As a therapist and someone who lives with mental illness, I understand the challenges and complexities that come with this experience. While every individual’s journey
In recent years, we have seen progress in breaking the stigma surrounding mental health. With celebrities and sportspeople speaking openly about their experiences, conversations about
Labelling mental health and mental illness, and applying those labels to people living with mental health conditions – or even people who are just experiencing
Conspiracy theories are as old as time, but it’s only in more recent years that psychologists have begun to unravel the belief that some people
It’s kind of amazing that something that must have been a terrifying discovery back a long time ago when someone accidentally ate the wrong kind of mushroom
At least, nobody is naturally more resilient than anyone else. Resilience can be built and fostered, when needed, and the more resilient we are, the more resilient
Do you know someone who has an ‘addictive personality’? Or have you ever said that you have an addictive personality? Maybe they (or you) just can’t seem
Having to make complex (or even simple) decisions every day can be really draining and lead to decision fatigue and impaired mental health. Here are
Fear is a very motivating thing. And, particularly for people who are co-dependent or don’t feel like they should be at the top of their
One of the funny things about being human is that, for a lot of us, our default position has become something less than positive. Sometimes,
Humans are fine. I mean, really, most of them are amazing. Humans can show me love and empathy and kindness and generosity and humility and
I love meditation.
It could have helped me a lot during times in my life before I was introduced to it.
One of the most interesting things about meditation, for me, is its uniqueness. There is no right or wrong way to meditate, no required duration, posture, location.
It is what it is to everyone who is doing it in that moment.
There are many different types of meditation today. Harvard University’s Dr. Anne Fabiny talks about how meditation can be done in many forms and for many reasons.
Language matters, and words have power. They have the power to encourage and praise and make someone feel really good, and they also certainly have the power to hurt and harm, and make someone feel less-than. Often, it’s the words that we use to describe ourselves which is most hurtful.
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I live and work on Guringai and Darkinjung land, and I want to pay my respects to the traditional custodians of this place, past and present, their elders and leaders emerging, and I acknowledge that this is now, has always been, and will always be Aboriginal land.
Acknowledge of lived experience.
As someone who has a lived experience of mental illness, I want to acknowledge people visiting and using this website who have had a similar experience, as well as the people who have been carers, families, or supporters of those who live with mental illness.
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