Stress vs Anxiety: How to Tell the Difference

January 6, 2020
Stress and anxiety share many of the same physical and psychology symptoms, making it difficult to spot the differences between them. Getting a proper diagnosis is key to receiving the right management and treatment. With the right help, you can learn how to reduce the impact of stress and manage...
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Resilience

Resilience

January 6, 2020
Resilience Good parenting means letting your children fail oftenWhile it’s perfectly natural for parents to want to protect their children and keep them safe, it’s often the case that parents take this need to protect too far. Often, kids are not permitted to explore and navigate their world without close...
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Negative Thinking

January 6, 2020
Most of us spend a lot of time inside our own mind. We worry about our present, the future, and replay events from the past – often in the form of ‘what if’ statements. This negative focus can result in a generally pessimistic view of life and prevent us from...
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How Do You Sleep?

How Do You Sleep?

January 6, 2020
Sleep is a vital part of our health and wellbeing, and yet we rarely take any notice of our sleep patterns until an issue occurs. The time we spend sleeping is restorative for both the body and mind. The Centre for Clinical Interventions promotes sleep as “important for general physical...
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Create your own Happiness

Create your own Happiness

July 21, 2019
Depression, Anxiety and Stress. Few of us avoid the impact of this trio in our modern day lives. Unfortunately, they all have us viewing life through a negative lens and predicting the worst. We filter our environment looking for evidence that supports our negative predictions and ignore or brush off...
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Parenting Teens

Parenting Teens

May 20, 2019
Having a teenager in the family leads to many challengers. As a parent we need to adjust our perceptions to recognise the emerging adult while managing the behaviours which are not always as mature as we would like. Understanding the development of the adolescent brain can be very helpful in...
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Self Care and Parenting

May 19, 2019
We’ve all heard the catch phrase “work, life balance” but we need to think of this with a third prong - SELF. As parents we often must prioritise the multiple commitments and responsibilities that occur in day-to-day life. Unfortunately, many parents place their own needs low in the list or...
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Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention

September 9, 2018
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Overcoming Childhood Trauma

Overcoming Childhood Trauma

July 29, 2018
This week Suzie has flown down to the week long ‘International Childhood Trauma Conference’ in Melbourne, which focuses on the therapeutic interventions that work in the face of relational and complex trauma. The experience of childhood trauma is likely to follow you into adulthood. Whether you witnessed violence or were...
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The Therapeutic Alliance

The Therapeutic Alliance

June 24, 2018
It is essential to find the right psychologist for you. The best predictor of a good therapy outcome is a strong therapeutic alliance. The therapeutic alliance refers to the relationship between the psychologist and client. It is your psychologists role to create a safe space where therapy can take place...
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