Being in the moment with your family Somewhere between the dancing lessons, the cricket training, football on Saturdays, school drop off, the traffic on the way to work, cooking dinner, setting the table and doing homework, bathtime, changing the sheets, mowing the lawn and doing the...
"Compassion isn't some kind of self-improvement project or ideal that we're trying to live up to. Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves, all those imperfections that we don't even want to look at" - Pema Chodron Self-compassion is...
How to connect with your teen’s Social Media World: What every parent should know. Connecting with teens can be difficult at best of times, but knowing how to connect with their social media is not as difficult as you may think. This blog will give you...
It seems that everywhere you turn at the moment you hear the term “Mindfulness” but what does it really mean and how can it help? Mindfulness is about learning to tune into the present moment to deepen our sense of well-being and to get the most...
This month at Vida Psychology we are talking about connecting with people. When your child is yelling and screaming in front of you, what would happen if you view this as a chance to connect? Child psychologists think of tantrums as a method of communication. Try...
Choosing Your Exercise The word exercise can often conjure unappealing images of people with pained expressions running endlessly to nowhere on treadmills. This does not have to be the case: it’s vital to choose the exercise that suits your level of fitness, lifestyle and interest. If...
Exercise: The Best Kind of Drug Every health expert you see- whether on physical or mental health- will offer the same ubiquitous advice for wellbeing: exercise. And you, as the client, nod along, a part of you recognizing that exercise is good and yet another part,...
Learn how to Communicate Let’s Talk about Talking Part II: Now What? Now we know what the myths are, how to move forward from that? Of the various glues that hold relationships together, mutual respect, love and attraction, communication is key. But how to do it in such...