Note: This article discusses a recent traumatic event. Please take breaks if you need to. Collective Grief in Sydney: Caring for Each Other After the Bondi Beach Shooting News of violence in a familiar place shakes a community. Even those far from the scene may feel...
Do you have a teen who is struggling with constant feelings of anxiety? For them the fear, worries, and overthinking just can’t seem to stop. Everything seems to be going wrong. There are overwhelming feelings of: • What can I really do about it?• Will I always be...
Written by Katie Bailey Everyone has their picture of a “perfect family”. This picture may be different from person to person. Even if you feel envy of a family’s perfect pictures, hold your jealousy because a “perfect family” doesn’t exist. I thought I was a part of...
How do I know if my adolescent has an eating disorder? Teenage eating disorders come in many forms and it can be hard to tell whether or not it is serious. Here are some warning signs to be aware of. Being a parent of an adolescent can be hard enough with all the...
As a society, we are under increasing pressure to do more, be more and have more. This pressure is also affecting our self esteem, how we see ourselves and our physical expectations in relation to the way we look. Some of us strive to be thinner, some curvier or some...
It has been an unusual and worrying start to the year to say the least. As we begin 2020, we are more aware than ever throughout Australia of the impact of our environment on our ability to feel safe, healthy and motivated. Making sure we reduce our children’s anxiety...
