The intercultural atmosphere Martina Famos grew up in has formed a talent for understanding different cultures and the clashes that can arise when people have contrasting sociological reasoning. This has set the ground for contributing professionally to a peaceful multicultural…
Category: loneliness
SUPPORT: Why focus on Mental Health Awareness Week?
Mental Health Awareness Week should address and involve everyone. We have all sorts of ‘weeks’ now suggesting we should think about some particular subject, some of which only involve a relatively small number of people and therefore can pass us…
SUPPORT: Versions and Realities
By Gill Seaton-Jardine, Counsellor/Psychotherapist In my last article, I looked at isolation and some of its likely effects. As we enter into a new year, I hear echoes of new year resolutions from the ‘big night’. Apart from the obvious,…
PODCAST: From Survivor to Thriver E.38
Nick Jonnson: “If we can talk to each other, miracles are possible” Nick, Founder and Managing Director of Executives’ Global Network (EGN) Singapore, is dedicated to raising awareness and eliminating the stigma around the phenomenon of executive loneliness. He made…
SUPPORT: Isolation
‘Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa lalalalalalalala ‘Tis the season to be jolly, fa lalalalalalalala’ It’s December and this message, and others like it, are reverberating from everywhere. It is on television, social media, in shopping centres, on…
SUPPORT: Some thoughts on Grief
I started this article by considering the counsellor’s role and how she/he might enable somebody to look more closely at their feelings. It is so important to recognise everybody for their uniqueness and not to assume that another person can…
Lonely
I’m lonely. I’m in my 40s and really don’t think I have any friends. I have people I hang out with, sure. But if it came balls to the wall, not so sure that anyone would be interested, apart from…
SUPPORT: Connectedness to Tackle Loneliness
By Gill Jardine, Counsellor/Psychotherapist When considering the subject of loneliness and how to tackle it, it may be useful to first try to understand what loneliness is. Loneliness is a feeling, an emotion, which is probably experienced by everyone at…
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