As a psychologist who spends time on the road as well as in the therapy room, I’ve had my own encounters with performance anxiety. Whether preparing for a race or stepping into another form of pressure, the experience is familiar. That sense of apprehension can build as the moment approaches, particularly when something feels important […]
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It’s been a while since I’ve been active on my blog or on social media. But last week I decided I needed to give you more… More information about who I am and what I do and how I work. So I’m posting more on the Enhance Life Psychology social media. This means you can
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Cultivate equanimity to help with anxiety – Notice, Accept, Float Using meditation to cultivate equanimity can enable one to manage unpleasant or unwanted emotions in a way that reduces their impact. Podcast… Yesterday I recorded an episode of the podcast, Enhance Your Life with Nonie Carr, on this topic. Listen to the podcast on this
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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
Thankyou GPs for doing all that you do for your patients… Mental Health Awareness Week Mental Health Awareness Week is about putting a spotlight on our mental health and what we can do to enhance life. When we think about mental health we tend to have a very narrow understanding of the term; there can
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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
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Burnout? What self-care & wellbeing? Exhausted… burnout… 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, walk… no, run out the door,
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Best 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
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‘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
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It is common to hear the idea of “being in the moment” spoken about as something we should be able to do easily. As though it is a calm place we can step into. In practice, it is rarely that simple. The present moment often includes distraction, self-consciousness, or a sense of pressure. Especially when
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