This article from the Geelong Advertiser is about ways we can improve our mental health, whether receiving psychological therapy or not.
Tag: Health Policy
Cut Not Right Move
An article about the recent changes made to the Medicare Better Access scheme, which grants access to rebated sessions for psychological therapy. Our practice contributed to the report that… Read more »
Block Out the Noise
An article about various influences that can negatively impact on our judgments, based on the recently released book, Noise. It’s relevant to voting in elections, improving the accuracy of our predictions,… Read more »
The Power of Social Support
A podcast about the need to emphasise social support as a main strategy to combat poor societal mental health.
Responding to the Covid Challenges
An article about dealing with current Covid challenges including uncertainty in what lies ahead with Omicron.
Regulating Responses to Threat
Episode 55 – Regulating Responses to Threat In our final podcast for the year, Chris and Rowan discuss Polyvagal Theory, which relates to the way we respond to threatening situations…. Read more »
Employing the Power of Placebo
Episode 39 – Employing the Power of the Placebo Chris and Rowan discuss the placebo effect and how we can best use it to benefit our mental health. We also… Read more »
Risk Assessments Jab at our Biases
This article suggests that Australia’s relatively slow uptake of the vaccine may reflect hesitancy related to common thinking biases in weighing up risk.
Dealing with Spirituality Crises
This article is about the challenge of separating certain types of mystical or spiritual experiences from psychosis. This is a poorly understood issue in mainstream mental health services.
The Hopefulness of the Hero’s Journey
Episode 34 – The Hopefulness of the Hero’s Journey In what is one of both Chris and Rowan’s favourite topics, we discuss the hero’s journey and its relevance in psychological… Read more »