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The Unseen Wounds: Understanding Vicarious Trauma in First Responders and Journalists

Vicarious trauma is a pervasive issue that affects individuals across various professions, with first responders and journalists being particularly vu...

Trauma Talks | Edition 5: Grieving What Never Was

Grief isn't only for what we lost. Making space for the losses created by absence: what we needed and never had.

The Magic Hack in Relationships: Contradictions that Co-exist

We can feel two different, even contradictory, emotions at the same time. Accepting that can be freeing.

Welcome Back to School: Supporting Students for a Successful Year Ahead

A new school year brings friends, teachers and fresh challenges, and new routines can be hard for some students. How to support them.

The Hidden Weight of Arab Family Expectations

In many Arab societies, family is the foundation of who we are. Its strengths are real, and so is the quiet weight its expectations can carry.

Trauma Talks | Edition 4: The Trauma of Absence

We often think of trauma as an event. Sometimes the wound comes from what never happened: the care, safety or attention that was missing.

Back-to-School Success Starts Before the First Day: How to Prepare Your Child for the School Year Ahead

New routines, teachers and social demands can make the return to school hard. Preparing your child before the first day.

Stress Management: Easy Tools to Reset Your Nervous System (Part 1)

Simple tools to reset your nervous system and calm emotional unrest in tough moments.

Why Summer Feels So Overstimulating

Summer is supposed to feel light, yet for many it feels chaotic: more plans, more scrolling, more comparison, and more emptiness after.

Losing Motivation After Starting Something?

You start a routine, a course or a plan full of energy, and then it fades. Why it happens, and how to gently find your way back.

Effective Communication Starts at Home: Supporting Your Child's Voice Every Day

Communication shapes a child's relationships, confidence and independence. Everyday ways to support your child's voice at home.

Why We’re Addicted to Short-Term Happiness

Dopamine, oxytocin and the psychology of procrastination: why a world of quick rewards keeps us chasing the next one.

When You Snap: You Didn't Lose Your Patience. You Ran Out of It.

When a small thing breaks through after holding everything together all day, it isn't a failure of patience. It's a sign it has run out.

The Invisible Mental Load: What Working Mothers Carry That No One Sees

When the workday ends, a second shift begins in the mind. The quiet, constant planning many working mothers carry.

Tips for Helping Kids Cope with Online Learning (Without Adding Pressure on Parents)

Online learning changes how children focus and respond to pressure. Working with how their brain functions, rather than pushing harder.

Coping With Daily Uncertainty

Living with conflict and not knowing what tomorrow brings slowly wears down the mind. Ways to cope with that constant weight.

When Things Feel Uncertain: How to Stay Grounded So You Can Support Others

Before you can hold space for others, you need to ground yourself: not perfectly, but consciously.

New Year, New Goals: Your Family's Map to a Hopeful 2026

For parents of children with autism, ADHD or developmental delays, new-year hopes can feel heavy. Setting goals that help the whole family.

Trauma Talks | Edition 3: Healing Tools & Misconceptions

Healing is rarely a straight line and almost never a quick fix. The tools that help with trauma, and the misconceptions that get in the way.

Children's Dental Anxiety: Expert Tips That Can Help

Evidence-based ways to ease a child's fear of the dentist, with guidance for parents.

Trauma Talks | Edition 2: Memory, Relationships & the Past

The past lives not only in our memories but in our nervous systems, our relationships and the stories we tell ourselves.

Trauma Talks | Edition 1: The Many Faces of Trauma

Not all trauma is loud. The many forms trauma takes, and how it can quietly shape everything we do.

Couples Therapy 101

What couples therapy is, who it's for, and what to expect.

The Center for Child Evaluation & Teaching (CCET): An IDA Global Partner in the Heart of Arabia!

CCET in Kuwait

Four Fundamentals of Good Health

Habits that support your wellness goals

How Listening to Silence Changes Our Brain

It’s not just your imagination. The world is literally louder right now than it’s been at any time in known history.

How you feel about aging could affect health. Here's how to keep the right attitude.

Is age really just a state of mind?

Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder: WHO

Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to latest UN data – a staggering figure that is even more worr...

Clinical Decision Support System Reduces Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Serious Mental Illness

Low-effort system informs health care professionals about cardiovascular risk factors of patients

How these organizations are leading in making employee mental health a priority

Learn more from these case studies of successful leaders promoting mental health among workers.

Mental health during the pandemic should be prioritized: Experts

Hamad Medical Corporation launched a Mental Health and Wellbeing Helpline

Shaping the Future of Child & Adolescent Mental Health: IACAPAP 2022 Dubai Identity Launched

Dubai hosting IACAPAP 2022

MoE, Whispers of Serenity Clinic to train psychologists, social workers

MOE and Whispers of Serenity Clinic cooperation

REACH Education helps parents, teachers improve kids’ social, academic skills

REACH Center for learning difficulties.

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Program - WHO Online Platform

The COVID-19 outbreak is a global emergency. This platform offers basic psychological support to help you better manage the psychosocial difficulties...

Suicide Prevention

Suicide is the second leading cause of death globally between the ages of 19 to 25. Every 40 seconds, one person commits suicide. and many more people...

9 Signs Of A Healthy Relationship

Healthy relationships are not always as exciting, passionate, and glamorous as they appear in movies. Like everything in life, there are happy times,...

Alcohol and COVID-19: what you need to know

Under no circumstances should you drink any type of alcoholic product as a means of preventing or treating COVID-19 infection

14 exercises to overcome anxiety attacks

If you suffer from anxiety, you are not alone! Anxiety and its attacks are one of the most common mental health challenges. The good news is that anxi...

Protect your mental health during Ramadan: Meditate and reflect

Ramadan is a time to meditate, pray and reflect. During this COVID-19 pandemic, meditation, prayers and reflection can help you relax and stay grounde...

How do we protect children from the risks of mental disorders suffered by their parents?

Mental disorders that affect parents affect their ability to provide a life full of love and care for their children. The degree to which children are...

The 5 Stages Of Addiction

It is a chronic dysfunction of the brain system that involves reward, motivation, and memory. It’s when your body craves a substance or behavior, caus...

How to deal with your son if he suffers from a psychological disorder: important tips for parents

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"Free Therapy” from AI? A Clinical Psychologist Reflection on What We Gain—and What We Risk

We’re all searching for connection, clarity, and a sense of being understood. And when traditional support feels out of reach—or too exhausting to acc...

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