7 September 2015
Irritability and anger- destructive emotions
Writing my session notes last week one common theme that most of my patients had was a sense of frustration, irritibality and anger they had at the workplace. This issue is probably...
7 September 2015
Walking the middle road in practice
The idea of ‘walking the middle road’ is a core concept in dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), a therapeutic approach developed by Marsha Linehan which involves excellent strategies...
4 September 2015
Techniques for Working with the Mind During the Exam Period
Your mind evaluates and labels things to assign significance to events in your life. This is what minds do. It is a natural and normal process and is often quite helpful....
25 August 2015
Why mindful colouring in is ‘on trend’ in the worlds of art and science
I’m sure that most of us can remember doodling on our school books in class in a way that somehow managed to hold our absolute attention in a way the teacher never could. Well...
24 August 2015
THE NEW DRUG THAT’S HITTING THE STREETS OF SYDNEY
Australians have long dabbled in nitrous as a fringe party drug but have recently upped their use. The Global Drug Survey shows local use rose 50 per cent in the past six years....
13 August 2015
WHAT FOODS TO EAT AND NOT EAT TO PREVENT DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
What we eat affects our mood so i thiought this week would be good to discuss what foods we need to avoid and consume. Microorganisms produce numerous neurochemicals. These neurochemicals...
10 August 2015
The wise lessons to be learnt by children and adults from “Inside Out”.
I recently went to see the children’s Pixar animation film “Inside Out” after hearing great things about it from colleagues and clients. And it certainly did not disappoint....
28 July 2015
TEMPTATION BUNDLING TO HELP WITH OUR PROCRASTINATION
I was lately reading an article where Katy Milkman, a Wharton professor, has come up with a technique that will help you stop procrastinating, while developing healthy and productive...
27 July 2015
Addressing mood swings in yourself and others
Emotions are usually caused by an internal or external trigger.
People have mood swings because for lots of reasons:
E.g. Tiredness, stress, reaction to others, relationship...
19 July 2015
Who is the partner with the secure attachment style?
I have been reading Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller and when reading about securely attached individuals, do any of you scratch your head and wonder how these anomalies...