PANS/PANDAS Awareness. My personal journey with this debilitating condition.

October 9th is PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day. PANS stands for Paediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and PANDAS stands for Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections. It’s crazy to think that just over a year ago I’d never even heard of this condition and now I research and speak to experts in this field almost every […]

Self-partnered. Why it’s so much more than just ‘happily single’.

When it comes to relationships, it’s hard to think of a term that has caused more eye-rolling in recent years than ‘self-partnered’.   Self-partnered individuals challenge the notion that you need to have a ‘Fairytale ending’ to feel fulfilled and happy in your life. That ‘happily ever after’ can only mean finding your prince or […]

LEARNING TO “SPEAK UP”: UNCOVERING THE POWER OF YOUR OWN VOICE

By Catherine Nyika, Holistic Counsellor, Certified Accredited EFT Practitioner, Clinical Social worker & Inner Shine Coach “Be bold enough to use your voice, brave enough to listen to your heart and strong enough to life the life you’ve always imagined” – Anon Lately I’ve been struggling with using my own voice and expressing myself fully. […]

Create a Life You Don’t Need a Vacation From: Moving Beyond “I’m not Enough-ness”.

By Catherine Nyika, Holistic Counsellor, Social Worker, Educator & Certified EFT Practitioner “Atelophobia”; [A-tel-o-pho-bia] the fear of imperfection. The fear of never being good enough. Nicola* arrives home from work and crumbles into a heap on the sofa. She longs to pour herself a large glass of wine but instantly remembers that her New Year’s […]

3 Reasons Why “TAPPING” Will Be a Game Changer for Your Mental Wellbeing

By Catherine Nyika, M.Ed, Accredited Social Worker, Counsellor, Coach and Certified EFT Practitioner You didn’t even realise things were getting too much to handle until you couldn’t ignore it anymore. Then that stoic part of you went and did ALL the right things to cope with it and to even conquer it. You read every […]