In recent years, the landscape of psychotherapy has undergone a significant transformation, as therapy has moved online allowing teletherapy to emerge as a new normal. This shift towards digital mental health services, accelerated by the global COVID-19 pandemic, has not only made therapy more accessible but has also broadened the scope of therapeutic practices and […]
Author: Maya Georg
Family Estrangements
Family forms the bedrock of our social support system, offering love, understanding, and security. Yet, not all familial relationships conform to this idealized image. When relationships break down, family estrangement, a voluntary distancing between family members, occurs. This poses a profound challenge to the conventional understanding of familial bonds. At its core, family estrangement involves […]
6 Steps To Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
In our competitive world, many of us struggle with the persistent internal belief that we are not as good, smart, capable, or competent as others perceive us to be. This phenomenon is known as imposter syndrome and impacts many of us across various professions and stages of life. Despite its widespread prevalence, many of us […]
The Jinx Mindset: How a Fear of Gratitude Robs Us of our Peace
In our day-to-day routines we often get caught up in the cycle of desires, comparisons, and grievances, often overlooking the abundance that surrounds us. Focusing on what we lack, rather than what we have leaves us feeling vulnerable and stressed, and caught up in a scarcity mentality where we feel as though we never have […]
3 Steps To A Gratitude Practice
A gratitude practice is a deliberate recognition and appreciation of the positive aspects of our lives. It can also change our mindset from one of scarcity, where we feel we are lacking, to one where we can appreciate where we are in life and what we have. As a practice it is transformative, capable of […]
Who Cares for The Care Giver?
Caregiving is a profound testament to our capacity for love and dedication, and yet, in the heart of every caregiver lies a silent query, echoing in the moments stolen away from the ceaseless demands of care: How do we sustain ourselves while we are so deeply entrenched in the service of others? Our dedication often […]
The Invisible Woman
Many years ago, I attended a ladies’ luncheon with a diverse group of women of all ages. The server had taken our orders and as she stepped away every woman over the age of 50 protested – they had been overlooked. This dynamic is one that many women experience, first as we see our own […]
Awakening To Authenticity
I invite you to think back on your earliest memories and ask yourself, are you the same person you were then as you are now? How did you think, what interested you, how did you move through the world? How did you think and feel about yourself? Who did you think you were and how […]
Beating Blue Monday
Today is Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year. It is a time when the twinkling lights of the holiday season have faded, and there are no more social events to look forward to. What’s worse is that we still have three more months of the lingering darkness of short days and gloomy […]
Finding Your New Normal
Many of us grew up in unhealthy environments. For some, it was being bullied in school, while for others it was growing up in homes where parents, although they tried their best, passed their own traumas on to us. Perhaps we were rewarded for being self-sacrificing, or received harsh critique, or worse, we were abused. […]