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Knowing how to respond when someone says they’re struggling with their mental health or even suicidal thoughts can be daunting. Here’s how to help someone with depression or psychological distress The stigma around mental illnesses like depression and anxiety has reduced considerably in recent years. While we’re all getting more comfortable with asking, “Are you ok?” knowing how to respond when someone answers, “No, I’m not,” can be challenging. But learning to become comfortable with having tough conversations might be the most useful skill you can acquire.  “Research has shown that ..read more

Knowing how to respond when someone says they’re struggling with their mental health or even suicidal thoughts can be daunting. Here’s how to help someone with depression or psychological distress The stigma around mental illnesses like depression and anxiety has reduced considerably in recent years. While we’re all getting more comfortable with asking, “Are you ok?” knowing how to respond when someone answers, “No, I’m not,” can be challenging. But learning to become comfortable with having tough conversations might be the most useful skill you can acquire.  “Research has shown that ..read more

https://vimeo.com/670484204 Chronic fatigue syndrome can have a range of physical and mental affects of our daily life.In certain cases it can last for days, weeks even years. It is important to speak to a doctor and get it checked if you are regularly tired and fatigued. Exercise, therapy and seeking professional help can help a lot. Chronic fatigue syndrome can cause a variety of symptoms and affect a range of systems in the body. Most notably, persistent unprovoked fatigue. Impaired memory or concentration is also common. So are a soar throat, tender lymph nodes, and muscle and joint pain ..read more

https://vimeo.com/662092955 A person with ADHD needs support and understanding from friends and family. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is otherwise know as ADHD. It is a condition that makes it difficult to concentrate and control your behaviour. ADHD is characterised by hyperactivity and impulsiveness. These kinds of behaviour can be a normal part of growing up. It’s really only when it becomes disruptive to day-to-day life, that it is diagnosed as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. There is still debate about what causes it. We do know it is more common in boys and often ari ..read more

Christmas is a time when all our differences come crashing together over dinners and drinks and activities. The celebration season brings family and friends together who haven’t seen each other in a long time, but it can also re-ignite old arguments and feelings. Whether it’s discussing politics, religion or difference in lifestyle it can be a stressful time of the year. It may make you feel like you are slotting back into your old role and start getting treated like a child rather then an adult. Tips on how to cope and keep the peace when you are visiting home for the holidays Call a few days ..read more

2020 and 2021 have been the strangest years of our existence. It has flipped everything we know and do upside down and required some very ingenious improvisation.  If you are a parent in the middle of the COVID craziness, then I’m sure the holidays have crossed your mind, with a combination of excitement and dread. We’ve brainstormed some ideas on how to celebrate Christmas while Social Distancing. 1. Online Caroling.  Caroling is a great age-old tradition. Families would gather around the fire place or out in the community and sing carols to bring Christmas cheer and lift peoples sp ..read more

The festive season is a time for enjoying each others company, exchanging gifts, having a few laughs and making memories.  Unfortunately, this season can also be the most stressful for a number of reasons. By following our “10 Rules to Reduce Stress” you maybe able to beat the season stress. You may think “Hmm, yeah right this is really gonna help me” but we encourage you to stick with it anyway. Try to place a copy on your bathroom mirror, so you read it first thing in the morning whilst getting ready, or a copy on the board in the kitchen. After a short while we hope you begin to realis ..read more

Like many of us, you too dread Christmas: – You maybe completely fed up with consumerism – You are simply exhausted and need a break from everything – You don’t celebrate Christmas in your culture – You are suffering or recovering from eating order or an addiction – You are single and looking for a relationship – You still bereaving a loved one – You are lonely and don’t have any family close by Or perhaps… Your family is just plain dysfunctional and it is too unhealthy for you to be around them right now. Sometimes it doesn’t matter how much self-development work you have done, it’s ..read more

The recent lockdowns have presented us with broad and varied challenges. These range from financial issues, relationship challenges and concerns around employment and job security. One thing all of these have in common, is their effect on our mental health. Medical professions have long highlighted the need to focus on helping adults and children deal with mental health. Especially depression and suicide. There is now a growing awareness in corporate Australia of mental health and Employee Wellbeing. These include new changes in corporate behaviour initiated during recent lockdowns. During thi ..read more