Family Matters

Family Matters: Can optimism be learned and if so how?

Eusebius spoke to psychologist Khosi Jiyane about learned optimism

Family Matters: Grieving in a time of covid-19

Eusebius and psychiatrist Dr Shadi Motlana explored the implications of covid-19 for grief and grieving: from the disruption of how we show our last respects to a deceased person, grieving the loss of social etiquette and much else in between 

Social Media War Games

Jeanie Cave, clinical psychologist 

FAMILY MATTERS- HUMOUR AS HEALING

Eusebius and clinical psychologist, Ruth Ancer, talk about how we can use humour to manage our anxiety, fear and tension at this time. 

Family matters - MAKING SENSE OF OUR INTENSE PANDEMIC DREAMS

Prof Mark Solms (neuropsychologist, UCT) joined Eusebius to help us make sense of reports of people having unusually vivid dreams during this lockdown period 

Family Matters- forming habits and recreating Family Rituals

Khosi Jiyane, clinical psychologist ends us off by explaining to Eusebius what family rituals are, where they come from and how they develop while touching base on the purpose/function they serve.

FAMILY MATTERS: REPAIRING RUPTURED RELATIONSHIPS

Eusebius and clinical psychologist Hayden Knibbs explored intense desires that may be surfacing during this COVID-19 pandemic to repair ruptured relationships as we all reflect privately on what truly matters most. 

Family matters-  Co-parenting during the COVID19 lockdown

Nickolaus Bauer speaks to Shando Theron, Matrimonial expert on the dilemma separated/divorced parents are facing as movement of children is prohibited during the lockdown. 

Family Matters- Pandemic parenting

Ruth Ancer helps us deal with the anxiety our children and teens may be facing now that schools are closed and families are forced to self isolate.