Starting to feel like your weekends are suddenly overrun with social events again? As Australia gradually comes out of a life of COVID restrictions, we find ourselves in a strange new normal; many of us are still working from home or keeping up hobbies we picked up over lockdown, but our social lives have increased…
Many people tell me that they would prefer the label “Stressful” to “Silly” for the current season. What can you do to survive it? There is an urgency in the air. So much to do, so many people to see, so little time – and often, a great reluctance to do it. Buying presents, often…
With the prevalence of social media, online bullying and trolling has unfortunately become more present than ever. Kids can no longer escape the school yard bullies in the sanctuary of their own homes, with the online world making it easier and more accessible for vulnerable kids to be targeted. For this reason, it is important…
Yesterday I did one of my favourite things – live radio! I was on SBS Radio, in their Artarmon studios, and responded to listeners’ questions about the range of issues that challenge us as we get older. Depression was obviously a common theme – whether it was triggered by downsizing, retirement, missing one’s childhood home…
The psychology team at Armchair Psychology Practice talk a lot about the issues that affect our clients. The one that is overwhelmingly at play is grief – in all its forms. Whether there has been a death of a loved one, or someone we love is dying; whether chronic illness or disability has changed the…
In my time working at Armchair Psychology, it has become evident to me that each of the Psychologist team members have varied and valuable skill sets. No one person can claim to know everything about everything, so it is helpful for me to know that wherever I might be stuck on something, or not sure how…