How to be Happier, 7 Ways to Improve Your Mood
Many everyday factors can influence your mood or overall sense of happiness and fulfillment. Factors may include diet, physical activity, sleep, weather, social interactions, financial stability, health, stress, exposure to news, social media use, clutter, catastrophes and more. However, there are actions and routines you can establish to help build and boost positive mood and […]
How to Build Better Relationships for Mental Health, Happiness
Your relationships with others can have a big impact on your mental health and wellbeing. Whether it’s friends and family, romantic partners or work and school life, the quality of your close relationships can affect your long-term health. Research shows that people with positive relationships are more socially connected and tend to be happier, physically […]
The Healthy Way to Set and Achieve Goals, According to Psychology
New Year, new you…if you follow the tradition of making resolutions the pressure may be on in the first few months of the year to set a target or goal for self-improvement. In fact, much of the population may be looking for a fresh start in 2022 after two years of pandemic related stress. Despite […]
Another Covid Christmas, Tips for a Mentally Healthy Festive Season
As another Covid Christmas arrives, consider reframing your approach to the festive season. Forget the stress of trying to create the cookie-cutter commercial fantasy, globally hyped at this time of year, and instead embrace imperfection for a mentally healthy yuletide. The Most Joyful, Stressful Time of the Year While Christmas can be filled with joy, […]
How Life Stages May Affect Your Mental Health
Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood and into your senior years. Over the course of your life, as you transition through milestones and encounter challenges, you may experience unmanageable stress and mental ill-health where your thinking, mood and behaviour could be affected. Various challenges to your […]
Support World Mental Health Day – 10 October 2021
World Mental Health Day is marked each year on October 10. An initiative of the World Health Organisation, this year’s global theme is Mental Health Care for All: Let’s Make it a Reality. According to WHO, more than 18 months since the start of the COVD-19 pandemic, all countries have felt the impact of the […]
Suicide Prevention: A Conversation Could Change a Life
Australia’s annual suicide prevention R U OK? Day is Thursday 9 September 2021. Every year, more than 3,000 Australians — 8 every day on average — make the devastating decision to end their lives. Australia’s death toll from suicide is a growing concern. More people die from suicide than road accidents each year, and suicide is the […]
How Relationship Counselling Can Benefit You
Dealing with occasional challenges is a normal part of nurturing any relationship. If you’re married or in a long-term relationship you have no doubt experienced some conflict or endured difficult periods. How well you understand and can communicate with your partner, as well as your ability to negotiate difficult times can determine whether you maintain […]
When and How to Consult a Psychologist
Are you struggling with a mental health challenge and considering if you should consult a psychologist or seek other help? You’re not alone. The coronavirus pandemic, natural disasters and emergencies across Australia have seen greater awareness of achieving and maintaining good metal health, along with focused national messaging on the importance of getting help when […]