CoVID-19/Coronavirus Update Given the significant developments as a result of the spread of CoVID-19 Enhance Life Psychology is able to offer online video consultations to clients. There have been significant developments over the past few days as a result of the spread of CoVID-19. The federal government has put in place a number of measures …
Using meditation to cultivate equanimity can enable one to manage unpleasant or unwanted emotions in a way that reduces their impact. Yesterday I recorded an episode of the podcast, Enhance Your Life with Nonie Carr, on this topic. Listen to the podcast on this topic on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Sticher or wherever you listen to …
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The bushfire recovery process will take time. And the government has recently announced a number of measures to support this recovery process. Areas of Australia have been battling bushfires since November 2019. And over the period of December to January the fires ramped up and have covered significant areas of native bushland, directly impacted a …
Performance Anxiety Anxiety before a performance assessment can be hard to manage. Here are some tips that might help. Performance anxiety is not uncommon… and when you have to prepare for and perform as part of a VCE assessment it’s even harder! I’m sure there are music and drama teachers who assist their students to …
What is burnout? Maybe self-care and wellbeing are antidotes to burnout… Exhausted… Have to go to work, can’t leave the desk for lunch, maybe skip eating altogether, need to work late, forget to eat dinner, fall into bed exhausted, wake up exhausted feeling like you’ve been hit by a bus, first coffee at home, …
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PSYCHOLOGY PODCASTS Do you know which psychology podcasts are good to listen to? This blog post contains a list of psychology podcasts that give a some helpful or interesting information. I listen to them or they have been recommended to me. If you have any you’d like to add, please don’t hesitate to send me …
‘It never gets easier, you just get better’, I’ve heard variations on this theme many times… As a cyclist the most common variation is a quote that is attributed to Greg LeMond: “It doesn’t get easier, you just get faster.” For those who don’t follow professional cycling, LeMond is considered one of the greatest American …
I wish I slept better or more… It’s not uncommon to want more sleep than we actually get. We might go to bed too late, we might struggle to get to sleep, we might wake up in the night and then we might notice our mind going around in circles. I know that sometimes I …
Enhance Life Psychology will be closed from 21 December. We will be reopening on Monday 7 January. The email and phone will not be attended in this time. You are welcome to leave a message, but emails are preferred. Emails will be monitored, but will be responded to when the practice reopens. To make an …
14 tips | Connect to Thrive Social relationships support good mental and physical health. These tips will help you to enjoy better interactions with the people you encounter, so you can feel the benefits of positive connection. 1 Think positive Worries about social situations can make you overthink your interactions. Don’t dwell on worries …
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