Man Up: How To Overcome This Unhealthy Male Worldview
Reading Time: 15 minutesSticks and stones may break our bones, but words can stay with us forever, and that’s why phrases like “man up” are a problem. Here’s why
General
Welcome to the general category archive. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as general.
As the name suggests, this archive contains pretty much every single article published. Here you’ll find everything from psychology, invisible disabilities, learning difficulties, health, and mental health.
85% Rule: Why Giving 85% Effort Yields 100% Better Results
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe gold standard is the 85% rule, for work and for life. It’s time the idea of 110% is consigned to the bin of nonsense sayings. Here’s why
Complex PTSD (cPTSD) Explained: Everything You Need to Know
Reading Time: 7 minutesTrauma comes in many shapes and sizes, and one of those types is cPTSD, not to be confused with PTSD, which is a different kettle of fish
Beck’s Cognitive Triad Of Depression And How To Overcome It
Reading Time: 7 minutesBeck’s cognitive triad is one of the earliest models designed to understand depression and help us overcome it. Here’s why it’s still relevant
The Two Roads To Integrated Care: Transforming Healthcare
Reading Time: 15 minutesIntegrated care has the potential to improve healthcare for all of us. While we wait for this to happen, DIY Integrated care is here for us
The Burden Of Transition: Moving On After A Traumatic Event
Reading Time: 8 minutesOvercoming a traumatic event can be difficult; if it wasn’t, it wouldn’t be called trauma. But some steps can help with our recovery
How To Deal With Emotional Clutter Before It Causes Harm
Reading Time: 10 minutesSome of us don’t mind clutter, but not when it comes to emotional clutter, as that erodes our well-being. Here’s how to make sure it doesn’t
A Few Effective Ways To Deal With Caregiver Stress
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe role of a caregiver can be deeply meaningful, but it can also be a very difficult experience, one where carers suffer in silence
How A Therapist Would Help Someone Overcome Emetophobia
Reading Time: 9 minutesFor those with emetophobia, it can be a debilitating condition to live with, but there are ways to overcome it. Here’s the therapist way
What Is Joy-Lag Syndrome? And How To Fix The Empty Feeling
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen joy-lag syndrome causes delayed feelings of happiness or worse, an empty feeling, this can be a warning sign to do something