In the educational landscape, maintaining discipline and fostering motivation are crucial to creating an environment conducive to learning. Schools often implement punishment and reward programs to manage behaviour and incentivize academic and social achievements.  The appropriateness and  effectiveness of these programs has been questioned and extensive research shows that they are not only ineffective, they […]

In today's digital age, the term "narcissism" is thrown around frequently, often describing someone who is excessively self-absorbed or vain. However, narcissism is a complex and multi-faceted personality trait that extends far beyond mere vanity. Understanding narcissism requires some consideration of its psychological roots, and distinguishing between healthy and pathological manifestations. This blog post aims […]

Here is a short video of tips for tools and strategies that can help to alleviate the anxiety created by chaos. I have noticed when working with young people that introducing some order and calm through the use of tools helps to reduce anxiety and create more brain space for exploring deeper or more complex […]

Loss is an inevitable part of the human experience. Whether it's the death of a loved one, death of a pet,  the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, maybe some close family or friend has emigrated or a medical issue or accident has led to new limitations and  the loss of part […]

Since the early days of my teaching career, I have had concerns with the medicalisation of distress. I noticed that some children were defined as behaviour problems and others were diagnosed with ADHD (that was the predominant mental health diagnosis for children then). It was hard to differentiate between the exhibited behaviours. Some of the […]