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What guides our decisions?
For some, reason, for others intuition, for others infatuation, for others emotions... each one has his own perception of the world,...
frederique STREF
Mar 25, 20222 min read


Fear : constituent emotion
Do you remember the hero of a children's story who knew no fear? He was then marginalised by those around him and considered stupid or...
frederique STREF
Mar 2, 20222 min read


New fears
An unfortunate, ridiculous anecdote that you are probably also familiar with. While walking in my neighbourhood, at the bend in the road,...
frederique STREF
Oct 17, 20213 min read


Returning to self
How willing are you to be involved in your well-being? Will you take the risk of hearing what moves you? The reactions to the publication...
frederique STREF
Sep 26, 20213 min read


Survey published in Le Petit Journal august 2021
If you return to your country of origin, what are the constraints related to your residence condition? A. Mandatory quarantine (resident...
frederique STREF
Aug 30, 20211 min read


Survey analysis of French expatriates living in NZ during the Covid situation
As a counsellor and therapist my role is usually to listen, but today I speak. Thank you for your participation in our recent survey...
frederique STREF
Aug 30, 20214 min read


From behaviour to initial emotions
#emotion #psychanalyse #vulnerable #response #reaction #awareness We all engage in behaviors from time to time that we know are "bad"...
frederique STREF
Jun 27, 20212 min read


Undoing denial
Addressing the subject of denial is difficult because people often become defensive. A common mistake is to associate the word "denial"...
frederique STREF
Jun 6, 20213 min read


Few words on addiction
Addiction is a complex process that develops through an interaction between a substance or behaviour and a vulnerable subject. There are...
frederique STREF
May 14, 20213 min read


Colere et depression
« Je suis toujours énervée et ce n’est pas normal, je n’ai plus aucune patience, je crie sans arrêt après les enfants et il n’y a pas de...
frederique STREF
Apr 23, 20213 min read


Anger and depression
"I have a nice life, I can't stand my husband any more, but the kids are happy to live here, we both have a good job, but I'm always on...
frederique STREF
Apr 23, 20213 min read


Therapy: native and second language
Therapy: native and second language Choosing to consult is an important step, and consulting in a foreign language, regardless of the...
frederique STREF
Apr 7, 20212 min read


Therapie, langue maternelle et seconde langue
https://lepetitjournal.com/auckland/sante/expatriation-pourquoi-pratiquer-la-therapie-auckland-en-francais-302191
frederique STREF
Apr 7, 20211 min read


Mécanismes d’adaptation enfance et expatriation
Vivre à l’étranger requiert une vraie capacité d’adaptation. Le parallèle entre les mécanismes d'adaptation des enfants et ceux des...
frederique STREF
Mar 19, 20213 min read


Adaptation mechanisms in childhood and expatriation
Living abroad requires a real capacity to adapt. The parallel between the adaptation mechanisms of children and those of expatriates is...
frederique STREF
Mar 19, 20212 min read


Professional secrecy
On arrival in New Zealand and in order to obtain the right to practice in the country I happily took the equivalency exams. With joy for...
frederique STREF
Feb 27, 20213 min read


Secret professionnel
Arrivée en Nouvelle Zélande et afin d’acquérir le droit d’exercer dans le pays je me suis soumise avec joie aux examens d’équivalence....
frederique STREF
Feb 27, 20213 min read


Free will and determinism
Definitions: “Free will: is the complete freedom to do or not to do, to choose according to one's will and therefore by extension the...
frederique STREF
Feb 12, 20219 min read

Life style
Life style How to get through this new ordeal in the life of expatriates? Yesterday I was reading a recent 2019 essay written by a young...
frederique STREF
Feb 5, 20213 min read

Who to turn to
How difficult it must be today to choose a Counsellor & Psychology. Like most practitioners, I have been trained in the various...
frederique STREF
Jan 15, 20218 min read
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