Omega Bronkhorst Clinical Psychologist

16/01/2019

"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together". - Desmond Tutu.
The next article is all about us all just being human.

You’re Not Broken: What Therapists want us to know about the Human Experience.

I started wondering what else therapists knew about the human condition that the rest of us don't. Here's what I found out.

14/01/2019

Interesting talk on how to overcome the Brain's Negativity Bias.

Hardwiring happiness: Dr. Rick Hanson at TEDxMarin

Hardwiring Happiness : The Hidden Power of Everyday Experiences on the Modern Brain. How to overcome the Brain's Negativity Bias. Rick Hanson is a neuropsych...

09/01/2019

Mid-week humour!

People Share What Therapists Actually Say And It’s Hilarious

Just a few months ago we talked about a girl who had a therapist with unconventional ways of treating his patients. Paul employed a nerf gun to help his patient recognize negative thoughts and avoid them, like foam darts. Behavior like that is very far away from the concept that the media tries to p...

07/01/2019

Happy New Year Quote: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." -Lao Tzu.

Interesting take on 'new years resolutions' in this article.

"Don't start the year with resolutions.Start the year with your questions".

This year skip the decisions. Skip the resolutions. Don’t resolve, change, vow, promise or start. Don’t start the diet, the exercise program, the life change. Don’t start the beginning of this year with the end—don’t start with a decision. Start the beginning of this year with a question.&...

15/06/2018

The Dalai Lama said that “Love and compassion are necessities.” Here is an interesting talk on compassion with Joan Halifax.

Pre thinking As you watch, be aware of all the places that she has been and the people she has interacted with during her career as a global care giver. In her own way she is sort of a new age Mother Teresa, ministering to society’s outcasts. Pay attention to her comments about death with …

13/06/2018

“Kids with social anxiety disorder aren’t just nervous when they’re at parties or giving a speech in class. It’s not a phobia of being in social situations, it’s being terrified of how people are going to perceive you”.

More than just shy, kids with social anxiety worry acutely about how they appear to others and are so afraid of embarrassing themselves it can be crippling.

11/06/2018

11/06/2018

The mind body connection: An interesting article on food and mood.

10/06/2018

08/06/2018

https://www.romper.com/p/your-parenting-style-can-affect-your-childs-friendships-new-study-finds-9059420

As much as adulting is hard work, being a kid can also be a struggle, especially when it comes to making and keeping friends. Having someone to hang out with at school is pretty much a childhood necessity, after all (what's worse than sitting alone a…

06/06/2018

Interesting article on therapy with Millennials.

"You know there’s a problem when the mother of a 28-year-old calls to schedule a therapy consultation for her son."

04/06/2018

Childhood depression: Parents may perceive their children’s depressive behaviour to be attention seeking, naughtiness, a temporary withdrawal or transient mood swing. The following article gives a concise summary from diagnosis to treatment.

Your child was diagnosed with depression—now what? Find information on symptoms, tips on coping at home and school, and what to expect from treatment here