Amanda Gordon discusses how pornography is able to rewire and damage the brain in the long term in this Studio 10 interview.
The Tired, Wired and Weight-Loss Wall: Balancing Cortisol and Metabolic Health In my practice at Armchair Psychology, I frequently sit across from high-functioning, incredibly capable adults who feel like they are doing everything right. They eat cleanly, they count...
The Story of Psychology Week: Celebrating How Far We’ve Come and How to Get Involved If you walk into a school, an office, or a local community centre today, you will find people talking openly about emotional resilience, burnout, and mental wellness. But it wasn't...
Flexing Our Mental Fitness: What 41,867 Push-Ups Teach Us About Suicide Prevention Every winter, a peculiar phenomenon takes over offices, gyms, and living rooms across Australia. You’ll see people suddenly drop to the floor to squeeze out a set of ten, twenty, or...
The Beautiful Words We Leave Too Late: What Collective Grief Teaches Us About Connection The passing of beloved actor Sam Neill has brought a profound wave of collective grief across Australia, New Zealand, and indeed the world. As the news broke, a beautiful,...
When Is It More Than a Phase? Signs a Child Assessment May Be Worth Considering Parents often sit with a difficult tension: trusting that children grow through phases while also noticing patterns that don’t seem to change. You might hear mixed advice from friends,...
