What is mental health? The term ‘mental health’ is frequently misunderstood. ‘Mental health’ is often used as a substitute for mental health conditions – such as depression, anxiety conditions, schizophrenia, …
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Trauma
Understanding trauma, what are the symptoms and when to get support. Beyond Blue tells us that in Australia, the most common traumatic events are having someone close die unexpectedly, seeing …
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Confidence is developed through action! If you would like to grow in confidence here are some things that you can start today. I’m sitting at my computer looking outside my …
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What is burnout and what should you do if you are experiencing symptoms of burnout. For everything that we say yes to we are saying no to something else whether …
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How to create an atmosphere for open communication. Communication is simply the act of transferring information from one place, person or group to another, and while it may sound …
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According to Therapy Today, perfectionism is often defined as the need to be or appear to be perfect, or even to believe that it’s possible to achieve perfection. I’m putting …
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Self-talk is the private chatter than goes on in our mind that no one listens to but ourselves. It’s our internal monologue and automatic thoughts that reveal our core beliefs. …
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