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The importance of validating a child’s emotions

Chronically invalidated children can grow into adults plagued with self-doubt, low self esteem and lack of confidence that can affect everything from the relationships they engage in to the career paths they choose.

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Mental health / Psychological Health / Self help / Wellbeing

You may think you need to suppress negative emotions, but here’s why you shouldn’t

We all know someone who is perpetually positive and optimistic, even in the face of significant setbacks and challenges. Someone who always looks on the bright side – “There’s a pandemic? Well now I’m at home all the time I can grow that vegie garden”! You know the one, when you complain about something to…

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Mental health / Psychological Health / Self help / Wellbeing

Wear your scars with pride, not shame

Scars from wounds that we have worked hard to heal should be a source of pride, not shame.

Anxiety / COVID19 / Depression / Mental health / Psychological Health / Self help / Wellbeing

How can I manage my stress?

Stress is a normal and helpful response to a perceived threat, which may be a physical threat or a psychological one, however, in periods of sustained stress, this response needs to be consciously managed.

COVID19 / Mental health / Psychological Health / Self help / Wellbeing

Grief and the pandemic

The pandemic has brought issues of grief into our lives, and not just for those who have lost loved ones. For many of us, our lives are very different now to what they used to look like in so many ways, resulting in an experience of loss, and for which we may grieve. When we…

Problem solving to reduce anxiety

The easing of pandemic related restrictions brings with it feelings of relief, however, it also can bring increased feelings of anxiety. While we all want life to return to normal, it is accompanied by very real concerns for our health and safety and that of our loved ones. In the face of the ongoing uncertainty…

October 30, 2020 in COVID19, Mental health, Psychological Health, Self help, Wellbeing.

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