How to Deal with Loneliness?

Being connected with others and having meaningful relationships is thought of as one of the most fundamental human needs. In the past, this social need for belonging has been crucial for our survival as well as our well-being in a … Read more

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What Are You Grateful For?

Why is gratitude important? It’s difficult to write about gratitude without sounding a little too prescriptive and moralistic. A vision of people saying “just be grateful” springs to mind. And anyone that has been told this, knows how invalidating and … Read more

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Eco-Anxiety – What Can I Do?

If you are anything like me, you can feel quite paralysed when it comes to the news about the climate crisis, which seems increasingly desperate as of late. Whilst it’s totally understandable to feel hopeless and low when faced with … Read more

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Exam Aftercare

It’s exam period for most of the university students here in the Netherlands – some are already finished and others just have that last push to go. The best of luck to you all! Whether it was five years ago … Read more

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Pandemic and Mental Health Crisis

Thinking back to March 2020 when the Netherlands got their first Covid-19 cases and how no one had any idea what to expect feels so long ago now. I remember naïvely thinking that maybe it would be over by May … Read more

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Homesickness in Expats

Finding your home away from home Homesickness is a very normal thing to experience as an expat. When you move far away from home in a pursuit of finding your home away from home you can find yourself longing for … Read more

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Zoom Fatigue

Raise your hand if you are tired of the constant Zoom meetings! It is not just Zoom though, all of the popular video conferencing platforms have the same issues and cause the same problems. Can you still remember a year … Read more

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How Can I Help?

Given that mental illness is so prevalent, it is not a stretch to assume that anyone reading this is either struggling themselves or has a loved one that is. If we are in the latter group, we might wonder what … Read more

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