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Mindfulness Tip: How To Be Calm
I originally wrote and published this blog for Tiny Buddah. You can find the original post here. “I vow to let go of all worries and anxiety in order to be light and free.” -Thich Nhat Hanh This particular week, I flunked. I’d be lucky if you gave me a D grade in assessing my … Read more
How to Get the Most out of Online Counselling
Online counselling and therapy have been an option for a long time. Many years ago, remote consultations were considered a fallback – technology that allowed us to bridge the odd gap in therapy when a client was away from Sydney for work. Admittedly back then we even frowned upon counsellors and psychologists who offered online … Read more
Our Ignorance And Denial Are Killing Us
This year marks 20 years since my sweet, funny, dearly-loved uncle died. Feels like yesterday. Feels like a lifetime ago. I can’t not smile remembering his laugh. And it’s hard to think of him laughing without thinking of Dad at the same time. To me they looked quite different, but I could also see their … Read more
Trauma and Loss: The importance of Talking about Unspeakable Truths
“I don’t want this to be my story,” says my client. They don’t want to ‘go there’. Caution and respect are critical. But we have to ‘go there’. We have to get to the trauma to heal. Counselling and therapy yield relief and understanding, but for many it is a steady, challenging process. We are … Read more
How to Feel Better Without Seeing a Counsellor or Therapist
Reduce Stress and Anxiety with this Simple, Proven Method I had an unforgettable therapy session with a client some years ago. This was a long-term client for whom seeing a counsellor, indeed the whole realm of emotions, was foreign. He just knew he needed to reduce his stress and anxiety levels. He would sit upright and … Read more
The Secret Weapon Guaranteed to Improve Your Mood and Stress Levels
This is the single most effective intervention for people plagued with a host of negative stress outcomes. It is also the simplest and most accessible. The downside is that it is one of those annoying things that we know is good for us but we don’t do it. Or we do it a bit sometimes. … Read more