Health & Wellbeing

Have you ever been surrounded by people but felt alone?

Loneliness can even be experienced when you’re surrounded by other people, where you feel disconnected from them despite being in their presence.

A psychologist’s advice on how to set healthy boundaries

Setting healthy boundaries can be a great form of self-care, and helps to let others know how you would like to be treated.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessions or compulsions are when you feel a need to act to alleviate distress or neutralise a thought.

How expressing gratitude makes you happier

“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you recognise and express gratitude for the things you have, the more things you will have to express gratitude for.” Zig Ziglar

A simple trick for letting go of negative thoughts

Remember, thoughts are just thoughts. You can’t stop having them but you can choose how to respond to them.

Depression myths

Depression is a feeling of sadness that lasts for a consistent period of time and can feel like you simply can't escape. It can be all-consuming, and impact your day-to-day life.

Can mindfulness meditation actually change the brain?

Mindfulness is a tactic to help tackle anxiety and everyday stresses. It can help to slow down your mind when it starts racing and it can sharpen your concentration skills.

Daily affirmations to improve your mindset

Have you considered how affirmations could improve your life? Registered Psychologist Sarah Davies shares the steps to finding an affirmation and making it powerful for you.

How to silence your inner critic

Our inner critic can be a helpful guide to motivate us to achieve our goals, but it’s when that inner critic is constantly berating us and overlooking the good, that it starts to become a problem.

Calming your mind in stressful times

No matter what the cause, if your body’s stress response has been triggered, then it is helpful to know a couple of techniques that you can use to calm yourself down.

Suicide prevention

Each year in Australia more than 3,000 people end their lives . This is around 8 people a day - more than the number of people who die on our roads each year. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the suicide rates are twice as high, and for young people, it is the leading cause of death.

Psychosis

Affecting the way the brain perceives and processes information, psychosis can lead to hallucinations and delusional thoughts - a frightening and confusing experience. It can occur for a number of reasons, but it is a state that is often associated with a mental illness.