LET COUNSELLOR KEREN LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD

No one enjoys ending a relationship – it’s one of the most difficult conversations we can ever have. However, sometimes the people closest to us don’t contribute to our wellbeing at all – in fact, the

LET COUNSELLOR KEREN LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD

MIND, BODY, RELATIONSHIPS & MONEY

‘Your wellbeing is more important than someone else’s ...

As parents and caregivers, it is our instinct to protect our children from harm. When they are very small, we teach them what not to touch, we scoop them up before they fall, we hold their hands when they balance on high walls. The instinct to keep our children from feeling hurt never leaves us, so when they are older and come to us with emotional turmoil, it is only natural that our initial urge is to make the bad thing go away. But what if this ref lex is doing more harm than good when it comes to teaching our young people how be become more resilient?