Stephanie Sam - Psychologist BSc, MSc

12/12/2025

Christmas lights are meant to shine brightly, but often they arrive tangled—just like our emotions. The holiday season can bring joy, but it can also highlight feelings of grief, loss, or unresolved emotions.🪢

It’s normal to feel a mix of emotions during this time. Just as tangled lights require patience to arrange, our feelings need gentle attention, understanding, and care. Step by step, small actions—pausing, reflecting, or seeking support—can help bring clarity and light.

This season, allow yourself the space to acknowledge grief and still find moments of warmth and brightness. Even amidst complexity, light can shine through. 💡

11/12/2025

All I want for Christmas is for hearts to rest, minds to breathe, and for each person to know they are worthy of peace. 🌲🎁

I understand what it means to be human, to experience grief, and to feel the weight of loss on multiple occasions. The holidays can amplify these feelings and it can also bring added pressure, financial stress, loneliness, and the expectation to appear joyful even when the heart is heavy.

As a therapist, I walk alongside clients through these experiences every day, and I also acknowledge my own encounters with grief. These shared experiences connect us in our humanity and emphasize the importance of compassion, both for ourselves and for others.

This season, it is essential to honour your emotions, set boundaries, and allow yourself rest. You are allowed to feel deeply, to grieve, to pause, and to move through the holidays at your own pace. Know that you are not alone. You are seen. You are loved. You are worthy. Peace, gentleness, and healing are not luxuries—they are necessities.

May this Christmas be a time to practice understanding, to offer grace to yourself, and to extend the same kindness to those around you. Even amid life’s challenges, you deserve moments of hope, rest and authentic connection.

You are not alone 💙

11/12/2025

Let this Christmas be a moment of psychological renewal—where you honour your emotions, acknowledge your needs, and choose what supports your long-term mental health.
In a season that often brings pressure, comparison, and emotional overload, remember that it is valid to slow down and care for your inner world.
Give yourself permission to rest, to set boundaries without guilt, and to engage only in what aligns with your well-being.
Whether this year brought joy, grief, exhaustion, or growth, your feelings deserve space.
May this season ground you in clarity, strengthen your resilience, and remind you that tending to your mental health is one of the most meaningful gifts you can give yourself.

10/12/2025

Our Everyday Essentials are simple: dignity, justice, and respect for every human being.

Human Rights Day 2025 calls us to recognize that these essentials are not ideals reserved for special occasions—they are the foundation of a healthy, compassionate, and equitable society. When every person is treated with fairness, safety, and dignity, communities grow stronger, trust is restored, and wellbeing flourishes.

Let this day serve as a reminder that human rights must be lived out in our daily actions: in how we speak to one another, how we protect the vulnerable, and how we create spaces where every voice can be heard. Upholding human rights is not a task for a few—it is a collective responsibility.

May we continue to champion dignity, justice, and respect as the everyday essentials that belong to us all.

08/12/2025

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08/12/2025

Dear Therapist - This Christmas, pause. Breathe. Your feelings are valid, and you are not alone. Remember to take care of yourself so you can continue taking care of others effectively. 💙

07/12/2025

TTAP Christmas Social '25

A wonderful time with wonderful people 😊 💙