Time to settle your sleep debt?
Generally, when your bills are due, you pay them, give or take a week. When they are overdue, the creditor gets cranky and sends you emails and text messages demanding payment. When you’re in sleep debt, your body is not …
How to let go of the relentless pursuit of perfection
The thing about perfectionists, those that constantly strive for flawlessness, success and the absolute best in everything they do, is that behind the glossy exterior, they are generally dissatisfied and unhappy with life. Constantly striving for more and leaving little …
How to deal with difficult people
If you have cruised through life without ever having dealt with a difficult person, count your lucky stars and brace yourself for the inevitable. Most of us know or have dealt with a difficult person. It’s hard to typecast “Mr …
Why writing a list can help you sleep
You may think that writing a long list of things you need to achieve would be counterintuitive to a good night’s sleep but Clinical Psychologist, Kathryn Smith, thinks not. “Many people find when they have a lot on their plate …
Quest For Rest: Featuring Kathryn Smith -As seen in Q-Weekend
An Interview with Kathryn Smith, Clinical Psychologist, and Towards Better Sleep client, on the impact sleep has on our life. Read the article as a pdf
What is the difference between an anxiety attack and a panic attack?
Kathryn Smith, Clinical Psychologist Feelings of anxiety are normal and a natural human response to high risk or intense situations. However, some people experience higher levels of anxiety that is unmanageable and interferes with daily life. If this is the …
Feeling seriously unmotivated? Might be time for a mental health check…
Writes, Kathryn Smith, Clinical Psychologist Feeling unmotivated at the start of the year is a pretty normal feeling, especially when you had settled nicely into the relaxing pace of holiday season. Reality can bite even more than your sunburn when …
Tips on managing ongoing resistance to school
“I’m too tired to go to school, I won’t learn anything anyway” “I’ve got a really bad headache and I can’t concentrate, you don’t know how bad it is, you’re not me!” “It’s only sports today, I might as well …
More than just the back to work blues
By Dr Stan Steindl, Clinical Psychologist I was sitting with my little boy the other day and out of nowhere, with real anguish on his face, he said, “I don’t WANT the holidays to end!” He needed a little hug …
Stress- the leading cause of sleep problems
Experts suggest that 60-80% of sleep problems derive from stress, worry and anxiety. Most people could relate to this, having experienced a bout of insomnia when stress levels are high and this is unavoidable; a normal part of modern life. …