Establishing your life direction
The news about terror attacks #London Bridge #Brighton Siege #We Stand with Manchester has seemed particularly grim lately. On Sunday I watched the London Bridge attack and saw people take cover under tables in a restaurant at London Bridge. It left me feeling like I was there. The panic, confusion and […]
Simply because in our culture we are brought up to believe the fairytale. No-one mentioned in the job description, the consistent discipline of compromise, patience, loyalty or the hard – won empathy required from both people to make it work. Yet any of you in a long term relationship probably know, love is a […]
Work – life balance is a moving target. The reality of getting ahead in the professional sphere is being dedicated to your career, which can be a truly demanding taskmaster. How do you have it all? It’s hard enough being focused and navigating the everyday perils and politics of a stimulating and challenging job. Yet once […]
Recently my colleague Jessica Fowler asked me to contribute a book to her monthly blog entitled “What your Therapists are Reading.” As I scanned down the list of great books selected for November, it occurred to me that here in Australia we typically reach for the easy “beach read” at this time of year. I […]
We get bombarded with images of happy families, jingles and expectations of a bundle of endless joy at Christmas. If you, like me have some killer memories of awful fights at Christmas involving copious amounts of alcohol, this time of year may not be your favourite time. In fact, it may a time […]
This blog is back by popular demand! Two years ago many took heart and felt motivated to do something different with their Christmas. Including this blog reader who commented after reading it with:
I now spend Christmas Day with really good friends. I prioritise that over spending it with family. I see my family […]
I have spent the last 10 years working closely with people who suffer from high anxiety. My clients are some of my best teachers and between us, we have worked out what works and what doesn’t work. It […]
Most of us know that exercise gets those feel good hormones pumping. However, if you suffer from anxiety those hormones can be elusive. That is because they are the kind that gets your body’s fight or flight response reacting in a super sensitive way, by pressing “go” […]
At random moments, I will get this building worry and fear that something isn’t right. Everything could be just perfectly fine, but my mind will trick itself into believing that something is wrong. It will convince itself that my life is falling apart. I will worry about one thing one minute and […]
Did you know there are 3.2 million Australians who suffer from a mental illness every year?
Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15 – 44.
“It has been described as a national emergency. While the Turnbull government has begun to implement some structural reforms affecting […]