By: Michelle McKune – The Centre for Effective Living
Decision-making is not only guided by practical considerations but also by our values, spiritual beliefs, and cultural background.
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Value-Based Decision-Making: 5 Tips for Making Tough Decisions Mindfully
By: Michelle Nortje
Clients often come to therapy struggling with the weight of decisions. I’ve heard comments like, “What if I make the wrong choice?”, “I’m so tired of making decisions every day!”, or “There are just too many options, how can I possibly decide?”
Don’t Make Big Decisions When You’re Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired
By: Sabrina Peters
Ever experienced those moments when you’re absolutely famished, seething with anger, engulfed by loneliness, or utterly exhausted?
For When Life Isn’t Black and White
By: Jennie Scott
Do you ever wish life could be reduced and simplified, just like our teachers taught us to do with fractions? Take the numbers you see and reduce them until they can’t be reduced any more — 50/100 becomes 1/2, the large and complex becoming small and simple.
To the Parent Without the Right Answers
By: Jennie Scott
Tears streamed down my child’s face, the frustration apparent.
The frustration was clear, but the real issue wasn’t. I couldn’t get to the root of the matter. Was it exhaustion? A misunderstanding? Did something happen at school? What was really going on?
I never figured it out. My questioning and probing did no good with the child sprawled across my bed, so I couldn’t make sense of it.
Which basically summarises being a parent.