My psychiatrist called my sexual assault counsellor out on IFS (Internal Family Systems) today. He had read the book that I was recommended and told me he had never heard such a load of nonsense. [...]
In an amazing stroke of luck (or insight), I became aware about the Enneagram. If you are not aware, it is a system that categorises people into one of nine types, each with a particular [...]
The thing about doing support work is the intoxicating potential of possibilities for people in my care. As someone who has a particular talent for seeing what could be possible, I find it very rewarding [...]
I find it very interesting that often when a particular long-term love interest finds its way back into my life I start reaching for my toy rabbit to cuddle. It is such an intuitive response [...]
There is something so healing about the smell of the salt water and the warmth of the sunshine on my skin. The wonderful sea breeze blows away all my pain. And this combination of all [...]
The other thing that I have been thinking of in terms of psychology lately, is the idea of memento mori. I have heard a few great thinkers say that it is important to ponder on [...]
Have you ever considered the way that social media (or any form of social interaction) on the interweb impacts your real-world social life? I Googled 'social media is making us antisocial' (or a near variant) [...]
One thing that I am noticing about the way I operate in the world when I am suffering from psychosis is that I become extremely RISK AVERSE. If the average person's desire to avoid losses [...]
Something about my NDIS support shift this afternoon made me think about how I can engage in professional development in my mental health support work. I want to have a real impact on my client's [...]
Are you feeling sad today? I can empathise. I have been feeling sad lately too. Someone who had made me feel like they cared for me, left me suddenly and I have had feeling sad [...]
