In The Media

Trauma Can Derail Your Brain - Article as it appeared in Vroukeur magazine
(Translated into English)
Written by Lize Maritz

Exposure to trauma as a child, such as witnessing your parents ongoing violence towards each other, may have repercussions in your adult life. Most adults, however, do not associate their adult behavioural patterns with their childhood trauma. Understanding this link empowers you to make powerful changes in your life.

Sex Addiction: An Excuse or Illness? - Article as it appeared in the Vrouekeur magazine
(Translated into English)
Written by Lize Maritz

Sex addiction has recently been a focus of media attention and many people are asking the question: "Is sex addiction a real disorder or just an excuse?"

Sex addiction is a real disorder, but it may not manifest itself in the way that the average person thinks - that is, it is not necessarily about engaging in the actual act of sex frequently. A person can be classified as a sex addict without in fact having any physical sex at all!

My partner was raped! -  Article as it appeared in the Vrouekeur magazine
(Translated into English)
Written by Lize Maritz

If your partner has been raped, it does not only change her (or his) life, it also changes yours. 

Such a traumatic experience can impose great strain on a relationship, but it is possible to survive it as a couple and in fact come out of it positively. For this to happen, you need to support each other and have the support of family and friends.

My Partner is Depressed - Article as it appeared in Vrouekeur magazine
(Translated into English)
Written by Lize Maritz

There are thousands of people suffering from depression and many do not receive treatment. Their partners, however, suffer too and even less is said or done for them. This article is for the partners of those who suffer from depression.

Radio Interview for Radio Namaqualand

As a result of an article on Burnout, in Vroue Keur (see article), I was invited to do an interview for Radio Namaqualand on 2nd November 2009.  The programme was called "Hoe Nou Gemaak?" ("What do I do now?"). The interview was so well received that it was rebroacast twice.

Radio Namaqualand is a community radio station based in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The listeners are Afrikaans speaking, and so the interviewer asked me the questions in Afrikaans, but I answered him in English. (To help you understand what I am answering, I have wriiten down the questions in English. Read them as you listen).

The Stress bailout – package - Article as it appeared in Wellness magazine

Managing moderate amounts of stress is a normal part of daily life. It’s when stress becomes relentless that dangers creep in. By Natasha Liviero

Help! I am burning out!- Article as it appeared in the Vrouekeur magazine
(Translated into English)
Written by Tanya de Venter

Are you working more but feel as if you are getting less done?

Are you becoming more critical of your own, or other people's inabilities?
Have you lost your sense of humour?

If this sounds like you, you could be burning out. Take the Burnout Test to assess your risk, and read what you can do to help yourself.

Assert yourself at work - Article as it appeared in Woman's Value magazine.
Written by Lee Curry

Confident people find the working situation easier, and experience greater success. If you want to enjoy the benefits of being confident at work, then this is a useful article to read.

Practical, do-able advice which anyone can apply to their own life – with positive, tangible results.