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A space to explore your inner world. Unpick your thoughts, behaviours, and beliefs, and deepen your self-awareness with practical insights.

Thinking Outside the Sexuality Box

Sexuality – Thinking Outside The Box

Many parts of my identity set me apart, such as my cultural background, my migrant experiences, my health conditions, but being queer is the one which has placed me on the outside, at the edge of belonging, for most of my life. Other lived experiences and identities tend to find each other at the edge of belonging, and this is where my curiosity for people was born, as well as my rage towards injustices. 
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What I’d Like Men to Know about Men’s Therapy

Modern therapy and therapists are really not like the cliches you see: you won't find a clipboard and you won't be asked to lay down. You're in control. Yes, talking can be awkward at first, but it a great space to flex your mental agility.
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How to (Really) Practice Self Love: 4 Things To Remember

Self love is hard work. We see LOVE YOURSELF quotes screaming at us daily from our Instagram feeds, but what does it looks like in practice? What's the difference between self love and self reliance?
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Make Your Mind Your Ally

How To Make Your Mind Your Ally: A Solutions Focused Approach

The human mind, just like any other piece of fine technology, can get stuck. An endless circle of questions can cause the mind to jam in the desperate attempt to solve a dilemma which is not easily solved.
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Bearing Witness in the Aftermath of Violence

Bearing Witness in the Aftermath of Violence

I work with stories, stories that are often dark and despairing as they understandably would be in the aftermath of violence. Yet I know through my work that it is in the telling that we heal.
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Insight + Action = Change

Insight + Action = Change

The illusion of change implies that once we become aware of something, of a problem, of a solution, that this will immediately translate into us feeling better, or being “fixed” or “healed”.
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Tips for Mental Maintenance

Top Tips for Mental Maintenance

Good mental health is not a given, just like our physical health, we have to work at it. Here's 8 Top Tips for Mental Maintenance, things that you can do now to improve your mental health.
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Why Mental Maintenance?

What is the difference between mental health, mental illness and mental maintenance? Why is it important to make space for all of our feelings?
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World Mental Health Awareness Day 2022

What if Therapy was Free?
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