What is the Transgender Day of Remembrance? The 20th of November is the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR); it is one part of Trans Awareness Week which celebrates diversity from November 13th to November 20th. It is a day that brings awareness gender diverse people who have died due to gender-based violence. Glossary Transgender is a term that refers to a person...
Self-harm is more common than many people realise. It’s when a person deliberately hurts themselves through some form of self-injury, often cutting, but also: Scratching one’s own skin repeatedly Picking at scabs so they don’t heal Burning oneself with cigarettes and other items Biting, bruising or hitting themselves Head-banging A common misconception about self-harm is that it’s an attempt at...
There’s literally an epidemic of negative talk, and depression that many of us are experiencing/observing all around us – made worse by COVID. Are we being manipulated by the media and social media platforms where the vast majority of the content generated is generally one of fear, doom and gloom, and/or of scarcity? Rarely televising happiness, joy, and inspiration…? And by...
Anxiety can range from life-altering phobias, such as the fear of driving, to seemingly normal occurrences, like headaches or fatigue. Though anxiety affects everyone, it differs from person to person in the way it manifests, why it manifests, and to what extent it occurs. For this reason, anxiety diagnoses can take many forms. One anxiety symptom I would like to talk about today is...
There’s never a dull moment with teens – it’s often like being on a roller-coaster from delightful and insightful in one moment to downright rude, grunting, or shutdown saying nothing. As health professionals, parents, and/or educators, if we examine and understand what is going on for early adolescents, we can help your tween build a healthy teenage brain. Compliant, agreeable,...
It’s great to be able to see and socialise with our friends and go out again to our favourite places. But what does the relaxing of restrictions really mean, in terms of feeling safe, less anxious about the threat of COVID-19? Does it mean we can resume how it was BEFORE the coronavirus pandemic? Or, do we need to still feel worried,...
