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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a form of mindfulness-based therapy where greater well-being can be attained by exploring the internal experience of thoughts, emotions, body sensations and behaviour. ACT helps you bring about the acceptance of the difficulties that come with life. ACT clarifies what and who is important to you in your life, …
Havening is a psychotherapeutic approach to help release trauma, stuck emotion, nervousness or distressing memories from your system. The aim in Havening is to move the memory to a place where it’s no longer there or no longer emotional. Instead, it will feel like a distant thing in the past, fuzzy, blurry or further away. …
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a contemporary psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of trauma or disturbing life experiences. It is widely assumed that severe emotional pain requires a long time to heal. EMDR therapy shows that the mind can, in fact, heal …
The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of psychotherapy offers a clear, non-pathologizing, and empowering method of understanding human problems, as well as an innovative and enriching philosophy of practice that invites both therapist and client to enter into a transformational relationship in which healing can occur. What Is Internal Family Systems Therapy? Internal Family Systems …
Sleep is one the most important things we do in our day. It’s the time when our bodies relax, recover, repair and grow. During sleep, our bodies have space and time to replenish our cells and repair the damage that we have done throughout the day. Getting enough quality sleep is essential to a healthy …
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As we get ready to kick 2020 out the door (see ya!), it’s important we take time to reflect on the many lessons it’s brought us. Nothing that happens in our lives is ever all good or all bad (yes, I will debate you on that). It’s finding the meaning – or making our own …
Depression and Anxiety Depression and anxiety are becoming more commonly known and understood across the world. While we can all feel sad or unhappy occasionally, depression can make these feelings last almost every day for weeks or months at a time. Moreover, feeling anxious is something that we may experience in particularly high-stress situations; perhaps …
By Tracy Kopp – Chiropractor Struggling with sleep? You’re not alone. Up to 45% of Australian adults report noticing problems in their daily life caused by poor sleep quality. One of the most underappreciated causes of poor sleep is a lack of melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone produced in the pineal gland that regulates our …
By Sarah Axford, Psychologist Mental health issues affect 1 in 5 Australians at any given time, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing. The first port of call for people experiencing mental health issues is usually a psychologist, or other mental health care professional. Psychologists are available at a subsidised rate to all …
By Tara Brooks, Naturopath Anxiety does not only affect the brain with repetitive thoughts and excessive thinking, but it also affects the whole body. The sympathetic nervous system or what is more commonly know as the ‘flight or fight’ state increases the heart rate, reduces digestion and increases adrenalin, as well as numerous other physiological …
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