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22 Nov What is the brain-gut connection?

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By Ishma Alvi. We talk about ‘gut instincts', and have experiences we describe as ‘gut wrenching’. It now looks like these aren’t simply visceral sensations but indications of an actual connection not simply between mind and body, but specifically between the brain and gut. Before we delve...

20 Oct Eating Disorders – A Quick Guide

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By Olivia Nash-Dolby. Content warning: This blog post includes information about eating disorders. Please read with care. Eating disorders are medical and mental illnesses characterised by disturbances in thoughts, behaviours and attitudes around food and eating. It’s estimated that 1 million Australians are living with an eating...

20 Sep How Social Media Impacts Mental Health

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By Jake Lamberton. The advancement of the internet throughout our lives has been a marvellous technological achievement, which has brought us the opportunity to be closer to loved ones, and to learn almost anything with a quick search. But alongside the benefits, there are a number...

07 Sep Women’s Mental Health

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By Ishma Alvi. All literature; from peer-reviewed journal articles to Op-Eds in women’s magazines, repeat the same thing: women are more likely to struggle with anxiety, mood, body image issues, disordered eating and a host of other mental health issues, relative to men. This is supported...

31 Aug Loneliness and Isolation – An Epidemic Within a Pandemic?

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By Olivia Nash-Dolby. Feelings of loneliness and social isolation have been a common experience for many of us during COVID-19 times. This has led to concerns that the global coronavirus pandemic is creating a loneliness epidemic. This might sound obvious – after all, the words “social isolation”...

30 Aug Coping with Pandemic Stress

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By Olivia Nash-Dolby. For many of us, the typical lockdown schedule can feel a bit like Groundhog Day: wake up, put on a pair of tracksuit pants and a business shirt, shake off-screen fatigue to prepare for a day of Zoom meetings, check the COVID-19 case...

09 Aug Signs of Perfectionism

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By Jake Lamberton. When talking about perfectionism we often think of someone who is highly detail-oriented. In psychology, we often look at perfectionism as involving working to extremely high standards and determining self-worth based on whether those standards are met. Though having standards is important and a...

09 Aug Supporting Children and Young People Through Grief and Loss

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By Sabrina Brient. Grief is a known response to loss. This loss can be a result of death; the death of a family member or friend, a pet. It can also occur in the context of other events that constitute a loss. For example: A family...

28 Jun Anger Management

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By Jake Lamberton. Anger is a normal emotion that all of us feel from time to time. When utilised constructively, anger can be an incredibly motivating and powerful emotion. However, there are times when anger can be used in a harmful way leading, us to say...

21 Jun Depression- More than feeling down

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By Sabrina Brient. Depression is more than feeling sad or down. It is a mental illness that can be debilitating, and coping with it can feel difficult. Although common, with one in seven Australians experiencing depression in their lifetime, the shame that can accompany depression can...

Depression

22 Nov What is the brain-gut connection?

20 Oct Eating Disorders – A Quick Guide

20 Sep How Social Media Impacts Mental Health

07 Sep Women’s Mental Health

31 Aug Loneliness and Isolation – An Epidemic Within a Pandemic?

30 Aug Coping with Pandemic Stress

09 Aug Signs of Perfectionism

09 Aug Supporting Children and Young People Through Grief and Loss

28 Jun Anger Management

21 Jun Depression- More than feeling down

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