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Ways to Cope with Stress

I chose a stressful profession and during the weekends I often wondered if I had been able to relax my mind and body in a bid to unwind and decompress. It is not an easy task to disengage from the thoughts in my mind wondering if I am doing the right thing. Still, I wouldContinue reading “Ways to Cope with Stress”

Have you ever felt happy when you are true to yourself?

In the earlier part of my young adult years, I often felt sad and often read books on depression. Ironically, I often felt depressed when I was a student in the top university. I had good friends in varsity when associated me with depression. I knew I was still struggling a lot emotionally due toContinue reading “Have you ever felt happy when you are true to yourself?”

Gain clarity by learning from a therapist how to empathize and overcome burn out

It is #WorldMentalHealthDay today and I would like to continue to share more on the issue of burn out due to what I believe was empathy fatigue that I experienced sometime back. Close to the end of 2018, I felt that I was burned out from all the work that I was doing as I was veryContinue reading “Gain clarity by learning from a therapist how to empathize and overcome burn out”

Three Principle Goals on helping clients as a counselor

Previously I wrote a blog post about being equipped with counselling and psychotherapy as #WorldMentalHealthDay is coming up on October 10. I mentioned how the course can help the distressed by giving an overview of the helping professional. I shared my personal experience working in the healthcare setting and why people seek help due theContinue reading “Three Principle Goals on helping clients as a counselor”

How being equipped with counselling and psychotherapy help empower the distressed

Before the pandemic I was working in a healthcare setting in various polyclinics where I come in contact with the medically ill. I claim to be no expert counselor or psychotherapist as I am not trained formally or qualified in this area. Nevertheless this blog post will give a simple overview of the helping profession.Continue reading “How being equipped with counselling and psychotherapy help empower the distressed”