Blog by Melanie Brehaut

Mother's Day is supposed to be a day to celebrate Mum and all that she does for you, but what if you don't have a mother to celebrate? Being a child, and especially a daughter and mother, without a strong mother figure is hard. I'm getting very real and raw here but feel that I cannot be the only on...

Guilt is the emotional experience that occurs when we believe or realise that we have compromised our own standards of conduct or when we have violated universal moral standards and hold ourselves responsible for that particular violation. When we feel we often feel a sense of regret over the action...

I have been having the oddest feeling of late. It's almost like deja vu, but it isn't. I first noticed it about two weeks ago. It was like a cloud sitting above me, and I was just waiting for the rain to start to fall down on me and soak me to the bone. It wasn't until late last week that I had my l...

As a parent, resilience is a word I hear a lot. Especially when it comes to helping my children build resilience. My own coping strategies have led me to ponder about adults and resilience. Is it the same for us as it for kids? Do we have the same capacity to grow additional resilience as kids do? W...