The Benefits of Sexual Self Care
Taking care of the whole self It’s common these days to hear about self care and how one should value it. But what is self care? One definition is that it’s taking care of the whole self. It can include several different aspects, such as the physical, emotional,...
A Preventative Approach to Mental Health: Five Ways to Bring Self-Care into your Life
Preventative Model Our current health model is reactive rather than preventative. The notion that many health issues can be prevented through daily habits and lifestyle changes isn’t exclusive to physical health. Mental health exists on a continuum and works...
Self-care Strategies to Manage Childhood Trauma
Childhood Trauma and Self-Care Childhood trauma is our reaction to deeply distressing experiences that overwhelm our physical and mental coping abilities as children. Traumatic experiences activate a fight or flight response. During these reactions, our brain directs...
Tired? Sore? Inflamed? It might be your mental health
How our mental health is connected with physical symptoms Helena often felt like she had a chest infection. Her lungs felt tight, and she gasped for air. Was she suffering from pneumonia? When she visited the medical doctor, all her tests seemed to be normal. The...
How To Use Self-Compassion as a Form of Self-Care
Healing through Self-Compassion "I'm going to fail; I just know it," Andrea thought to herself before she started preparing for her exam. Then, her anxiety started to worsen, and she struggled to focus. Even though Andrea had done well in school, she always felt like...
Trauma and Covid-19
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...
Sex and the Internet
When the internet became available, millions of people now had access to information that they normally would not have. They could explore all sorts of sexual content online and become involved in virtual relationships. There were chat rooms, videos and instant...
Understanding Anxiety
As the world has become far more familiar with talking about mental health (thank you global pandemic), it is important that we understand the concept of words and diagnoses that are spoken about. Many people will use the words "anxiety" and "depression" as somewhat...
Trauma and the Internet (Part 2)
The internet has made the world smaller. Now, tragic incidents that occur halfway across the globe, are easily accessible through news reports, video platforms, social media, and live streams. Increased access to information from around the world has many benefits,...
Online Dating Scams and Betrayal Trauma
Adrian was tired of feeling lonely. Her friends told her that she should try online dating. She was hesitant at first because she wanted to find a partner and not a hookup. With their help, her friends finally managed to convince her to put up a profile. After a few...