A practising therapist’s advice once taught me to never frame a piece of advice received from a therapist as “my therapist taught/told me” but to instead frame it as “I learnt in therapy that …” I don’t know why, but I have heeded that advice since and approached this piece with that as the watchword.... Read More

anxiety, depression, Life Lessons, lifestyle, mental awareness, mental health, Therapy

May 6, 2021

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Nigerians on managing their mental health without therapy

Managing mental illness can be daunting even where access to therapy is easy. And Nigeria is not a place where therapy comes with easy access. Estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the ratio of psychotherapists to population put the number at 1 to over 600, 000 and 1 to over 100, 000 psychologists. The... Read More

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mental health, Mental health month, Mental Illness, Therapy

May 7, 2017

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The Thread: Lady makes ex-boyfriend pay for ’emotional labour’ when he comes crawling back

Women are blessed with intuition, emotional intelligence, patience, even listening abilities. It comes easily to women to give and give and keep giving. But what do you do when you are cheated on, taken advantage of, your advice ignored and your importance downplayed, then the perpetrator comes crawling back after a while? Get him to... Read More

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@Cece Garces, cheating, Emotional labour, Life hacks, Love, Relationships, The Thread, Therapy

July 21, 2013

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Faith & therapy: 3 ways spirituality can help your relationship

by Nancy Pina It is faith that enables you to embrace and stick with a plan to replace former patterns with new thoughts and actions. As a Christian relationship coach, I know the power of lasting emotional healing comes from having a foundation of faith in God combined with the understanding of one’s behaviors and temperament. It... Read More

bad behavior, boundaries, Couples, destructive, Faith, healthy, Love, relationship, Spirituality, Therapy, ways of communicating

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