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6 Everyday Habits That May Be Affecting Your Mental Health

Feeling tired, irritable or unlike yourself without knowing why? Sometimes it isn't one major problem but small everyday habits that gradually affect your mental health. Marriage & Family Therapist Zachariah Lail explores six common habits—from doomscrolling and skipping meals to isolation and constant multitasking—and the small changes that can help.

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When Patience Becomes Self-Abandonment in Relationships: How to recognise the difference — and why it matters for emotional wellbeing

Many people stay in emotionally painful relationships not because they lack love, but because they slowly lose connection with themselves in the process. Patience can be healthy and grounding — but when it comes at the cost of your emotional wellbeing, it may become self-abandonment instead. In this article, Psychotherapist Calista Goh-Therond explores the subtle but important difference between the two, and how recognising it can help you build healthier boundaries, stronger self-respect, and more emotionally safe relationships.

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Establishing Self-Care that is trauma-informed

Trauma leaves more than memories—it leaves imprints on the body, nervous system, and sense of self. While self-care is often promoted as bubble baths and productivity hacks, true trauma-informed self-care goes deeper. It’s about creating safety, restoring regulation, and practicing compassion in ways that honor your lived experiences. Counsellor, Paula Brunning, explores practical strategies—grounding, movement, boundaries, and daily nourishment—that can help you move from survival toward healing.

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