Posts Tagged ‘anxiety’
You’re not alone in feeling alone – how adult loneliness is affecting us – Part 2
Last month I introduced the topic of loneliness and how it has become more commonplace in our lives as adults. I felt this subject is too important for just one article, and so Part 2 has developed out of a greater desire to help adults not only understand loneliness, but how we can turn adult…
Read MoreYou don’t have to be alone to feel lonely – Part 1
It was after work one day, and I was on the bus making my way home. The bus was packed. I had people sitting right beside and across from me. And I was sobbing, but no one noticed. No one asked if I was okay. No one gave me a comforting smile. Instead, they were…
Read MoreSurround yourself with animals for improved mental health
Six reasons cuddling up to a fur baby can lift your mood and outlook on life When it comes to addressing and improving mental health, it’s critical that the environment is non-judgmental and non-threatening to create a space that can help improve confidence and wellbeing. Counsellors and medical practitioners work through a number of strategies…
Read MoreChristmas expectations and commitments
Christmas is the season to be jolly apparently – definitely the most awaited and celebrated season all year. Unfortunately for some, this time of the year also brings stress, pressure, and worse, depression due to a whole host of reasons. There is a cultural drive towards excessive spending during this season and many of us…
Read MoreHow to talk about sexual abuse
Tips for speaking up about sexual abuse As a society, we don’t really have an issue talking about house burglaries, car theft or assault, so it’s with great sadness that I see clients hesitant to talk about their experience with crime when it’s in the form of sexual abuse. Why it’s hard to talk…
Read MorePoor health can be built on guilt
How guilt is formed and why you need to get rid of it now There is feeling guilty about eating the last Tim Tam while your significant other is out of the room, then there’s feeling guilty about major incidents that may or may not have been influenced by you. Guilt in minor cases…
Read MoreSexual Healing
How to regain intimacy after sexual abuse There’s no relationship more personal than the one we have with our bodies, and even more intimate, is our sexuality. Sexuality defines our desires and attraction to others and impacts our thoughts, emotions and behaviours in relation to sexual activity. It is shaped and carved out over many…
Read MoreHow to reduce and manage work related stress
One in five Australians take time off work because they feel stressed, anxious, depressed or mentally unhealthy When you consider what the general working environment is – bringing a group of strangers together, giving them a task to be responsible for, assigning a hierarchy, and keeping them unified toward a common goal over the course…
Read MoreChildhood Sexual Abuse
Childhood Sexual Abuse Abuse is defined as the physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional mistreatment of a person. Childhood sexual abuse or incest is an abuse that society does not like to talk about; therefore, survivors of sexual abuse may find it extremely difficult to talk about and also how to deal with the effects of…
Read MoreWhy go to counselling?
Counselling People come to counselling for many reasons. They generally go to counselling as they are emotionally distressed and cannot see a way of solving their problems and therefore need to speak to someone in a confidential, non-judgemental way in the hope of finding a solution to their problems. Many people lack the emotional and/or…
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