Birth Support

Great VBAC podcast and understanding of the South African context

‎The VBAC Link: Danielle's VBAC + High Cesarean Rates on Apple Podcasts ‎Show The VBAC Link, Ep Danielle's VBAC + High Cesarean Rates - 1 Jun 2022

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If you know me then you know I talk about little ant steps. 1 little thing at a time.... in this moment.

"Don’t compare your worst to their best."

10 Rules for Using Social Media Intentionally Here are ten rules to help use social media in an intentional way and keep it from becoming too much of a distraction.

I am human!

I’ve noticed a lot of these type of posts recently on social media…
5 signs you might be x, y, z
Sometimes using mental health diagnoses, vaguely mental health terminology or just random categories.

Diagnosing any mental health condition is not easy, and needs to be done by a specialist, carefully considering the person’s context, history and presentation, the meaning of the diagnosis for the person and how helpful or not it will be to them.

Mental illness Diagnoses in itself is also an interesting concept with a huge amount of debate around it. Some people find them useful, some people find them meaningless and there are many different viewpoints in between. There is huge debate about the validity, reliability and utility of mental health diagnoses, and whether they are actually separate categories at all. There’s also debate about whether at times they pathologise normal human experiences, such as distress and grief. That is not to undermine any diagnoses people have received, because this is the current categorisation we use to understand mental Ill health and many services and professionals work within this model.

So if you find yourself self diagnosing multiple things because of these type of posts,
Remember diagnosing mental health difficulties is never this easy. Social media loses all nuance and consideration when it come to categorising mental health concerns and many of the categories you will see online are also totally made up and aren’t actually diagnoses at all! I sometimes read these posts and think- aren’t they just describing the human experience?

Of course if you do have concerns about your mental health, please speak to your GP or a mental health professional.

Thanks to and .martha.psychologist for helping me complete this list about human nature.

Why Consistent Parenting Is So Important, and So Hard ... and what gets communicated during moments of inconsistency.

Agreed

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You can go learn more about wisdom and potential of your cycles at Collaborative Healing Centre in Kyalami.

As women we are constantly in flow and movement, just by the nature of our bodies and menstrual cycle.
That we have in common with Mother Earth, who cycles seasonally.
Imagine pretending there are no seasons and just going on with life without taking any cognizance of the differences between winter, summer, autumn and spring!
Awareness can change the way we feel in our physical bodies, just like choosing to wear warmer clothes in winter can help our bodies retain an ideal body temperature better.
Come and learn about the power behind our menstrual cycles, rather than feeling at the mercy of this monthly dip and rise of energy that flows through us as women!

You can go learn about NKT at the Collaborative Healing Centre in Kyalami.

"What's NKT" - we get asked over and over again.! This is your chance to find out - we warmly invite you to an Orientation morning for a demonstration and explanation of Neuro Kinetic Therapy and it's effects and benefits.

Please join .dynamicppza from on the 26th of February from 9am to 10am and you are welcome to stay for some refreshments and a chat after.

I LOVE this!