My Serenity Room - Online Therapy

22/02/2024

Infidelity can bring with it a tsunami of emotions. Can a relationship survive an affair? https://sway.cloud.microsoft/JrTaMyfMkCaxCjWA?play

03/04/2023

Do you often ask yourself if you're ever going to be able to find the right partner?......

Do you find yourself spending endless time with your best friend, dissecting, discussing and evaluating your last date? Are you gauging your date against a personal checklist made up of predetermined ‘essential’ qualities? And, more crucially, is your checklist written in stone?

09/02/2023

On this uncommonly wet and miserable evening in Malta, I find comfort in sharing with you my recent achievement: the Malta Board of Psychotherapy has approved my application to practice as a Clinical Supervisor, (cross-modality). I am excited about working with mental-health practitioners from a variety of backgrounds and modalities, and I look forward to learning and growing together through difference.

03/07/2021

A woman asked her hairdresser to tweak her hair colour to look better online than it does in real life. Meanwhile, an 18-year-old asked her beautician to inject fillers under her eyes so she could look the way she sees herself on her mobile phone when using filters. These are just a few examples...

14/04/2021

Any professional who is in contact with children is now legally obliged to report any suspicion of abuse, following the introduction of mandatory reporting rules under the Minor Protection Act. The new requirements oblige professionals who come into contact with children, formally or informally,...

25/03/2021

The grief that comes with miscarriage or stillbirth is a loss, a bereavement like any other. It requires time to recover, both physically and mentally.

Working mothers and their partners will be allowed to take paid leave after suffering a miscarriage or stillbirth in New Zealand after a unanimous vote by lawmakers, in what is believed to be one of the first provisions of its type in the world. The bereavement allowance, passed by parliament...

18/03/2021

Disenfranchised grief is grief that isn’t acknowledged or supported by social ritual. How to recognise and acknowledge the legitimacy of your own grief, and what steps you can take to help you cope.

There is a name for grief that isn’t routinely acknowledged: disenfranchised grief.

15/03/2021

When we are caught up in our frantic everyday concerns and activities, we can overlook the simple things that allow us to experience the very thing that we all crave: Happiness!

It may seem simple, but it bears repeating: sleep, gratitude and helping other people.

01/03/2021

Anxiety, depression and burn-out due to increased pressures at work have taken their toll on employees. Employers may need to take a step back and explore how they can better support their valued staff during these difficult times.

It is well-known that the efficiency and success of a company depend a lot on the well-being of its employees. Thankfully, nowadays, many employers have come to acknowledge this and they have involved themselves in maintaining their workforce’s health as best they can, for example, by offering...

10/02/2021

I really enjoyed listening to this BBC podcast about how being happy can help us fight infection - very pertinent in present times! Happy listening!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cszv70