National Carers Week is a time to recognise the 2.65 million Australians who provide care and support to a family member or friend. Carers are family members or friends …
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Mental Health
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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Burnout
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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Perfectionism
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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Emotions
What comes to mind when you think of emotions? Emotions at times can get a bad rap, for example, have you ever been told that you are “too emotional” when …
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Depression
On average, one in six people will experience depression at some stage of their lives? With numbers as these, I wonder if you have or are experiencing depression or you …
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