How to Develop Emotional Regulation
April 26, 2017
When I was younger, I watched the television program “Desperate Housewives”. Now the reason I am telling you this is not to discuss my poor taste in entertainment; I have a point, I promise! In…
From the Mindful Moment Blog
Mental health insights and updates from the Vista Clinic team.
Emotion dysregulation and 5 signs thereof.
April 20, 2017
Today we are taking some time to talk about emotion regulation, or more accurately, dysregulation. According to Google, emotion regulation is: “the ability to respond to an experience with a range of emotions in a…
Why it is so hard to be a Millennial
April 5, 2017
According to Forbes magazine, by the year 2030, millennials will represent 75% of the work force population. But, why should this be important and why do we need to understand them better? Millennials are the…
6 Things you should never tolerate
March 30, 2017
To get through our day as sane as possible, we often tend to tolerate situations, people and behaviours which may be bad for our emotional wellbeing. Often we tolerate these things because we may not…
7 Signs you may have unhealthy boundaries.
March 24, 2017
“Like a city whose walls are broken is a person who lacks self-control”. (Proverbs 25:28). On a daily basis I am confronted with people who are unable to maintain healthy relationships, whether personal or professional,…
How to Have a Good Day When You Suffer From a Mental Illness
March 15, 2017
We all experience bad days: those days where you just feel that the world is on your shoulders and you have all the energy of a permanently exhausted pigeon. For people who suffer from depression,…
Experiencing Mental Illness
March 13, 2017
We all experience life very differently, but moreover we all express our experiences in different ways. Some are able to talk about their experiences, some write about them and others may even sing about them….
Frontline Psychiatry
February 21, 2017
Working in a psychiatric environment can at times be very challenging. This is not only because it is a job which requires a high emotional input, but also because, by the time you meet the…
Speak the truth in love
February 15, 2017
Communication is important in all relationships, whether it is an intimate relationship, a friendship or between colleagues at work. We might never know that we’re doing something to offend another person unless someone points it…
How to be the best Valentine this Valentine’s Day.
February 14, 2017
It is Valentine’s Day… Whoop whoop! So here are a few steps to make sure that you are the best “Valentine” this year. Step 1: Know it is Valentine’s Day. Okay, so we have already…
let it go!
February 8, 2017
The first step in letting things go is being able to accept that you need to let them go. For most, this is the problem: we hold on to things so tightly because of an…
Why are you backing down?
February 7, 2017
In primary school we played a very popular game that we called ‘open the gate.’ Everyone who played along would stand in a row at the end of the field except for one person who…