Over millennia, evolution has provided humans with a complex physiological architecture that responds to danger. The limbic system – the part of the brain involved in behavioural and emotional responses, particularly in regards to survival – can direct us to...
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Fight, flight, freeze or fawn: exploring the four trauma responses
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Emotional cushioning: the anxiety of pregnancy after perinatal loss
Read MoreHoping for the best, but expecting (and preparing for) the worst? When it comes to contemplating a healthy pregnancy after prior perinatal loss, or after multiple rounds of IVF, one coping strategy is to distance yourself from any feelings of...
Perinatal loss: coping with the unthinkable
Read MoreThe unexpected loss of a pregnancy or baby can be a devastating experience. And while the statistics mean you’re not alone, the grief you are feeling is unique to you. Everyone grieves in their own way, and the ripples of...
What is the mental load – and how to ease the strain
Read MoreIf you look at raising children and running a household as an ongoing (and particularly important) project – who in your household is the project manager? The person who anticipates problems, identifies possible solutions, makes decisions and monitors the outcomes...
Geelong Psychologists: Getting to know Happy Minds Psychology
Read MoreAt Happy Minds, our Geelong Psychologists, offer a holistic approach to supporting our clients, building their resilience and increasing their life satisfaction and mental wellness. But who are we? And how can we help YOU? Happy Minds is a private...
The First Cycle: mentally preparing for your IVF journey
Read MoreThere are few things more daunting than preparing yourself for a first IVF cycle. After all, there are so many steps to take, terms to learn, and fears and hopes to juggle. It has likely already been a long road...
Understanding and healing the ‘mother wound’
Read MoreOur relationships with our parents – and often particularly our mothers – shape our personalities and our lives. When it comes to our mums, and all that the mother-child bond entails, the territory can often be fraught. So much can...
Helping kids with anxiety: Tips for parents with anxious children
Read MoreWhen our kids have worries and anxieties, often our first instinct is to step in and ‘fix things’ – to be the knight in shining armour always protecting our children from their fears. Being a safe harbour for our children...
Sex after baby: Tips for postpartum intimacy
Read MoreWhen to start having sex again after delivery is a hot topic (!), but the arrival of a baby can act like a relationship earthquake – your world is shifting, you don’t quite know where you stand, and it can...
Low-level anxiety: What is it and how can I deal with it?
Read MoreIn a covid? post-covid? who-knows-what-will-come-next? kind of world, it is very easy to constantly feel low-level anxiety or worry. Beyond the ‘typical’ issues we may encounter over a lifetime – health complications, relationship concerns, employment problems, moving house, losing a...
