How would you define happiness? Unsurprisingly, the answers differ, person to person. Some would say family, others would say travel, other might say helping others, or enjoying free time to themselves. The big challenge with happiness is not just that there is no ‘one size fits...
A strong social support system is important in helping us through stressful times – whether that stress is a bad day at work or a year impacted by a global pandemic. We’ve all likely heard the term ‘social support system’ and know that it is a...
Contemporary Australia is multicultural, made up of a rich tapestry of traditions and beliefs. The 2021 census found 29.3% of all Australians were born overseas while more than half (51.5%) of the population have a parent born overseas. But for the many, many migrants who...
In our busy modern lives, sleep difficulties are a familiar experience for many of us. Sleep loss and poor sleep quality – known as sleep deprivation, can have profound effects on mental and physical wellbeing. Sleep deprivation can decrease positive moods, increase the risk of...
One significant focus in the sight-line of most medical and mental health practitioners is sleep. Though always deemed important, it’s true impact on short and long-term wellbeing is has been reinforced by medical research. One such study has outlined not only the short and medium-term effects...
Sleep is an incredibly important part of our lives and something that most of us will spend a third of our lives doing! For some people struggling with sleep can feel incredibly demoralizing, but there are a number of things you can do to try...
Building Self-Worth in Children It's important for parents, caregivers, and educators to understand the impact of feedback on a child's self-esteem. There are several types of feedback, including positive or negative, outcome-focused or process-focused. The kind of feedback you use can impact how your child sees...
One of the trickiest balances to maintain is the balance between self-care and self-indulgence. With all information sources, from social media to t-shirt slogans advocating for eating entire tubs of ice-cream and downing bottles of wine, it can be difficult to identify the difference between...
As we move into the colder months, many people may start to experience a type of depression known as Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. SAD is a type of depression that usually occurs during the autumn and winter months, when there is less sunlight. It...
May is Schizophrenia Awareness month, which is a good time to be reminded what schizophrenia is (and more importantly!) what it is not. Over decades, inaccurate news reporting and film and literature stereotyping have given the general community a distorted understanding of schizophrenia, a disorder...