When Dreaming Gives Me Nightmares I’ve recently been asked about sleep and dreams and poor sleep quality. Its an area of interest because I too had a recurring dream that drove me balmy. And don’t get me started on the 3 am eye pop moment […]
Sometimes things have to hit you in the head I found myself swallowing back some tears when my littlest Mini was trying to explain to me the “funny feeling” she gets in her tummy when forced to talk to children she doesn’t know. It was […]
Growth Mindset – Dweck is my Current Hero I remember Mrs. Hanlon. Mrs. Hanlon was my Grade 2 teacher and she had very curly brown hair and she smoked. (Gimme a break! That’s the description my Grade 2 brain has retained ok?!) Mrs. Hanlon also […]
Cruising through COVID. Is it possible? It’s incredibly hard to feel accepting of a steady decline in your mental wellbeing. A steady decline is also, unfortunately, incredibly hard to recognize – because… well… the whole gradual drop-off business can be so fractionally imperceptible, so glacial […]
Is Sadness, an Illness? Recently, my family, friends and some of my clients, have found themselves feeling raw and vulnerable after the death of someone very precious. I too have felt that hollowness. Grief is such a personal thing. Losing someone can throw out a […]
What is anxiety? A few of the things that prevent people from seeking help for mental health issues, appear to me to be simple misunderstandings or misperceptions. Here are some of these which my clients have described to me include: “Oh, it’s not that bad. […]
The S.O.S. Model – A little nibbler I’m currently working with a forward-thinking organization that believes that knowledge is power. So they are rolling out some statewide information sessions on “Relationships”. When I was putting together the sessions, I sat for hours thinking of new […]
Chasing love hearts While I am too much of a germ phobia to love and appreciate local train travel in Brisbane, I find it conducive to my people watching philia. There is a pleasure to be gained from imagining what may be happening behind the […]
My year in the jungle Back in 1993, I used to carry textbooks to and from uni. One of those was the 3rd edition of what psychology undergrads affectionately called “Gleitman”. God, I loved that book! Sweet sweet memories…. Hennyways….sorry, I forgot you were there! […]