Cognitalks with Sharon

Join me on this podcast as I discuss the self help book I recently wrote about about a multicultural approach for psychological counselling. As much as psychology is a western practice, more and more people from different cultures and backgrounds are seeking psychological services. As a result, to make sure that the field speaks to everyone, a more culturally inclusive approach would be ideal. The...

Childhood trauma can leave a tremendous effect on its victims . However, noticing the signs early and navigating through them professionally could aid in avoiding long term effects. Tune in to engage in this thought provoking conversation.

In this episode I have a deep discussion with Dr Caparrelli a PHD holder in human behavioural sciences, about his 100 hour case study on the transformation of a serial killer. Dr Caparrelli helps us understand that transformation is possible for anyone with God. He also makes us realise that we can all develop into anything and that our environment also has a significant impact on who we may becom...

In this episode, we learn about PCOS. It is apparently common among women and can be very hard to manage. Additionally it causes depression, low self esteem and anxiety. Tune in to learn more and possibly do more research of your own to expand on your own own knowledge regarding PCOS.

This episode focuses largely the trauma project we’re currently running at cognicare. As per the project, the episode speaks more on what trauma is, how we deal with and support trauma survivors and how you can get in touch.

This episode is a discussion of current affairs in South Africa. This topic gives us an opportunity to really talk about what load shedding is doing to us mentally, physically and financially, with a strong emphasis on the mental health aspect. Should we talk more about this? Will talking truly help us release and heal as a means of coping? Because the truth is that there isn’t much we can do…