Let’s face it, no one is perfect. We’re all human, which means that we all have flaws and imperfections. We all lose our shit sometimes, and we can have strong feelings. The important thing to remember is that we try to repair communication break downs when they occur. The perfect family is not about what it looks like from the outside, you know the picture I’m talking about, the white picket fences, manicured gardens, a high paying job, and all the rest of it. In fact, perfection does not exist, but healthy family relationships do. Here’s what they look like.

How many times have you tried to apologise to someone and followed it with a “but”? How many times have you wanted to apologise to someone but have felt stuck and then avoided it? Apologising to someone is a hard thing to do because sometimes we don’t even know what we’re apologising for. Here are 7 tips on how to make a healthy apology.

In my clinical practice, a lot of the people I talk to identify motivation as a problem. Or rather, a lack thereof. It’s really common amongst students, but I also see it across the board. I often hear people reflect about their goals and desires for achievement, but when push comes to shove they end up procrastinating and putting off the work. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people call themselves lazy. It upsets me to hear, because I find this word really critical. 

Hannah Gersh, psychologist here at MWG, spends time talking about the kind of break up people don’t tend to talk about as much. The kind of break up she is referring to is the platonic break ups, or the breakdown of a friendship. Read on for more.

The end of the year is near, and this can be an exciting time. For many of us the end of the year represents a much deserved break from work, having some down time to rest and recover, catching up with family and friends over the holidays and hopefully enjoying some warm weather! Particularly after the past few years, still dealing with the ramifications of the pandemic, saying goodbye to another year can be relieving, and we welcome in a new one with hope and enthusiasm.

At the end of every year, we get into this mindset of starting fresh and feeling hopeful, only to be bitterly disappointed by the time March rolls around because we haven’t been able to maintain anything we set our minds to. Why do we do this year after year? Why do we even bother with trying to set new year’s resolutions while trying to convince ourselves that this year is going to be “our year”?