Article on acceptance published in MiNDFOOD April 2026 issue

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Article on decision-making in MiNDFOOD Summer edition 2026

Article on coping at Christmas in MiNDFOOD December 2025 issue

Article on self-criticism and self-compassion in MiNDFOOD November 2025 issue

Article on generalised anxiety disorder in MiNDFOOD October 2025 issue

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Time’s hands tighten, knuckles stubborn and grimacing. A slow and certain sunbeam reaches through the window, streaking light on vinyl...

Long before it finds shape on their lips, there’s the question. Serpentine, it slips itself into their pulse. It fills their eyes and bears down heavy on their shoulders. It agitates their minds and makes restless their hands. Things that were sure became shaky. Things that were simple become hard. And the way forward becomes overgrown and unmarked. Weary and scared, they make an appointment to see me. It’s nothing less than an act of great courage. For when visibility is poo

Morning run. My breathing’s laboured. More than usual. Maybe it’s the humidity? I forcibly slurp to strain oxygen from the air. Later, at work, I turn on the air conditioner, mindful of the growling February heat outside. Cool air breathes itself into the clinic. Calmness settles. I check my watch right before he arrives. The minutes hand has completely detached from the centre pin and is lying in the bottom left-hand corner of the clockface. Spun right off its axis. Odd, I

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When it comes to relationships, instead of expecting and appreciating differences, we are often unnerved by them. We want people to...

He hid it well, but still, it leaked from his edges. And when he could no longer feel around the edges of anything, he came to see me. “I...

Often what we call listening is really just waiting for the next possible moment to speak. In case you were wondering, they aren’t the...

Henry David Thoreau put it well: “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see”. A favourite childhood activity for my...

In the beginning, I underestimated it. Sure, it was mentioned in my training, but it seemed kind of obvious to me. Who wants to see a psychologist who doesn’t accept you? My position towards acceptance was casual at best. But as I’ve continued in my career, I've come to see acceptance as powerful. Vital. Sacred. Acceptance is the process of being received. When we are accepted, we are received by another into relationship with them. The receipt is complete – meaning all of u