Self-Harm: Why does it happen and how can you help?

5 Jun 2022 | Resources, Trauma

ESSLIN TERRIGHENA shares what research has taught us on self-harm.   What is self-harm? Non-suicidal self-injury, more colloquially referred to as self-harm, can be defined as intentional direct damage, destruction, or alteration of own body tissue without... Read more

Managing Mental Health After Trauma

26 May 2022 | Health and Wellness, Resources, Trauma

When the safety and well-being of ourselves or our loved ones are threatened, we go into survival mode. This may involve overwhelming feelings, dulled thoughts, adrenaline rushes, and rapid fight-flight reactions. Even when we have made it to safety, the sheer... Read more

Online Therapy: How to Get the Most out of It

19 Mar 2022 | Internet/Technology, Resources

Online therapy can feel unfamiliar and challenging to navigate. However, research shows that online consultations can be as effective, or even in some cases more effective, than in-person sessions. For more information on effectiveness, check out our blogpost by... Read more

Online Therapy: How Effective is it?

19 Mar 2022 | Resources

Throughout the challenging two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, online therapy has been lifesaving for many. Despite physical isolation, people have been able to receive the mental health support they need from the safety of their own homes. In many cases, this has... Read more

How can we break repetitive cycles of relationship conflict?

11 Jan 2022 | Couples/Marriage

Dr. Esslin Terrighena explores why we may get stuck in repetitive arguments with our partners, despite our best intentions to break these patterns:   Where does relationship conflict come from? We tend to see the same conflicts in relationships repeat over time.... Read more

Trauma and Covid-19

27 Oct 2021 | Health and Wellness, Stress Reduction

Trauma is our response to deeply distressing events that overwhelm our coping abilities. The global Covid-19 pandemic has brought about world-wide trauma, through the continuous emotional and physical toll that it takes on us. This applies, whether we have suffered... Read more

Trauma and the Internet

15 Sep 2021 | Cyber Safety, Health and Wellness

Repeated exposure to violent news reports, videos, and images on media platforms can trigger both direct and vicarious trauma responses. Direct trauma describes our experience of witnessing death, sexual assault, or violent threats to the survival of ourselves and... Read more

On Trauma

2 Jun 2021 | Health and Wellness

Trauma is an experience we go through when we are faced with an event that is deeply distressing and overwhelms our coping abilities. This experience occurs at four levels: cognitive, emotional, physiological, and behavioural. More specifically, if we are dealing with... Read more