A common misconception about counselling is that it is mainly sought for mentally ill patients or for people with something wrong about them. This is not always the case.

Join our March intake for CAE’s Diploma in Counselling Psychology!

Everyone feels lost at some point in their lives. It’s universal, but what’s not is the period and timing in which they’re lost. Some people may feel this way all throughout their lives, while some may feel this in specific times in their lives.

We know that being positive has many benefits and can be transformative, but letting go of negativity and staying focused on the positives can be really challenging.

You often hear people complain about how they are having a bad day, bad week, bad month, and even a bad year. I think it’s common enough to say that everyone goes through stretches where things just aren’t working out in their favour. This is likely true for you as well.

Poets, philosophers and scientists have been trying to solve the great mystery of what love is. So far no one have been able to adequately describe it’s ephemeral and powerful nature, but all have been able to touch on some aspects of it.

Let’s look at some of the basic aspects of love to learn more about what it is, and how you can see the love in your relationship and others. It might shock or surprise.

Positive thinking has been something many people have picked up on over the last decades and is still alive and well today. It’s often been touted as a great tool for transformative personal growth when properly utilised, but it’s also had plenty of myths built around it.

Motivation is the reason for your actions and desires. It acts as a catalyst to drive you towards a lofty goal. It is the reason why you want to succeed in your interpersonal relationships as the best mother, father, sibling, spouse, or friend. It is why you want to be successful in your career, why you want to earn more, or be a better person in general.

At the start of every new year, I think it’s a great idea to sit down and take stock of the things that have affected you in the past year. Sure, there’s always going to be a melancholic element to it, but I think it serves a more practical purpose as well.