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In my last article “Who destroyed your trust?”, I talked about what trust is, the connection between distrust and childhood experiences, three significant effects of lacking/losing trust, and the importance of self-trust. In this article, I will give you more tools for dealing with trust problems, including the seven elements for measuring trust...

In my counselling and coaching services, two of the most common themes that arise are trust and betrayal. Trust issues are so widespread that almost every client I have met has experienced the process of trusting, being betrayed, feeling hurt, and then not being able to trust, which fueled a lot of problems in their relationships...

In my last article “Do you Feel a Lack of Safety in the World?”, I explained in detail what emotional unsafety is, the symptoms of feeling unsafe, why it matters, and what it really feels like to feel safe. I would like to use this article to further explain the impact unsafety has on us and some specific and practical ways to become safer...

The root of all mental illness is unsafety:
In this increasingly tense social and global environment, the issue of safety has returned to the forefront of many people’s minds. In my counselling practice, I have noticed that all my female clients at some point mentioned their insecurities — a sense of unsafety with their family members, in their intimate and interpersonal relationships...

I am a mental health counsellor and a mother-daughter relationship therapist and coach who cares deeply about women’s physical, emotional, and mental well-being. In my London private practice, I provide coaching sessions for women who struggle with their relationship with their mothers and want to establish healthy and effective boundaries.

A woman’s mother is extremely important because she is the foundation of a daughter’s self-formation... 

Filial Piety: The Most Important Chinese Moral And Cultural Value

The concept may be unfamiliar to many people, but “filial piety” is no stranger to the Chinese. Whether you are a native Chinese, or the offspring of Chinese immigrants who were born and raised abroad, it is rare not to feel its effects on your subconscious mind and behaviour...

Self-esteem is one of the hottest topics in the mental health field – it is estimated that approximately 25,000 papers have been written on this subject. So what is self-esteem exactly? And what is the difference between self-esteem and self-worth?

People often confuse self-esteem and self-worth because they are closely linked, yet they are quite different. Self-esteem comes from...