When its your time to listen

By Chael Nel, Clinical Psychologist In relationships, when couples say they can’t understand why their partners think in a specific way, they often refer to the fact that they disagree with how their partners think. ‘Disagreeing’ and ‘Misunderstanding’ are two...

Dealing with disappointment

By Tamarin Epstein, Educational Psychologist, PsychMatters We all suffer disappointment, at various times in our lives. How we cope with these experiences depends not only on the nature of the event, but also on our psychology. Psychological factors include our...

Happiness… A choice

By Joanna Kleovoulou, Clinical Psychologist How many of you including myself, have heard yourselves postponing your sense of happiness, contentment and joy to a time when you would have achieved your next goal, reached your ideal weight, got your dream job, or got...