Stop Playing It Safe – what to do when you’re anxious
What to do when feeling anxious? Start with feeling anxious. This is the second part of my interview with Dr Patricia Zurita Ona, host of the Playing It Safe [...]
Stop Playing It Safe – pushing back on perfectionism
I'm bad at perfectionism [Tips at the bottom of the page] You know how it is when you hear yourself on a recording and cringe at what you’ve said [...]
“Make a decision” – away from anxiety
Ask your patient to make a quick decision about a small thing they’ve been worrying about. Anxiety and worry stem from the risk of what will happen, not the certainty [...]
Think about what’s important to you
Ask patients to think of what they care about. When people think of whom or what they value, their brain becomes better at overlooking the temporary discomfort of exercising, making [...]
Go out in the sunlight
Prescribe sunlight ☀️ Tell patients to spend time outdoors. Bright sunlight helps boost the production of serotonin. It also improves the release of melatonin, which helps you get a better [...]
Why no waiting list
Melbourne’s psychologists, and the Victorian mental health system generally, are currently overwhelmed. So why do we have no waiting lists? So that we can take better care of our clients.
Why we have no waiting list
Why we have no waiting list Melbourne’s psychologists, and the Victorian mental health system generally, are currently overwhelmed. That's not something that just happened because of the pandemic. Psychologists' waiting [...]
Present Moment Mindfulness exercise – Free Resource
What is this exercise? The body scan exercise trains one of the 6 psychological flexibility (mindfulness) skills you can learn from the psychologists and counsellors at ACT of Living: [...]
Self-compassion exercise – Free resource
Here's your free self compassion exercise audio What is this exercise? This Self-Compassion exercise trains two of the 6 psychological flexibility skills you can learn from the psychologists [...]
How do I stop thinking others are better than me because they have friends and I’m lonely?
The question above was asked on Quora recently. Below is my answer. You can’t. You have the illusion, common in the Western world, that you control your mind or thoughts. [...]