In the world of psychology, inclusivity and diversity play a crucial role in ensuring the well-being and mental health of individuals, couples, and families. Inclusive psychology is an approach that acknowledges, celebrates, and respects the differences in individuals and communities,...
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The Benefits of Inclusive Psychology: How Celebrating Diversity Improves Mental Health Outcomes
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Supporting Mental Health During IVF: Understanding and Coping with the Challenges
Read MoreIn vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a journey that can be emotionally, physically, and mentally challenging for many individuals and couples. The process of IVF involves various steps, including stimulation of the ovaries, egg retrieval, fertilisation, and embryo transfer. While IVF...
How EMDR Is Used For Birth Trauma
Read MoreGiving birth is rarely the picture-perfect event painted on our televisions, billboards, andhospital brochures. Giving birth can be a raw emotional and physical experience.It can be both beautiful and distressing.Exciting and fearful. For 1 in 3 women, it’s traumatising, in...
Postnatal Depression and Anxiety in Dads
Read MoreWhen a new baby comes into the world, a lot of things can happen, and a lot of things can change. Typically, much of the attention goes to the new baby and the mother as they navigate their place in...
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...
A few words from our Principal Psychologist and Director: juggling parenting and perinatal psychology
Read MoreIt’s no secret that mental health issues have increased during the pandemic. My own client numbers have risen exponentially (so much so that I am on the lookout for superstar mental health professionals to join the Happy Minds team), and...
Rockstar required: exciting job opportunity for a mental health professional
Read MoreAre you a rockstar mental health professional? We’re looking to expand the Happy Minds Psychology team, and we’re wondering if YOU might fit the bill? We are seeking a dedicated, rockstar mental health professional who has an interest in working...
Coping with IVF failure: Tips & advice for when things don’t go to plan
Read MoreUsing any scale of measurement, the process of IVF is a grueling one. All of those hopes and fears, the money spent, the physical processes endured. All focused on one outcome: the positive pregnancy test. So how to cope when...
Perimenopause – signs, symptoms & tips
Read MoreMenopause – a natural biological process involving the cessation of the menstrual cycle – can seem like uncharted territory for many women, something unknown and not necessarily spoken about. Perimenopause, on the other hand, may be more unfamiliar. Menopause is...
CHRISTMAS IS COMING: COPING WITH HOLIDAY STRESS
Read MoreThe ‘holiday’ season is almost upon us, and with its promise of pine-scented rooms and mince pies, for many, it can also be a harbinger of anxiety, stress, or loneliness. After so many months of rolling lockdowns, there may be...
