Written by Ms Almaas In 2022, for us in Australia, there is now more open gender and sexual diversity that is being celebrated. From a mental health standpoint, this is…

By Keera Anand As we enter 2022, we also mark the end of two strange and sometimes gruelling years of lockdowns, uncertainty, and disconnectedness. Regardless of whether you’re excited to…

By Ms Almaas Have you wondered what people mean when they say ‘psycho’? You might have heard stuff like “woaw he’s a psycho” when they cut someone off at such…

By Tess Collins Feeling drained and lacking the normal drive you had for work? – you may be suffering from burnout. Across 2020-2021 we have been exposed to prolonged stressors…

By Jill Searle Self-esteem; it can make us or break us. It has the power to influence every aspect of our existence – when our self-esteem is good it gives…

Have you ever had an experience where you were so worried, nervous or afraid about the outcome of a situation that you became preoccupied with thinking about all the worst…

In the cold winter morning during lockdown I was walking up Fitzroy street, St Kilda. Some pubs were boarded up with torn advertising material fading in the icy wind. Other…

Before 2020, we as people were more likely to think of the term ‘social isolation’ in reference to adolescent angst, feeling disconnected from of a group of colleagues, living alone…

Niksen is a Dutch verb which means ‘doing nothing’. Yes. That’s right. Literally nothing. But wait, what is nothing? Ah as much as I am tempted to forge a path…

When was the last time you stumbled upon a self-help book? An App that claims to solve your problems? Some advice for someone who thought they had all the answers?…

Yes. That thing. If I wanted to get a sense of how are you going, right now in your life, I might ask, you…. Yes you – “are you happy?”…

What can we do to have mental health?  We know we have to eat vegetables for physical health, but what about our minds? Are there recommended activities to achieve a…

I am a big believer in self-paced learning. It is a great way to get more out of treatment when you are in between sessions. If you are looking for…