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We all have known a person who is seemingly unflappable. No matter what life throws their way, they keep a cool head and manage to stay positive. It’s amazing, really, and you can’t help but wonder how they do it. Well, it turns out there are specific emotion regulation skills that help people regulate their…

“Self-harm is also commonly known as self-injurious behavior (SIB), self-mutilation, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), parasuicide, deliberate self-harm (DSH), self-abuse, and self-inflicted violence” (Klonsky). Self-injury, is the act of intentionally injuring one’s own body, such as cutting or hitting oneself. Self-injury is not the same as a suicide attempt. At the same time, self-injury is a dangerous…

Borderline personality disorder often referred to as BPD is a mental illness that affects how you feel about yourself and others, making it difficult to function in daily life. Self-esteem concerns, difficulty in managing emotions and behaviour, and a habit of insecure relationships are all part of it. You may have an intense fear of…

The Answers to All Your Questions At One Place The Voice of the Child Reports is helpful in situations when parents decide to split. While developing a parenting plan for the parties’ separation, the child’s wishes are an essential and practical factor to consider. A Judge may order a Voice of the Child Report, or…

Being in high school tends to be a big milestone for many students not just in terms of their academic life but also because this is where they will spend most of their teenage years. High school can be a setting that provides more freedom to students as compared to middle school and this can be a big change. Not only that, but high school also offers many new experiences in terms of school clubs, courses and the many new friends and peers that students tend to meet.

Leaving home for the first time can be both very exciting and very scary. On the one hand, you may feel like this is your chance to be able to make decisions for yourself without constantly needing to ask for permission from parents. At the same time making decisions and figuring things out on your own can also feel stressful. Leaving home for the first time is a big new experience, especially because you may have to consider doing things that you may not have done before such as cooking, doing laundry, maybe even booking a doctor’s appointment. In addition to that, you may also have to find your way around a big campus, if going to university, meet many new people, and go to lectures where you may have to do a lot more independent work than you probably did in high school.