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Multi-disciplinary therapeutic wellness centre treating individuals, couples and families

A multi-disciplinary therapeutic practice emphasising the correlation between the quality of interpersonal relationships and emotional well-being. The practice will strongly stand on the pillars of empathy, genuineness and unconditional acceptance. Each individual (client) is assisted with cognisance of how he/she functions as part of a larger system where the nature and quality of his/her interpersonal relationships forms an integral part of his/her difficulties. The vision of this practice is to provide the community with a holistic integrative service.

30/10/2026

If there’s a birthday or a party this weekend that you’re too tired for, this one is for you.

In the first months, your energy goes to your baby. Elise writes that keeping the house somewhat clean and getting a meal together can be enough for one day – and that it is fine to skip the gatherings this year. People who have been through it will understand. People who haven’t will catch up eventually.

Give your mind time to come back online. Give your body time. The world may be moving at full speed, but you don’t have to match it.

Read “Five things I wish I had heard in the first weeks of motherhood”: https://www.satorihealthcentre.com/blog/five-things-i-wish-i-had-heard-in-the-first-weeks-of-motherhood

29/10/2026

It takes a village to raise a child. Many new parents in Belgium don’t have one nearby.

If you are an expat, far from family and from a healthcare system you know, the first months with a baby can bring a particular kind of loneliness. There is the practical learning – feeding, changing, sleep – often faced alone. And there are the comments that miss the mark, like the friend who asks what you even do all day.

As Elise writes, this is hard to understand until you have lived it.

If you would like support in these months, you don’t need to arrange childcare first:

– Bring your baby with you, and feed, hold or settle them during the session.

– Or choose an online session from home.

– Elise works in English and French, at Vaartstraat 68 in Leuven and online.

In Flanders, Kind en Gezin also offers free check-ups and support for families with young children.

Book a first session: https://satorihealthcentre.com/leuven-booking

28/10/2026

“Enjoy every moment.” New mothers hear it often, and sometimes it is true. But it leaves out a lot.

In “The Part of New Motherhood We Don’t Talk About”, Elise writes about what tends to go unsaid: love that arrives slowly for some, the worry that is hard to switch off, the loneliness of being far from family, and guilt that comes in waves. Above all, she writes about how so much of this season happens in pairs – love and exhaustion, joy and grief for the life you had before – and how holding both is simply part of it.

Her second article, “Five things I wish I had heard in the first weeks of motherhood”, is the gentler companion: five reminders she would give herself, and gives other new mothers, about learning, comparing, saying no and taking time.

Read “The Part of New Motherhood We Don’t Talk About”: https://www.satorihealthcentre.com/blog/the-part-of-new-motherhood-we-dont-talk-about

Read “Five things I wish I had heard”: https://www.satorihealthcentre.com/blog/five-things-i-wish-i-had-heard-in-the-first-weeks-of-motherhood

27/10/2026

People prepare you for the tiredness. Fewer people mention the worry.

In the first weeks after birth, the mind becomes much more alert to danger. Suddenly you notice every risk. In her article “The Part of New Motherhood We Don’t Talk About”, Elise describes how this can look: lying awake to check that your baby is breathing, wondering whether each cry means something is wrong, searching the same question over and over, or asking an app for reassurance that never quite lands.

This is postpartum anxiety. It takes many forms, and it does not mean you are doing anything wrong. Add the deep tiredness of these months, and it can all start to feel like too much.

If your worry or low mood feels constant rather than passing, please reach out to your GP, your midwife, or to us. You don’t have to wait until it feels “serious enough”.

Read Elise’s article: https://www.satorihealthcentre.com/blog/the-part-of-new-motherhood-we-dont-talk-about

26/10/2026

Meet Elise Löwenthal, clinical psychologist at our Leuven practice.

Elise works with new mothers in the months after birth – a time that can be beautiful and deeply disorienting, often in the same afternoon. She has written two pieces for our blog about this season, drawing on her work and on her own experience of becoming a mother, and this week we’ll be sharing some of what she wrote.

A few practical things that matter in these months:

– You are welcome to bring your baby to a session, and to feed, hold or settle them while you talk.

– Online sessions are available, which can be easier when finding one free hour feels impossible.

– Elise works in English and French, at Vaartstraat 68 in Leuven and online.

Read more about Elise: https://www.satorihealthcentre.com/satori-team/elise-lowenthal-clinical-psychologist

Book a first session: https://satorihealthcentre.com/leuven-booking

25/10/2026

Did you notice the extra hour this morning? The clocks went back overnight, and for many of us that means a slower Sunday, and then a week of darker evenings.

It's normal to feel a little out of step for a few days, a bit tired, or flatter as the light fades earlier. A few small things can make the adjustment gentler:

• Get some daylight early in the day. A short walk along the Vaart or a coffee by the window counts.
• Keep your sleep and wake times steady, even if your body says otherwise for a day or two.
• Make the evenings cosy rather than something to get through: a lamp, a book, a warm meal, a call with someone you love.

And if the darker months tend to weigh on you more than you'd like, you don't have to carry that alone. We're here, in Leuven and online.

25/10/2026

Last night, the clocks went back and we were given an hour.

What if you spent it on nothing in particular?

As the evenings draw in, a few small kindnesses help:
🌿 Step outside in the morning light, even for ten minutes
🌿 Keep your bedtime steady while your body adjusts
🌿 Let yourself slow down a little. Darker days ask for it.

24/10/2026

Living with a long-term health condition, health anxiety, or finding your way through the Belgian health system as an international?

A first session with Dr Emma Biggs is simply a conversation: a chance to talk through what you are carrying, and see whether you are a good fit.

Emma works in English, at Vaartstraat 68 in Leuven and online.

Book a first session with Emma: https://satorileuvenbooking.as.me/schedule/add7f9f0/?calendarIds=13344825

23/10/2026

In health psychology, the work isn't only about coping with a condition. It's also about finding your agency within it: choosing where you have a say, even when so much of illness feels out of your hands.

A gentle thought to carry into the weekend, wherever you call home.

From Dr Emma Biggs's latest article on our blog.

22/10/2026

Living with a long-term condition in Belgium can mean navigating a system that wasn't designed with you in mind. Patient organisations are one of the strongest bridges between patients and the medical world.

Dr Emma Biggs suggests three places to start:

🌿 Vlaams Patiëntenplatform (VPP): coordinates over 120 patient organisations in Flanders. vlaamspatientenplatform.be

🌿 LUSS: the French-speaking counterpart, supporting patient networks and patient rights. luss.be

🌿 Pain Alliance Europe: connects people living with chronic pain directly with researchers and developers. pae-eu.eu

More in Emma's article: https://www.satorihealthcentre.com/blog/health-tech-wasnt-built-with-you-in-mind-you-can-help-change-that

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633 Windsor Street
Pretoria
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Opening Hours

Monday	07:00 - 07:00
Tuesday	07:00 - 19:00
Wednesday	07:00 - 19:00
Thursday	07:00 - 19:00
Friday	07:00 - 17:00

Website

http://www.satorihealthcentre.com/

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