Motivation informs every action we take in life. It is a core value that underpins our intent, whether we’re aware of it or not. For some of us, motivation comes easy. We don’t need to think about how or where it’s going to come from. It just happens.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapeutic treatment that helps people overcome and resolve dysfunctional parts of their personality. The is accomplished by first encouraging the person to identify the thoughts and behaviours that are at the centre of their challenges – hence the name the ‘cognitive’ behavioural therapy.
Active listening is an invaluable and often overlooked skill not just within romantic relations, but within all of our interpersonal relationships. It is a core social skill, that once developed will allow you to avoid unnecessary animosity and build stronger connections with those in your life.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a condition that is often hard to provide an accurate diagnosis for due to several factors. The first being it remains one of the more stigmatised mental health conditions and as such, receiving the proper treatment is more of an uphill struggle than it should be.
The relationship between therapists and their patient should be a professional one, but ultimately every relationship is about what happens between two people, and when one is speaking about intimate, personal matters – as in therapy – the boundaries can get blurred. So, when is it okay for a therapist to self-disclose?
Happiness is something that is purely subjective. Each of us will have our own definition of what constitutes ‘being happy.’ But just as good health isn’t merely the absence of disease, true happiness isn’t simply the absence of stress. True, authentic happiness is something that is an innate experience – one that oftentimes needs to be cultivated over long periods of time.
Dissociation disorders are a subset of conditions that cause physical and psychological problems. Some dissociative disorders are often short-lived and tend to follow a traumatic life event. These can often be resolved on their own over the course of weeks.
