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Mind and body communication a two-way street

I would wager that when you think about how your mind (brain) and body connection works, the first thing you think about is the brain feeding info and commands down to your body, right? That’s […]

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Zero is a great place to start

I’ve been there, you might have too, or you might be there right now. Where? The bottom rung of the ladder. For me, although I’ve been close to that really low spot in human experience […]

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Emotional Dependency and how to overcome it

Javier Fiz PĂ©rez described emotional dependency as being a personality disorder in which a person with low self-worth is constantly seeking security in other people without trusting in his or her own interior criteria and […]

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How can counselling help me?

I must admit, back before I went to counselling I really didn’t know too much about it and what to expect. It was certainly a bit scary too, after all, I’m an Australian male so […]

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Thoughts for Surviving Tough Times

Into every life, a little rain must fall. That’s a pretty accurate statement, isn’t it? Life does throw up challenges, disappointments and difficult times, no matter how much you might try to avoid them. It’s […]

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Counselling for prevention…not just cure

What’s that old saying? An ounce of prevention is worth a tonne of cure? That’s something that’s worth considering in a counselling perspective. Let’s look at it this way. Think about situations in your life […]

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The Three Paths Equation

We’ve all heard the old saying that the only certainties in life are death and taxes and I think that in a strange way we’ve come to believe that there are only two options when […]

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Basic Concept of REBT

There are many different strategies and approaches that can be utilized in a counselling and psychotherapy environment, REBT being one of the best known. But what is REBT? REBT stands for Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy […]