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Many people are concerned about …

increasing levels of conflict and violence in society today. One way to manage the distress and helplessness associated with violence and conflict is to take some action, however small. 10 Ways You Can Promote Peace 1. Develop your understanding of the frames of mind that promote conflict and violence against another group. 2. Develop your…

Going “No Contact”

The breakdown in relationship between Parents and Adult Children that is happening to more and more families today goes by many names, “Going No Contact”, “Parental Alienation” and “Family Estrangement” to name a few. These labels describe the complex and difficult circumstance where an Adult Child has decided to distance themselves or cease all contact…

Curious about Group Therapy …?

Ever thought of participating in Group Therapy? Want to know more …? Group Therapy Group Therapy employs an approach largely derived from Existential Therapy. The focus of Group work will be the present moment and what is happening in the present moment. It is similar, in this sense, to Mindfulness Practice. Group Therapy builds and…

Can psychological symptoms improve without addressing Nutrition?

We are all told various proverbs about nutrition, ‘eating well is the foundation for health’, ‘breakfast is the most important meal of the day’, “you are what you eat” – but many of us don’t really understand what this means in general and in particular, what this means for the management of mental health symptoms.…

RANZCP have released a position statement

“The peak psychiatry college has become the first medical body in the country to acknowledge shifting international evidence on transgender healthcare and puberty blockers in a major position statement challenging the approach of children’s hospitals. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists declined to endorse gender-­affirming care as the key intervention for children…

Turns out … Methylation is important

Methylation is a biochemical pathway and process happening in the body all the time. It is a fundamental process necessary to generate energy, manage inflammation and detoxification. Vitamins B2, B6, B9 and B12 are absolutely necessary in adequate amounts for Methylation to occur efficiently. For many people, this pathway and process is reliable and does…

Brain Training, Fitness & Health for Everyone …

Our Brains, just like musical instruments, can become “out of tune” as we walk through the varied challenges of living. Neuro-Science, in particular the study of Neuroplasticity has demonstrated that our brains can and do change throughout our lifes. In the past, these changes have been accepted as part and parcel of the aging process…

Best Herbs for Women’s Health

“Follow medical herbalist and our colleges’ director of herbal medicine, Peter Jackson-Main, on his journey through the picturesque grounds of Cambridge University Botanic Gardens. In this episode we learn what medicinal herbs can be used to help with Women’s Health. Peter discusses specific problems from PMS, mood changes, fertility, peri-menopause and menopause. Peter focuses on…

At one point or another most people talk of feeling depressed …

But there’s a big difference between a mild or transient low mood and clinical depression — the term used to describe the diagnosable illness of depression. Clinical depression is also known as major depression or major depressive disorder. In reality, the experience of depression is different for different people, but it is a serious condition…