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People. People who need people are the luckiest people in the world. This, according to Barbra Streisand but I believe it to be true, too. It doesn’t matter how old we are, most people feel comforted when in the presence of others. I was reminded…

The Queen was human, after all...

September 13, 2022

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On the afternoon of Thursday September 8th, I concluded a virtual session with a client and left my office space. My daughter asked, “did you hear the news?” “What news?” I responded. “The Queen died,” she said. To my surprise, tears immediately sprung to my…

When your child has flown and then comes home

July 21, 2022

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This weekend, after five years (minus “school” holidays) of my now 23-year-old daughter living away from home, she is returning from University and I’m preparing for it. In anticipation of accommodating her growing needs, a couple of nights ago, Chloe’s childhood bed was sold and…

Why working from home is here to stay

May 25, 2022

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If you’d have asked me a few years ago if I thought that working from home was part of our future, I’d have said no way. For as long as I can remember, I’ve heard people wish for a time when they could work from…

The Covid division equation

April 12, 2022

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If you’re a mathematician, you may best know division as one of the four basic operations of arithmetic. In my world – that of understanding human behaviour – I associate the word division with the way in which people’s relationships are impacted as a result…

Words For Thought

February 14, 2022

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When we’re using words to communicate thoughts and feelings, we don’t always stop to consider how loaded or powerful they are. In my line of work (both as an author and psychologist), words are always powerful. There are some that I hear, time and again,…