Self improvement, self confidence, stress.
Guest post – Ditch the diet and steady the scales
I am excited to share with you this guest post I contributed to my colleague Jodie Gales’ series on women and the body. This series includes posts from other great therapists who work with women’s issues and body image concerns also.
My contribution is a post about how we need to look deeper into how we […]
4 life lessons for busy professionals who want more out of life and love
Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly admits she’s certainly learnt a thing or two on her unpredictable journey from an unhappy Latin teacher in Johannesburg, South Africa to being listed as the 56th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. In 2002, she became the first […]
Useful reminders for clinicians from the International Childhood Trauma Conference Melb Aug 2014.
Dr Stephen Porges reminds us : face to face with someone we love triggers neuronal networks in our brain & helps us regulate feelings
If you weren’t one of the 2000 people who managed to make it to the International Childhood Trauma Conference held in Melbourne on Aug […]
Helping Clients Achieve Mind-Body Wellbeing ~ 2
I conducted a conversation online with Timothea Goddard recently, whose work with Open ground in Sydney I have admired. It is inspiring to see professionals develop and maintain personal and professional practices, that can have such a significant impact […]
How to make a new habit last
It’s winter, hibernation time, and so you naturally get pulled towards the couch, hot dinners and taking it easy. Yet the more you indulge, the less you feel good about yourself. Each time you attempt a new habit and you fail, the couch becomes more […]
Helping Clients Achieve Mind-Body Wellness
Last week I was fortunate enough to interview Dr Janina Fisher who has devoted her career to working with clients and therapists in the complex field of trauma recovery. I hope you enjoy the insightful information she provides in our conversation together.
Tell me a bit about your practice – […]
Is your low confidence getting in the way of your ability to love and work?
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- Do you sometimes walk into a party and feel excruciatingly self-conscious?
- Do you get furious at yourself when you make stupid mistakes?
- Do you find yourself making lists and comparing yourself to friends and colleagues and coming off […]
Is stress getting you down?
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Stress […]
Do you find yourself lost for words?
Introversion, from a cultural point of view is concerned with “the person of contemplation” as opposed to “the person of action.” If you are someone who recognises yourself as thoughtful, serious, subtle, solitude seeking, and risk averse, you may possibly be more of an “introvert.” However, […]