do we educate our children around what is safe, responsible behaviour when it comes to alcohol? Our society, culture (and maybe up-bringing), have shown us behaviours which are possibly not beneficial to ourselves or…
Bottled Emotions – Opened please, not shaken!
Ever dropped a full bottle of fizzy cool drink and then immediately opened it?How was that? Did you have to spend the next while cleaning up? Did you have to apologise to people standing nearby,…
Do I drink too much? – Beyond the social facade
“Do I drink too much?” This is a question I have heard many people often ask. At the end of the day, this is also a question you can only answer yourself.
My belief – Counselling information
When it comes to counselling, I believe that we are all dynamic psychological-spiritual-physical-social living beings. Treatment starts with identifying any depletion within these realms. For long term life change, we needs to move beyond the…
About me – Hayley The Counsellor
Welcome, I’m Hayley the Counsellor. As a counsellor I work to empower people, to restore health and happiness, to teach coping skills, to improve relationships, and to manage stress. Working with adults, adolescents, couples and…
Dependant or Co-dependant? – That is the question.
When an individual becomes unhealthily dependent on others, or a specific individual, place or thing, then negative consequences begin to arise. The specific characteristics and patterns, which encourage unhealthy dependence, include denial, low self-esteem, control, compliance and avoidance.