Articles by Joel Helmes

“So here I am, a confirmed bachelor, and likely to remain so.” So go the words of Professor Henry Higgins in the classic film, My Fair Lady. I recently watched this film again, the first […]

Counselling hundreds of people over the years opens your eyes to realities, and you begin to get a deeper feeling of where people are coming from and what they are experiencing. You start to see […]

No matter the professional health or well-being field, experts tend to agree that humans do suffer the knock-on effects of their lifestyle, behaviours, and environment, in one form or another. Ask an Oncologist and they […]

It is probably no surprise to hear further proof that the environment that we are in affects our mood and mental state. Humans can withstand a lot and are generally pretty resilient creatures, but we’re […]

There is often a truth in that when we try and do the right thing, we may accidentally make a situation worse.  I always think back to the findings that came about after World War […]

At different points in your life, you may have referenced the effects of Karma “catching up” on you, or someone else. But I think our society tends to have a misconception about Karma, with our […]

It is not unusual for people going through prolonged periods of stress to experience what they may describe as “brain fog”. This phenomenon is often associated with difficulty concentrating and thinking clearly. Sometimes people also […]

Gaslighting has become a term most people are familiar with, but may not exactly know what it means, or how they may even be a victim of it. The term comes from an old British […]