Mental Health Insights
The Naum Centre's growing library of evidence-informed articles designed to help you better understand mental health, relationships and emotional wellbeing.
Explore practical strategies, concepts, and everyday tools covering topics such as anxiety, ADHD, trauma, grief, boundaries, stress, identity and personal growth.
Whether you're looking to better understand yourself, support someone else, or complement your counselling journey, our articles aim to make mental health knowledge accessible, practical and relevant to everyday life.
What Is a Quarter-Life Crisis (and Is It Normal)?
A quarter-life crisis is a period of anxiety, self-questioning and uncertainty about identity, career and direction that commonly emerges in your twenties and early thirties. It's a well-documented, genuinely common response to a life stage with unusually few fixed markers, not a sign that you're behind or doing life wrong.
Loss of Self: Grieving Who You Were Before Illness or Disability
Grieving who you were before illness or disability is a recognised form of grief, sometimes called loss of self or loss of role. It's a response to real change, such as lost independence, an altered career or a different relationship with your body, not a sign of ingratitude or weakness.