Understanding Abuse

What is the definition of abuse?

Abuse and its long-term effect on a person are not an easy topic of conversation, neither is it a simple thing to define as abuse can take many different forms. Whilst nearly all of these tend to result in similar symptoms, they can vary both in their duration, severity and frequency.

Like anything else in life people can respond differently to their experiences.  Some can appear to move on with their lives seemingly unaffected, for others the symptoms of their abuse, both physical and mental can last for a long time as they struggle to come to terms with it.  Other people may bury the memories of their abuse as a form of self-protection and might struggle in later life when these memories and emotions start to resurface. 

Physical Abuse

Physical violence can be used to control, humiliate or coerce someone.

Coaching book for couples during IVF ICSI fertility treatment

‘A Wish Unfulfilled’ book 

My name is Marijke Linssen, fertility coach. When you have a wish for a child and are faced with fertility issues, this will have a profound impact on your life. An unfulfilled wish for children affects you as a person, your relationship, family ties, friendships and work. Well, that is your whole life. 

These are the five pillars that are the basis of your life. When one of the pillars are starting to wobble, you can handle it, but when more pillars start to totter or even break, then it feels like your whole life is not very steady and may fall apart! When you make sure that your pillars are stable, then you go through fertility treatment in the best possible way.

Coach guidebook

That is why I wrote the book ‘A Wish Unfulfilled’, guidebook for couples during fertility treatment. Reading this book

Health And Beauty Benefits Of Coconut Oil

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Coconut oil has become a very popular health and beauty product in the recent years due to its extremely nourishing and enriching properties. Coconut oil has been used extensively since ages in India and now even the West is reaping it’s benefits. There is a huge variety of coconut oil in the market, however, organic  extra virgin coconut oil is the best out of the lot and should be your first preference, and if you are looking for some then here is a list of the best extra virgin coconut oil options available in the market.

How Is Coconut Oil Extracted?

There are two methods by which coconut oil is extracted:

-Dry processing

-Wet processing

In the dry processing technique, coconut meat is first extracted, and then dried using either fire or sunlight. It is then processed or dissolved with solvents to produce the oil.

The wet processing technique involves