The Corona pandemic has increased the incidence of anxiety, whether generalised or more specific - such as performance anxiety. Clinical social worker Morag Scordilis uses case studies to illustrate how children, teenagers and adults can benefit from BWRT® and why it is a fast, cost effective solution.

Dr. Elna Rudolph, medical doctor and sexologist, talks about the difference between menopause and perimenopause; her approach to menopause; symptoms like hot flushes, vaginal dryness, sleeping problems, weight gain and osteoporosis; how these can be treated by balancing your hormones; and the dos and don’ts of dating later in life.

Developmental specialist dr. Melodie de Jager introduces a free, weekly blog for the woman who wants to be a mother but doesn’t know where to start. “The Art of Co-creating” will also interest dads, grandparents, and anyone fascinated by the science behind the shaping of a baby. Melodie tells Mariette about fictional characters Zani and Jake’s compelling journey - navigating their emotions, seeking clarity, and making choices informed by scientific research on preconceptual care, prenatal development, birth, and other key subjects.

Do you know someone who is particularly choosy about food, avoids crowds in shopping malls, struggles with eye-hand coordination, or has difficulty functioning in an open-plan office? The cause could be sensory integration dysfunction or SID. Occupational therapist Charlene Cruickshank describes sensory discrimination and modulation, the two extremes of poor sensory processing, and how this disorder is identified and treated.

Of jy nou voltyds werk, enkellopend is, en kinders het of nie – die lewenspas is vinnig. By tye raak die eise eenvoudig net te veel. Kliniese sielkundige dr. Wilmien Human gesels eerlik oor maniere om ons balans te behou, en oor kopskuiwe wat ons kan help om ons eiesoortige, gesonde “supervrou-rol” te skep.

Face profiling is a startlingly accurate assessment tool that tells us a lot about our true self. Now add brain profiling, which sheds light on our brain preferences, and the road to goals such as working more efficiently or attaining a healthy weight suddenly opens up.  Face profiler and personal development coach Marthie Maré tells Mariette how this works.  

Can face profiling reveal your talents, challenges - and who you really are? Absolutely, says face profiler and personal development coach Marthie Maré. Find out what physiognomy is, how it works, and how the self-knowledge you gain can benefit you and your relationships, at home and at work.

Some children’s defiance has a neurological basis - it could be Oppositional Defiance Disorder, or ODD. A general practitioner with a special interest in neurological conditions describes what ODD is, which signs to look for, how it is diagnosed, and how it can be treated. Parents of children with ODD require additional support.  

Sexual health expert dr. Jireh Serfontein assures us that it is normal when we find our sexual relationships affected by the pandemic; what this can involve, and what to do to keep safe - and still feel connected.

Hoe omskryf ons eensaamheid en watter faktore kan daartoe lei? Moet jy bekommerd raak as jou kind knaend eenkant is? Wanneer moet jy ingryp, en hoe kan jy help? Sandy Lewis van Akeso Psigiatriese Klinieke gee raad.

From IUD’s to the morning-after pill ... Dr. Jireh Serfontein, sexual health physician, offers her advice on different forms of birth control and their effectiveness, advantages and disadvantages.

Met aandagafleibaarheid/hiperaktiwiteit is ons almal bekend, maar nie met begaafdheid nie. Gesinsberader en “transformational parenting coach” Mia von Scha skets die eienskappe van begaafdes, watter toestande of kwessies met ADHD verwar kan word, die voor- en nadele van “giftedness” en hoe om hierdie kinders te hanteer. Daarby het begaafde kinders meermale begaafde ouers!

Dis nie net “groot” gebeure soos inbrake wat ons traumatiseer nie. Selfs ‘n verkeersknoop en die vrees dat jy laat is, kan jou liggaam se veg-, vlug- of vriesreaksie sneller. Voorligtingsielkundige Eleen Polson bespreek die oorsake, simptome en hantering van post-traumatiese stressindroom.

Die verlies van ‘n lewensmaat, ouer word, die stryd om oorlewing en ‘n pynlike siektetoestand kán met grasie hanteer word. Marina Beukes, besigheidsvrou en maatskaplike werker, deel haar inspirerende benadering.

Kliniese sielkundige Rafiq Lockhat verduidelik hoe BWRT® vóór die veg- of vlugreaksie ingryp en met kwessies soos angs, fobieë, en posttraumatiese stressindroom klaarspeel.

Voel dit soms of jy net gee en gee? Die begrippe “other-centeredness” en “adult child” is dalk op jou van toepassing. Dié insigte en selfsorgwenke kan uitbranding voorkom.

Gooi die mense om jou se fisieke of emosionele swaarkry jou van balans? Put groepe jou uit? Ooreet jy om emosionele stres hok te slaan? Lees ‘n Amerikaanse psigiater se siening oor empate se besonderse eienskappe en haar wenke rakende hul uitdagings, verhouding met kos, en romantiese verbintenisse.

Brain Harmonics is ‘n vorm van EEG-bioterugvoer wat jou brein leer om die mees toepaslike breingolwe te vervaardig. Dit kan volwassenes én kinders help om ongewensde toestande te verlig, prestasie te verbeter, slegte gewoontes af te skud en lewensgehalte te verhoog. Hoe werk neuroterapie? Hoekom het ons dit nodig? Is dit veilig?

Min mense sterf tuis en ons weet nie noodwendig hoe dit gebeur nie. Was jy al by in die tyd kort voor iemand se dood? Watter fisieke veranderinge vind plaas, hoe lank duur die proses, en wat kan jy te wagte wees?

Depressie behels dikwels aspekte soos uitbranding en angstigheid. Kliniese sielkundige dr. Wilmien Human gee raad oor die simptome, die nodige steun, en die rol van medikasie en terapie.