psychology

28 Nov

Where I am doesn’t have to change in order for my emotional journey to begin…

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Many of my clients find themselves “stuck” in a place that they don’t want to be in life. That “place” could be a mental or emotional place (like anxiety or depression) or an actual place – like a job they…

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21 Oct

Once more but with compassion!

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A short article about learning to have self compassion when we keep falling down and realising that it is all part of learning and growth.

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29 Aug

Sometimes life can throw you curve-balls!

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Just after running the Sydney – City to Surf 14km run about two weeks ago, I got sick with quite a bad head cold. Now, in the 8 months that I have been keeping up what some would call a…

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06 Aug

Your Ego is not your Friend

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I was out for my morning run yesterday and experienced something which brought this whole issue of the ego front and center for me and so I thought I would share it with you. I had already run about 7…

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04 Jul

“Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it” – Mark Twain

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It may not at first glance seem to be all that important to your mental and spiritual well-being but as Darren Hayes so aptly says in the famous Savage Garden song “I believe that forgiveness is the key to your…

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16 Jun

Antidepressants are drugs.

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Disclaimer: Do not abruptly stop most psychiatric drugs! Most psychiatric drugs are far more dangerous to take than people realize, but they also can become dangerous when discontinued too abruptly. Most have addictive qualities and can produce withdrawal symptoms that…

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09 Jun

Certainty vs Trust

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It would seem to me that we human beings have some dichotomies (opposites) that we really struggle with. Some examples are pain vs pleasure, love vs hate, joy vs sadness. However, there is one that is less obvious and which…

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01 Jun

Getting what you really want

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There is no doubt in my mind that there is immense power in visualising what you want to happen in your life. When I first heard about the concept that you can actually create your own reality, I thought it…

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05 May

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

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Commitment to any given activity is a must for the successful person. You should give yourself 100 percent towards any particular task or activity you are engaged in. Whether it’s work, a hobby, or being with friends. You must concentrate…

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03 May

If you don’t have a few good people around you…go and find them!

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One of the most critical protective factors which is very well known to help people who are struggling with life is the amount of social support and connection they have in their lives. Or to put it another way, the amount and quality of relationships that they have to others is very important to emotional resiliency in all of our lives.

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