Coping Skills

September 22, 2015

Five Tips to Improve Self-Esteem.

We all have thoughts and feelings about ourselves and how we fit into the world – this is called self-esteem. People may notice a healthy self-esteem when life is going well for them, and sometimes a lower self-esteem when life has become difficult for a prolonged period, or even after […]
September 11, 2015

Choices and Doing What Matters

Do you ever experience life as if it is just happening to you or as though you are ‘going through the motions’ without a sense of meaning or purpose? Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an approach to therapy that supports clarifying what is truly important to you, motivating behaviour […]
September 6, 2015

What’s ACT all About Anyway?

Have you heard about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy? Referred to as ACT (as opposed to the acronym A.C.T), ACT is one of a newer generation of cognitive therapies. The aim of ACT is to experience your definition of meaning and richness in your life while accepting the unwanted or uncomfortable […]
August 31, 2015

Chronic Pain – the Good, the Bad and the Painful

Chronic pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Unlike short-term (acute) pain, chronic pain can last for months or even years and can be present without a clear cause. It is estimated that 20 per cent of Australians live with […]
August 17, 2015

Sleep Deprived?

With all the different roles we each tackle every day – from work to parenting, to being a friend or a partner, a household manager/cleaner/cook, to fitting in exercise, and the never-ending list of other random tasks that seem to crop up, sometimes, if not often, it’s our sleep that […]
August 5, 2015

Why is Colouring the Latest Trend for Adults?

You may have noticed a recent trend in bookshops and in the media of adults colouring. Colouring in for adults? Typically it is considered an activity to entertain children! However, it can be just as useful for adults as a way of managing stress and anxiety. Mindfulness Research has shown […]

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