Work to Live- Not Live to Work
How to avoid Job Burnout You’ve officially reached the half-way mark but that Summer break seems leap years away and getting up to go to work every day has become a major chore. You’ve become increasingly cynical at work and …
Battling with your return to work?
Dr Stan Steindl has some helpful ways to make the back to work transition a little bit easier. 1. Cut yourself some slack. Ease back into your first week with slightly shorter hours and a less demanding workload, where possible. …
Anger Management 101
We all get angry sometimes and this is totally normal, but if your anger is interfering with daily function, work life or affecting relationships, it’s time to question what is fuelling this feeling, and how to best manage the outburst. …
Stress a leading cause of mental health issues
Today, Tuesday 24th July is Lifeline’s Stress Down Day, an important reminder of the importance of SLOWING DOWN. For most Australian’s, our daily lives operate at a frantic pace and with smart phone in hand, we can be contacted (or …
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. …
How to stress less about Christmas
Kathryn Smith, Clinical Psychologist Let’s talk about Christmas stress. Stress is a serious matter and a major cause of physical and mental health issues in our country. According to the Australian Psychological Society’s ‘stress and wellbeing survey’ (2014); financial issues …
Is this how you started your working year?
If you are tired of waking up tired and would like 2017 to be the year of ‘better sleep’, Towards Better Sleep group insomnia programme might be the answer you have been looking for. A frequent excuse for not turning …
How to recognise stress
During LIfeline’s Stress Down Day- Friday 22nd July 2016 By Rhonda Stanton, Clinical Psychologist Registrar The human species has evolved since prehistoric times and one system that has enabled this is the fight or flight response. In times of stress …
Superman or Broken Man – The importance of evaluating your personal expectations
During Men’s Health Week 13-19 June 2016 By Dr Mark Wetton- Clinical Psychologist As a clinical psychologist, I speak to many men who clearly have unreasonably high expectations of themselves. It is almost like these men perceive themselves to be …
Contemplative Aerobics – How Mindfulness Reduces Stress Levels
by Rhonda Stanton, Psychologist Many of us are familiar with the benefits of aerobics for the body but what about aerobics for our minds? It turns out that there is such a concept and it is called mindfulness. Humans have …