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“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” — Alvin Toffler

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The Stress Equation

Thoughtsfirst founder Dr Colinda Linde talks about her Stress Equation concept.

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Dr Colinda Linde
Dr Colinda LindeFounder
This website was founded by Dr Colinda Linde, a clinical psychologist and CBT specialist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Says Colinda: “There’s a high demand for CBT services globally—a clear indication of its efficacy. However, adequately trained, experienced CBT psychologists are relatively scarce, especially in this country. And sometimes, you need help quickly, or your medical insurance has run out, or you’re looking to go beyond what your therapist can provide. For all these reasons, and more, I’ve created and co-created various self-help solutions, many of which are available through this website. I trust that they’ll make a difference for you—that, by using them, you’ll learn to manage yourself to have a different, better experience of life.”

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Making it Through the Third Leg

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WELL HERE we are, slowly adjusting to the new normal. We also have over three weeks of lockdown and cabin fever behind us, and just over two weeks to go!  And it’s here, right about at the three-quarter mark, where things can be turned around or can get a little hairy. I am deliberately writing about [...]

Who Are You When You’re in Hot Water?

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TODAY IS halfway through five weeks of lockdown – significant for South Africans, though there is nowhere remaining on the globe that some form of lockdown is not happening, where it may, or where it in some cases is being eased. Concepts like hard or soft lockdown, essential services, to mask or not to mask, have [...]

“We can’t solve problems by using the same type of thinking we used when we created them.” — Albert Einstein

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