Clinical Handouts, Depression, Self-Compassion, Suicidality
06 June 2019
The Inner Critic Do you have an inner critic? Do you have an internal voice that sometimes criticises something about you or something you have done? As a psychologist, I ass… Read more »
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ADHD, Clinical Handouts
06 June 2019
This tip sheet on ADHD was prepared by clinical psychologist Arisja Oberholzer. ADHD has been a diagnosis that many parents have struggled with over the years. This is partly… Read more »
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Synchronicity
13 May 2019
Chris joins Daryl Reader and Roxie Bennett on 93.9 Bay FM Geelong every alternate Wednesday at around 5:40 pm for a segment on synchronicity. We especially like to hear stori… Read more »
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Health, Positive Psychology, Spirituality
03 May 2019
Many people enjoy physical and mental health benefits from acknowledging a spiritual dimension in life. This does not just mean being religious. Whereas around 60% of Austral… Read more »
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ADHD, Clinical Handouts
22 February 2019
One of the most encouraging trends in the mental health field is that we are getting better at describing mental health problems in more optimistic ways. This includes adopti… Read more »
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Depression, Hope, Self-Compassion, Suicidality
24 January 2019
Last year the suicide rate in Australia increased by 9%. Sorry to bring up such a down topic, but I assure you that things look up at the end. Because that’s how it is with s… Read more »
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Dissociation, Sexual Abuse, Trauma
30 October 2018
I believe the national apologies delivered by Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten in federal parliament last week were an important step in our community response to psychologica… Read more »
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Character strengths, Clinical Handouts, Positive Psychology
12 October 2018
One of the most useful and widely used Positive Psychology strategies for promoting wellbeing is to identify and draw upon our signature character strengths, which relate to… Read more »
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Grief, Soul, Synchronicity
03 October 2018
As a psychologist, when you hear your clients’ deeply personal stories over many years, you learn that their most profound experiences often have a numinous or sacred quality… Read more »
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Hope, Positive Media, Positive Psychology, Well-Being
22 August 2018
Mainstream media, including TV, radio and newspapers can have a very important role in promoting positive physical and mental health. Conveying health messages through popula… Read more »
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