Anticipatory Grief: Knowing that you are losing someone and feeling the goodbye
Grief doesn’t always wait for death. When someone you love faces a terminal diagnosis or progressive illness, you may find yourself mourning their loss while they’re still alive. This experience, called anticipatory grief, can feel confusing and overwhelming. Understanding what you’re going through and knowing how to navigate these complex emotions can help you cope […]
Guilt: Healthy and unhealthy guilt
Reflections from our clinical psychologist, Aspasia, on how guilt can operate to either enhance or damage our relationships, and how guilt can be an important companion to our growth. Some people avoid experiencing guilt at all costs, even when the guilt is warranted. Other people spend far too long in guilt, and they experience it […]
Why Your Business Needs an EAP: Benefits for All Sizes
An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential support for your team through life’s challenges. More than just a workplace benefit, EAPs offer counselling and resources that help employees navigate stress, family issues, and personal difficulties. Understanding their history, benefits, and how to choose the right provider can transform how your business supports its people. A […]
Break-ups & mental health: Navigating the end of a relationship
Breakups are one of life’s most challenging experiences, yet they’re something almost all of us will face at some point. Whether you initiated the end of the relationship, or if it was decided for you, the end of a significant relationship can turn your world upside down and leave you questioning everything you thought you […]
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), Anxiety and ADHD
If you’ve ever felt like you’re living two different lives – one where you feel capable and confident, and another where anxiety and depression seem to take over completely – you’re not alone. For many women, this isn’t just about having “bad days.” It might be PMDD, and it’s more common than you think. What […]
Parenting to provide a strong self-reflective capacity in children
Our ability to self-reflect in an accurate and helpful way is known as our “observing ego capacity”. We form this ability to self-reflect very early in life – in those crucial childhood and adolescent years – and this gives rise to how strong our self-reflection ability is as an adult. So it’s really important that […]
Women in Psychology: Therapy, mental health, & parenting trailblazers.
In honour of March being Women’s History Month, we want to reflect on the contributions of women who have shaped our world. In the field of psychology, countless women have made groundbreaking discoveries, developed influential theories, and paved the way for the mental health practices we use today – with children, adults, families, couples, and […]
Attachment trauma & CPTSD
Click here for all our free resources to address Trauma, Pain, and Chronic Illness Have you ever felt trapped by your past—like no matter how hard you try, it keeps pulling you back? Maybe you’ve noticed patterns in your relationships or life more broadly: overwhelming emotions that come out of nowhere, a harsh inner voice […]
Mentally Healthy Workplaces
Mental health isn’t just a personal matter—it’s a workplace game-changer. We’re not perfect—we’re human, just like you—and we’ve seen firsthand how workplaces can lift us up or wear us down. In Australia, where 1 in 5 people grapple with a mental health condition each year (AIHW, 2020), the stakes are real. Untreated mental health issues […]
ADHD in the Workplace
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is often framed in terms of challenges, but in reality, ADHD employees bring unique strengths to the workplace. Creativity, innovation, high energy, and the ability to think outside the box are just some of the qualities that make neurodivergent professionals valuable assets to teams and organisations. However, without the right […]