Many identify communication as the key to a good relationship. In all my years as a psychologist in relationship therapy I’ve noticed something else… When asked their goal of relationship therapy, most couples sitting in my room will talk to me about improving their...
Post-natal depression and anxiety is the elephant in the room. Post-natal When a new mother becomes depressed, it affects her and her new baby. Having a new baby is, for most people, the culmination of planning and dreaming. Even if it wasn’t initially on the agenda,...
To my friends and family; Stop asking me to join your weight loss challenges. “Oh, how I wish to be thin. To look better in the clothes that I am in. To be a size six instead of a ten.” That is a portion of a poem that I wrote in high school. During that time, I was...
Most of us would probably think a $200,000-a-year salary was more than enough to live a comfortable – if not downright luxurious – life, however this isn’t the case for high income earner’s. But that’s not the case for scores of Australians on high incomes who still...
It’s February, and Valentine’s Day has rolled around again. Time for the newly in love to celebrate their excitement and joy, the long-term committed to work on the passion and the sentiment – and those either without partners or in loveless relationships to bemoan...
It’s time we talked about maternal deaths by suicide. Post-natal depression is often overlooked as it goes against everything we believe motherhood to be. We need to talk about why new mothers are at risk of suicide, so that we can help prevent it. Some topics...
