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Not without my motherNothing can prepare you for the heartache of losing your mother - no matter how old you are. Louisa Wilkins speaks to the experts about this particular grief. Be the Real You This New Year * By Louisa Wilkins
* January 1, 2010
Ever look at photos of yourself as a child and wonder where that person has gone? Make 2010 the year you remove the mask, rekindle your friendship with yourself and become genuinely you. Timeout Dubai Kids - April 2009 issue  Snotty noses, sugary food, picked noses, computer games - real mums admit their sloppy parenting secrets Mums Behaving Badly  Mental Illness RisksTuesday 9 Jun, 2009Fear and anxiety about job security and financial woes is putting people at risk of developing mental health disorders according to top psychologists in the UAE. Doctors met in Dubai yesterday to discuss how to improve the treatment of patients suffering from mental illness, which experts believe is on the rise as a result of the recession. Read more here: Mental Illness Risks 
Life's Clowning GloryThe importance of humour cannot be stressed more. So smile a lot and see yourself sail through hard times...Read on Wage a war on rageBy Gaby Doman, Staff Reporter - Gulf NewsPublished: July 03, 2009, 23:26 Let’s face it — many of us were lured into expat living with the promise of a very spoilt life of sun, sand, sea and tax-free salaries. Though few complain about that side of UAE life, there can also be a lot of stress attached to living in a foreign country. Language and cultural barriers, the upheaval of moving home and settling into a new pace of life can all exacerbate our stress levels. “Expat life can be stressful enough with its cultural differences, administrative red tape, traffic jams, work uncertainty, housing problems and loss of familiar support systems,” explains Helen Williams, a counsellor and parenting educator in Dubai. Continue reading this article in the Gulf News -
Ten ways to cultivate trustBy Louisa WilkinsPublished: August 02, 2009, If your relationship was a garden, trust would be the lush grass and foliage that holds it all together. Louisa Wilkins asks experts for tips on how to grow healthy trust and keep the weeds of distrust at bay. Read more here about 10 ways to cultivate trust: Aquarius - Your Life: 
Looking on the bright sideJola ChudyAugust 30. 2009 Researchers at two Canadian universities have concluded that people with low self-esteem who follow the advice of some self-help books can actually end up feeling worse. Most people, at some time in their adult lives, would have hit a low point, at which time they might have sighed and, utterly defeated, said: “At least I have my health.” That may sound like a way of using a sunny outlook to help defeat a dark mood, but a recent Canadian study suggests that trying to think positively – a philosophy which has formed the backbone of the self-help industry – may sometimes make us feel worse. Read more here: Looking on the bright side
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