The years between our fiftieth and sixtieth birthday make for, yet another, transitional period. Some of you may have noticed, by reading my earlier articles,

When most of us think of culture, we think of festive seasons, culinary delights and quaint customs. In other words, we lift up the positive aspects of culture and seldom think about how it can impact us negatively.

Before I begin dumping a load of negatives on the concept of psychological diagnoses (which is kind of rude of me considering that you might have spent a lot of time trying to get your diagnosis) let me just say that a diagnosis,

Depression is an in-discriminatory mental illness. It does not see gender, race or socio-economic status. However, the causes of depression can vary depending on these factors.

As I mentioned at the beginning of my last article about causes of depression unique to women, depression is a in-discriminatory mental illness.

Congratulations! You’ve finally made it out of the nine-to-five and have some peace and quiet.

Retirement can improve one’s mental health substantially.

So you’ve passed the dreaded 30-year-mark and are wondering what happened to your life?

The time of our life between 30 and 40 is typically known for being a transitional period between youth and middle-age.

Being a parent can be overwhelming even at the best of times, let alone when your kid is suffering from depression. 

Before I begin discussing the mental health aspects of a global upbringing, let me tell you that I am in the unique position of being able to see this issue from two perspectives,

Love is a very powerful emotion. It alone has the ability to cure our depression and anxiety in the blink of an eye –

The short answer is yes. But then again, I don’t really know you as a person so who am I to say anything about it.

Hypochondria, also known as illness anxiety disorder, is a condition in which a person is excessively worried about their health and becomes convinced that they have a serious illness,

Those of you who are familiar with my work will know that I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist, meaning that I am trained in the principles of psychoanalysis.

Needless to say, being the parent of a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be challenging.

Whether it be their seemingly insatiable appetite for something stimulating to do,

I am proud to announce that I’ve recently finished a course on how to better treat people from the LGBTQ+ community.

Weight issues and depression are often closely linked.

While many people may assume that depression is solely caused by mental health concerns,

I was reviewing Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs the other day for a separate project and came to think about how it could be applied to Adult Third Culture Kids.

So you’ve made it through your thirties unscathed and are hoping for smoother sailing here on out,

Now no one said being a parent was going to be easy. But little did you know quite how much of an effect it would have on your mental health! 

Nowadays, the majority of us have wised-up to the fact that social media isn’t exactly good for us.

Addiction can come in many “shapes-and-sizes”.

First we have the small, unnoticeable addictions such as exercise addiction,

Did you know that over half of all of an individual’s mental health issues are established before the age of 14 and up to three-quarters of them by the age of 24? 

Everyone has a dream; whether it be something pie-in-the-sky like building a rocket ship to Mars or something more humble like having a child.

What is the meaning of life?  – It’s the question that mankind has been asking itself since the dawn of time and even though we’ve had a few hundreds-of-thousand-of-years to find an answer,

Since long before the conception of the term Third Culture Kid there have been many metaphors for the cross-cultural lifestyle,

Narcissism is a term that many people are familiar with. The true definition of the term pertains to a personality disorder but nowadays it is often used to describe selfish people who have done us harm.

Welcome to the second instalment in the series, Applying Principles of Psychodynamic Therapy To Explain Depression In Third Culture Kids and Expats.