Hoopfull: Say hello to your therapist
Welcome Hoopfull! Hoopfull is a UAE based therapist directory helping you connect with the right therapist. All therapists on Hoopfull are qualified and licensed in the UAE. Therapists are not created equal. Indeed, there are [...]
World Mental Health Day: Why I Won’t Be Giving a Talk
World Mental Health Day is marked on 10 October. I will not be giving any talks that day. I have declined the offers. Promoting mental and emotional well-being is my passion and career. I care [...]
Aurelia Psychology: Your Relationship Guide
It may look like I have not been very busy lately but I have, in fact, been busier than ever. All of my new content is now published on a new platform called Aurelia Psychology. [...]
10 Ways to bond with your partner after having kids
This article first appeared on babyandchild.ae. Babies have a huge impact on a marriage. Here are expert tips on keeping yours strong No matter how strong your marriage is, when your new baby arrives on the [...]
30-Day Relationship Challenge
My colleague Dr Ava Ghasemi-Holdich and I have created a relationship challenge to help you increase connection and happiness in your relationship with your partner, your child and your self. Let's not allow the pandemic [...]
Managing your child’s screen time
When I became a parent 15 years ago, I could not have imagined how much time we as a family would spend in front of a screen on a daily basis. Nor could I have [...]
CBC Dubai – Phoenix Series Webinar – Surviving and growing when life as you knew it is gone
My colleagues and I were invited by the Canadian Business Council in Dubai to talk about psychological survival and growth during these uncertain and unfamiliar times. We had far more to say than we had [...]
How to combine working from home and supervise home-based learning
In this short video I talk about combining working from home while supervising your children's education. I share some of what I have learnt over the years while home educating my children. I am happy [...]
Thoughts about the pandemic: a psychologist’s view
Many of us are fortunate enough to feel like we have sufficient control over our lives. We have control over what we do, and how we do it. We have a purpose and a plan. [...]
Why are so many people buying books and not reading?
This article first appeared on gulfnews.com. There are many reasons for the sudden uptick in book-buying. Here are some of the oddest... For a booklover, a bestseller list acts as a guide to buying the next [...]
5 simple ways to strengthen your marriage after kids
This article first appeared on babyandchild.ae. The modern parent’s obsession with self-sacrifice for the sake of their kids is back-firing - badly. Counselling psychologist Matleena Vanhanen explains why and how to get yourself out of [...]