Motherhood Claudia Calleja Motherhood Claudia Calleja

Matrescence: when a woman becomes a mother

When I first became a mother I experienced what felt vaguely familiar. It felt like adolescence: the insecurities, uncomfortable feelings, changing body parts, hormones and more. I was going through matrescence. Perinatal psychiatrists Ethel Felice and Rachel Buhagiar talk about this transition from woman to mother.

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Wellbeing Claudia Calleja Wellbeing Claudia Calleja

Owning your sexuality

Owning your sexuality, being honest and unashamed about what you like, is an integral part of sexual health which is part of general health. Anna Catania, a counsellor specialised in sex and relationships, sheds light on the subject.

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Wellbeing Claudia Calleja Wellbeing Claudia Calleja

Expectations. Not so great!

Expectations, I’ve concluded, are like ‘brain weeds’: they implant themselves in our minds and take over the way we approach - and eventually experience - something.

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Wellbeing Claudia Calleja Wellbeing Claudia Calleja

Simmering down Christmas

This Christmas I am trying to tell myself to simmer it down - to what really matters. I’m trying to get rid of the fancy ingredients that stress me out during the holidays and focus on what really matters: being present.

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Finding courage

Grief is not a nice emotion. It hurts. It’s painful seeing loved ones suffer. But we can’t protect them from it. We can, however, be there and try to find our courage together.

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