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The Three Minds
“So, what are the KPIs of counselling?”, “How do you know it is successful?”, “How long can it be effective for?” I asked a counsellor...
Oberdan Marianetti
Mar 15, 2022


The Lack of Confidence Due to Parental Rejection
As adults, one of the factors that contributes to our lack in self-confidence can be due to emotional rejection or neglect in our...
Gloria Tay
Mar 8, 2022


A Balanced Workplace for All
Can you relate to the picture above? Many can. In my 2015 TEDx talk on ‘the global epidemic of workplace unhappiness’ I reported that 87%...
Oberdan Marianetti
Feb 22, 2022


Our Little Voice
Imagine that I suddenly sneeze uncontrollably and loudly during a therapy session with you. Your reaction to my embarrassing moment in...
Oberdan Marianetti
Feb 16, 2022


How Children Cope with Emotional Loneliness
A child who is experiencing emotional loneliness can be in great distress that they will do almost anything to create any kind of...
Gloria Tay
Feb 8, 2022


Drawing Maps
As we walk about our daily lives we get to draw a map of the world we see. Our parents, our life experiences and the people we encounter...
Oberdan Marianetti
Jan 25, 2022

Mapmakers and Travellers
Some of my clients told me that our relationship is much more intimate and special than with their life partners, family members and even...
Oberdan Marianetti
Jan 18, 2022


Emotional Intimacy
Our childhood experiences play a part in moulding us to be who we are as adults. Unfortunately, as children we cannot choose how we want...
Gloria Tay
Jan 12, 2022


The Power of Equanimity
The end of year is a time when many of us pause to take stock of the time passed and to assess how to best move forward with the time...
Oberdan Marianetti
Dec 31, 2021


As It Is
If we can change one thing about us, what will it be? Would it be our appearance, personality, ability, physical health, mental wellness,...
Oberdan Marianetti
Dec 19, 2021


The Feather and the Wound
It’s a beautiful Sunday morning, you decided to take yourself out for a bike ride by that beautiful park by the sea. It’s busy this...
Oberdan Marianetti
Dec 7, 2021


In or Out
35,000. This is the estimated number of decisions an average adult makes daily. These decisions are related to work, learning, eating,...
Oberdan Marianetti
Dec 5, 2021

Last Man Standing
Which role do we normally play in our lives? Persecutor, Rescuer or Victim? How do we feel when playing such role(s)? More importantly,...
Oberdan Marianetti
Nov 7, 2021


Emotional Bank Accounts
Think about the time when you first dated your loved one. You most likely remember the time as a joyous, exciting and fulfilling phase of...
Oberdan Marianetti
Oct 26, 2021

Sow a Seed
“I want to get out of this room, I feel uncomfortable.” Mr. A (name changed for client confidentiality) said to me three times during our...
Oberdan Marianetti
Oct 17, 2021


The Pressures of External Demands
We live hectic lives! I imagine that most of you would agree with the above statement. Few are the people in today’s world, who found a...
Oberdan Marianetti
Sep 30, 2021


Unnecessary Judgment and Blame
I realised that most of us constantly judge and blame ourselves for some things that actually warrant no judgment or blame. I often go...
Oberdan Marianetti
Sep 1, 2021

Videogames are just like life
It’s not uncommon to feel like life is a never-ending set of twists and turns, often unexpected, always somewhat challenging. Over the...
Oberdan Marianetti
Jul 30, 2021


What can business teach us about relationships?
What can business teach us about relationships? I would say quite a lot. Today I want to follow up on my video from two weeks ago, where...
Oberdan Marianetti
Jun 30, 2021

Feel happier by clearly distinguishing between ‘change’ and ‘outcomes’
You may recall the video we sent a couple of weeks ago. If you have not seen it, I would thoroughly recommend you watch it. It is my...
Oberdan Marianetti
May 25, 2021
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