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The Neuroscience of feeling safe and secure

The Neuroscience of feeling safe and secure: Aligning your thoughts and your actions As a psychologist, I’m continually fascinated by the intricate dance between our thoughts, emotions, and actions. One remarkable aspect of this dance is the profound impact that feeling safe and secure can have on our mental and emotional well-being. Understanding the neuroscience [...]

By |2023-11-09T15:22:43+11:00November 9th, 2023|Articles, news and updates|Comments Off on The Neuroscience of feeling safe and secure
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The Profound Influence Of Your Unconscious Mind On Your Thoughts, Body And Behaviours

Have you ever stopped to consider the intricate interplay between your conscious thoughts, your unconscious mind, your body and your behaviours? As a psychologist, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing how our unconscious processes significantly shape our beliefs and our thoughts, ultimately impacting our overall well-being. Let’s explore this deeper: The Subtle Power Of The [...]

By |2023-10-05T16:39:49+11:00October 4th, 2023|Articles, news and updates|Comments Off on The Profound Influence Of Your Unconscious Mind On Your Thoughts, Body And Behaviours
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Give Yourself Permission To Go As Fast As The Part Of You Needs To Go

Today, I want to dive into a topic that many of us struggle with: the art of giving ourselves permission to move at a pace that aligns with our innermost needs. It’s a journey towards letting go of judgement and the pressure we often place upon ourselves. Life is not a race, but a beautiful [...]

By |2023-08-29T20:30:31+10:00August 29th, 2023|Articles, news and updates|Comments Off on Give Yourself Permission To Go As Fast As The Part Of You Needs To Go
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The Hidden Connection: People Pleasing, Perfectionism, Feeling Safe And Your Eating Habits

For nearly 20 years, I’ve been helping people with disordered eating, and I’ve noticed a common link among them: they tend to be “people pleasers” and “perfectionists”. People pleasers put others’ needs before their own.  They try to avoid conflict and are afraid of being criticised.  Perfectionists, on the other hand, always try to be [...]

By |2023-08-02T20:57:11+10:00July 31st, 2023|Articles, news and updates|Comments Off on The Hidden Connection: People Pleasing, Perfectionism, Feeling Safe And Your Eating Habits
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Our Inner Stories

From very early on in our childhood, sometimes even proverbially, we learn narratives or stories that we hold onto into our adulthood. Sometimes these narratives are helpful, but other times they form part of our core beliefs, and these core beliefs hinder us from reaching our true potential. These beliefs, our stories, shape our lives [...]

By |2023-04-04T21:49:15+10:00April 4th, 2023|Articles, news and updates|Comments Off on Our Inner Stories
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Transition, change and flexibility

Are you the kind of person that likes change? Or are you the kind of person that wants things to stay the same, embraces the predictability of routines ? Like it or not, life comes with transition, change and adjustment that impacts your life in varying degrees. We all experience transitions throughout our lives – [...]

By |2023-03-16T16:39:21+11:00March 16th, 2023|Articles, news and updates|Comments Off on Transition, change and flexibility
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Transforming your hardware and software

As the new year begins and our warm sunny days continue, for many of us the holidays and our New year’s resolutions are becoming more difficult to keep up. Rather than spend another blog talking about New Year’s resolutions, I thought I would write from another angle – and talk about two aspects to our [...]

By |2023-02-10T16:29:11+11:00January 16th, 2023|Articles, news and updates|Comments Off on Transforming your hardware and software
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Holiday cravings and emotional eating

As the end of the year finally approaches and the rounds of Christmas parties and office drinks begins, we are faced with a barrage of enticing delicacies everywhere. The holidays and festivities are a time of family meals, constant bbq’s and often accompanied with lots of alcohol too. Whilst this might be fun, the holiday [...]

By |2022-11-30T14:43:31+11:00November 29th, 2022|Articles, news and updates|Comments Off on Holiday cravings and emotional eating
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No Matter How Much You Ate Yesterday You Need To Fuel Your Body Today

It’s Monday morning and already my mobile is buzzing. Clients are texting for appointments, sending messages or leaving voicemails. The theme is the same. “I went out on the weekend and I binged”, “I stuffed myself”, “I got onto the scale today… I hate myself. I feel gross. Why do I always do this?”, "I’ve [...]

By |2022-11-01T05:34:12+11:00October 31st, 2022|Articles, news and updates|Comments Off on No Matter How Much You Ate Yesterday You Need To Fuel Your Body Today
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