Cornelia Swart Psychologist, EFT and IMAGO Relationship Therapist

28/07/2026

Woman’s day is around the corner…

Celebrate womanhood, your strength and your vulnerability with other women and enjoy a weekend packed with treats and laughter.

28/07/2026

28/07/2026

Woman’s Day is coming up in two weeks…🌷
Take some time out to celebrate your strength and your vulnerability and enjoy the company of the beautiful ladies around you.

24/07/2026

EFT Couple therapy helps us understand this…and also repair!

24/07/2026

Judgement reinforces defensiveness…

24/07/2026

24/05/2026

EFT SA community came together in Stellenbosch for a fabulous 2 day retreat practicing the Tango - theoretically AND practically 🕺🏻💃

Emotions are the music of the relationship…

20/12/2025

The miracle of emotions… and feeling them!

01/12/2025

How amazing when we can be vulnerable about our shortcomings and insecurities. George and Amal is a perfect (or should I say, “imperfect”!) example of this. Vulnerability nurtures connection…❤️

"On November 15, 2024, George Clooney made a confession during a private therapy session that he later shared publicly with The Atlantic—he'd been secretly struggling with the fear that Amal would eventually outgrow him intellectually and realize she'd settled for a charming actor when she deserved a partner who matched her brilliance, insecurities that had been eating at him since the twins started asking questions he couldn't answer but she could explain effortlessly in three languages. The man who'd projected confidence for decades admitted he'd started reading international law journals at night and listening to Oxford lecture podcasts during workouts, desperate to keep up with dinner conversations where Amal discussed geopolitical complexities that made his film analysis feel embarrassingly trivial in comparison. What makes this vulnerability so deeply human is that Amal had absolutely no idea George felt inadequate until she read the interview on her phone while waiting for a flight, immediately calling him sobbing because she'd spent their entire marriage feeling like she could never match his ease with people, his ability to light up any room, his emotional intelligence that made everyone feel seen—qualities she'd struggled with her whole academic life. George later told Oprah that the phone call turned into a three-hour conversation where they both realized they'd been privately drowning in mirror insecurities, each convinced the other was too good for them, and the revelation somehow made their bond even stronger. The couple revealed in a joint Vanity Fair interview that they now have a monthly ritual where they each share one fear or insecurity without judgment, creating space for the vulnerabilities that perfectionism and public personas force them to hide. Friends close to them shared that George has stopped trying to prove his intellectual worth and instead leans into what he brings—emotional wisdom, humor during Amal's darkest case moments, and the ability to remind her that changing the world still requires someone to make her laugh when she comes home carrying its weight on her shoulders. "

22/11/2025

We are wired for connection…

Love isn’t just a feeling — it’s a science of connection. ❤️
When we understand the patterns that pull us apart, we can learn how to turn back toward each other.

Explore more insights from Dr. Sue Johnson on the science of love and attachment: https://bit.ly/4mVsSH7