Yes, this post is a little late. But if you are following Enhance Life Psychology on Instagram (see the link at the bottom of the page) you would have seen that I was very active on October 10. I posted a series of 10 tips on how to enhance your mental health and how you […]
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Kintsugi Kintsugi is the Japanese tradition of repairing broken pottery with gold. There are some lovely images that can be found of beautiful Japanese pottery that has been broken and repaired with gold. The tradition seems to have started in the fifteenth century when the Japanese emperor broke his favourite cup and wanted it repaired.
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More about exercise, reaching your potential and enhancing your life. But this time in an audio format. Last week I was interviewed by the lovely Ellen Jackson for her Potential Psychology Podcast. Ellen’s practice as a psychologist, working with businesses and delivering workshops as well as her podcast is all about helping people to reach
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Spending time in nature is often recommended as a way to support mental health. Within research on nature and mental health, environment is understood to influence attention, physiology, and behaviour, yet this is rarely explained in a way that reflects how psychological processes actually work. Understanding how these elements interact provides a more useful way
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Sometimes asking for help when we’re feeling depressed or anxious is just too hard. Sometimes we need others to come to us. There have been 2 high profile individuals die by suicide recently. It was news that shocked many because it was not publicly known that Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain were struggling to such
So… are you ok? I’ll make you a cup of tea… Read More »
The Australian Psychological Society has decided to present a series of public lectures about mental health. The first lecture was by Dr Michael Yapko and was based around his most recent book,’Keys to Unlocking Depression’. I hadn’t heard Dr Yapko speak before, though I had heard a lot about his work. So I went along
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