Taking the “fall” for Parkinson’s. One of the most challenging aspects of doing psychology in a physical rehabilitation setting is that you are often faced with problems for which there is very little “cure”. There are many illnesses that, unfortunately, are slow, persistent and sardonic in their deterioration of the nervous system. The most a …
If you want to know me, then you must know my story, for my story defines who I am. And if I want to know myself, to gain insight into the meaning of my own life, then I, too, must come to know my own story. I must come to see in all its particulars …
From time to time I work with someone who, at some point, introduces into our conversation a concern for the fact that they harbour a secret urge to cut. This is a habit that is very poorly understood by the general public. In my experience, it is mostly not a “death-wish” as some might interpret. …
Temple to the Human Spirit Several hours a week, I have the privilege of working at Netcare Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH). Being a hospital for post-injury & illness rehabilitation; it is a place where many lives have been shattered by sudden and unexpected tragedy. People’s lives are brought to a literal standstill through illness, stroke or …
The days of your life at boarding school are forged together by a number of meaningless rituals. Rising bell, making senior’s cum stained beds, chapel, not walking on the grass, forced rest after lunch, bell duty, prep periods in the evenings, making toast to feed senior boy’s inflated ego’s, being forced to down sour milk …