One in five Australians will experience an episode of mental illness in their lifetime. In many of these situations their friends and relatives will care for them on a daily basis, whether this is for a brief period of recovery or over the long term. Carers need...
When people commence working with a psychologists, whether for the first time or if you have engaged with a psychologist before, it can be a daunting prospect; What’s it going to be like? What are they going to ask me? Will I like it? These are all nature and...
In most cases we are not taught to be kind to ourselves. In fact, quite the opposite. Our society often expects that we chastised ourselves, put ourselves down and beat ourselves up for our mistakes. But as research shows us, this can have a big impact on our mental...
Many people are good are caring for others but not themselves. But caring for ourselves (Self-compassion) is an essential part of maintaining health and wellbeing. We have described self-compassion elsewhere in greater detail but as a reminder, self-compassion is a...
Whilst it is perhaps not possible to be too kind to ourselves, there are certainly those out there that could benefit from an injection of self-compassion. Perhaps you are wondering if you are kind enough to yourself. Or perhaps you are thinking that you do not need...
Unfortunately children also experience pain. As adults, we often want to do what we can to help them avoid pain, but this is not always possible. As psychologists there are may things we can do to help children cope with pain. To find out more watch this video from...
