Wenke om ‘n narsis te hanteer

Article written for Vrouekeur : Original article is viewable here Hier is ’n paar wenke om ‘n narsis te hanteer. DEUR: Anne Marais Suzette Vlok Weideman, kliniese sielkundige, gee die volgende raad: Wees bewus van die uitdagings wat so ’n persoon beleef en watter...
Explaining suicide to a child

Explaining suicide to a child

South Africa has the 8th highest suicide rate in the world. I was recently asked how to explain suicide to an 8 year old after a grandfather committed suicide and his school friend who’s father had hit financial crisis had killed himself leaving his two young...
Reflecting on Robin Williams

Reflecting on Robin Williams

When I think of Robin Williams, I don’t think of a funny man, I think of a deeply sensitive man. His emotional depth and differentiation was evolved far beyond his piers. He did have me in stitches with his role as Genie in Aladin and his DJ-ing in Good morning,...
If I have balance, I don’t need control

If I have balance, I don’t need control

My father once gave me a picture, taken from a speeding train of a boy and girl on a horse, probably aged 8 and 10. They were so carefree, barely holding on, there feet bouncing at the graceful animal’s flanks. It was forever imprinted in my brain, as I longed...
Oh what a tangled web we weave

Oh what a tangled web we weave

A friend of mine used a beautiful image this morning, that I just had to share. She remarked on what “a tangled web we weave” in our lives. I have often found myself peering over the shoulders of clients, looking at the intricate pathways and connections...