Resilience, how can it help me?
By Clinical Psychology Registrar, Dr James Kirby We all face challenging events from time to time. For example, it could be something like not getting the grade we wanted on a project at school or university, losing at a team …
Music, Tune into your Emotions
By Clinical Psychology Registrar, Dr James Kirby There will be days when I am driving home from work feeling pretty exhausted, tired, stressed, and also anxious about some of the work I still have not completed. Typically, when I am …
Practice What We Preach- Towards a Bully Free Community
“I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better” Abraham Lincoln Today, schools across the nation wave their orange flags in a nationwide movement against bullying. Friday 21st March marks Bullying No Way Day, an event that …
I’m doing this for me, and I’m not going to feel guilty about it.
I’m doing this for me, and I’m not going to feel guilty about it. By Clinical Psychologist, Dr James Kirby How often do you find that you are in automatic pilot? I recently moved house, and yesterday when I drove …
Summer’s Coming! 8 ways to keep tabs on your drinking.
The weather is warming up and with that many of us start to increase how much we socialise with friends and family. Drinks after work, BBQs, dinners, weekend lunches at the local pub, sporting events, and even relaxing at home …
Striving for control of food and body
We are taught subliminally from a very young age that being thin is good. Advertising, the media, celebrities and society place huge importance on physical appearance and the drive for perfection. So it’s not surprising to hear that eating disorders …
Lest we forget
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) helped by cultivating compassion. Joe (not his real name) sits with me in my office, wringing his hands as his legs twitch. His experiences as a soldier in Afganistan have been the topic of our conversation. …