In psychological terms, trauma can be defined as ‘emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may lead to long-term neurosis’. When something happens to us that evokes intense emotion – emotion that overwhelms us – it...
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Understanding and processing trauma with a little ‘t’
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Feeling Lost? Steps to find your way back to the path
Read MoreThe past 18 months or so have been hard for a lot of people. The strange months of 2020 have flowed into a 2021 that still feels just a little off balance. Amid the lockdowns and re-openings, it’s understandable if...
Self-Identity – Where did I go?
Read MoreBeing a brand-new (or second-time or third-time…) parent is hard. All of a sudden we need to get to know a tiny new person and try to work out exactly what they need and want. Add in sleepless nights and...
Needle Phobia – Overcoming a Fear of Jabs
Read MoreIn Australia we’ve hit Covid-19 ‘new normal’. We’re incredibly lucky we can mostly just live our day-to-day lives without worrying too much about contracting the virus. But if we want to return to ‘old normal’ – where we could travel...
How a psychologist can help you
Read MoreWhen you feel sick, you generally see a doctor. In the same way doctor’s look after our physical health, psychologists look after our mental health. Mental wellness is important. Many of us struggle, yet we keep our concerns and worries...
How smiling effects the brain
Read MoreEver notice that a smiling person is often surrounded by others? Studies show that a simple smile can instantly change your mood, and others around you. In fact, we naturally want to get to know more about a person who...
