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For this Christmas-New Year blog, I thought it would be helpful to reflect on ‘mindfulness’. This blog is as much for me as it is for you. It…

We are social creatures, and at the core of mental health presentations there may be significant relationship issues or challenges (such as dis-satisfaction, conflict, or abuse), which may,…

We recently held a readathon following the publication of ‘The Flourishing Woman’ (TFW), and a word that kept coming up from the participants was ‘burnout’. This was described…

Have you ever felt like you’re not qualified to hold your position at work, or maybe somehow you fluked your way and you worry that people will find…

This is the 2nd part of the blog on managing distressing emotions. Much of it is drawn from my new book, ‘The Flourishing Woman A mental health and…

There have been previous blogs about emotions, but in this blog, we will begin to look at how to manage distressing emotions. There is a lot to talk…

Emotions or feelings are fundamental in life and they reflect our inner state. We can experience a whole range of them each day, and they can vary in…

I mentioned in my recent newsletter that I am writing a book on women’s mental health and wellbeing, and so the topic is constantly on my mind at…

Recently (pre-lockdown) I went away for a few days of writing in Clare, SA. It was cold and wet, so I spent the majority of my time indoors, rugged up…

Loneliness is common, distressing and bad for our health. It seems rates are rising in our community, and with the impact of the pandemic. The topic of loneliness…

It is New Year’s Day and I found myself being interviewed twice on the radio, once talking about coping with New Year after 2020, and the second time talking…

Men have been suffering in silence about their mental health for too long. Suicide rates in men are three times higher than for women, and several thousand men…