Counselling VS Psychotherapy
What's the difference between Counselling and Psychotherapy? These two terms are often used interchangeably, but... Is there really a...
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Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
Your Therapist is Your Cheerleader
NOT in the way that strokes your ego, but in the way that he/she is silently cheering you on towards your goals. In a way that also...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Do You Have Your Five Freedoms in Your Culture?
Do you have the freedom to experience, think, desire, feel and imagine, in your family? Does the rest of your family have these freedoms?...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Feb 28, 2021
- 5 min
How to understand the Science of Grief and Find Meaning in Your Loss
Do you want to go through grief alone? It's such a personal experience. but you don’t need to go through grief and bereavement alone....
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 min
EQ vs IQ?
It's not one or the other. You can cultivate EQ. You are more aware about yourself, you can articulate and express yourself well, and you...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
What Trauma Looks Like: Maladaptive behaviours.
The effects of Trauma are sometimes more obvious that you think. The wheel shows us what trauma can actually LOOK like. You can also...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Jan 27, 2021
- 2 min
Reminders, Appointments & Showing Up
Clients sometimes ask me why I do not send them reminder texts or emails for their appointments. My answer to this is that therapy...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Jan 25, 2021
- 2 min
Shit Happens. Such is Life. Question is: What can YOU do about it?
How we cope with major stressors in life can determine: whether we succumb to psychologically negative effects, or experience...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Jan 23, 2021
- 2 min
Do you live a Psychologically Rich Life?
Do you think you experience more intense positive and negative emotions? Are you hardly jaded with the day-to-day life and activities? Do...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Jan 19, 2021
- 1 min
New Years' Resolutions!
We are a few weeks into the new year, and I am sure a number of us have had some Resolutions for 2021 scribbled somewhere. Given the year...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
Chit-Chat
Over the course of the decade, social networking has evolved to be our default form of maintaining relationships. The pandemic has...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Jun 25, 2020
- 2 min
Money Money Money, It's so Funny, In a Rich Man's World...
I found a post on LinkedIn by Matt Shewbridge, a job coach. I would like to complement this post with a mental health perspective. He...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
Mental Health & the Pandemic: That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief
Most of us know the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression & acceptance. But there's a 6th one now- MEANING. The...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Introducing a Mental Health Discussion Platform: Rediscovering Minds.
Catch myself, and Will Chan on the Youtube Channel, Rediscovering Minds where we discuss current issues around mental health.
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Jun 3, 2020
- 1 min
Dealing with Grief & Bereavement during Lockdown
Have you lost someone you loved since the lockdown? Do you know someone who has? Some of us have lost our loved ones during the pandemic....
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- May 27, 2020
- 1 min
We are here for you!
Join myself and Will Chan on our Youtube Channel, Rediscovering Minds, as we have discussions about mental health and how we can inspire...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
What To Do During Isolation?
Dear friends and followers, our SECOND episode on Rediscovering Minds is a discussion on what to do when isolating yourself at home and...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
Who Can You Turn To?
Dear friends and followers, I am really excited to share with everyone our FIRST episode on Rediscovering Minds!...
Amirah Ahmad Shah
- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
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Amirah Ahmad Shah
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
What's My Purpose? The Misconception of the Pursuit of Happiness.
We don't pursue happiness. We don't chase it. Because when we do, it does the opposite. It makes us UNhappy. Happiness is more like a...
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