Therapy helps people turn their lives and relationships around, but getting close to someone in love is not the natural process we like to imagine. Understanding how your childhood helped shape your template for how to love […]
You may not have a beautifully organized sock drawer, or have your herbs and spices organized alphabetically, but perfectionistic habits could be holding you back. The sad truth is relationships can be ruined by perfectionism. Understanding what it is and how to soften it, is a good way to avoid the risk this streak in […]
I was recently asked to contribute a comment on a great series of blogs from the knowledgeable team at Health in Balance.
These exercise physiologists really know their stuff, they use weight training to get you happy and motivated after an injury, illness or just when you need the motivation to get […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Often at this time of year we get asked about our new years’ resolutions. Have you found that often you resolve to turn over a new leaf only to find within a few weeks the same old bad […]