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...
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...
A single dad has asked for advice about his teenage daughter who is stressed about his welfare when she moves out to go to university. He asks if he has “gone about this in the wrong way” by saying everything is just fine and joking with her that he “can’t wait to...
Secrecy and shame around periods is slowly being phased out as more women talk openly about their menstrual cycle. We need to banish period stigma both individually and collectively. For the majority of Gen Y, growing up the word ‘period’ was only uttered when it...
Question: I was interested to read your Work Therapy response to the question of what to do about happy, chatty office colleagues being distracting. A family I know has a long-standing rule: silence for an hour after the early evening meal – or lunch on weekends and...
Clinical Psychologist, Prof Amanda Gordon, looks how parents can support this milestone. School is the most important social network for children there is. As children move from infants to primary to high school, the importance of their friendships...
We are all aware that social media has an impact on mental health, particularly when it comes to body image. We see the perfect looking bodies, unblemished faces with impossible looking features filling our social media news feeds. But...
Losing a loved one is never easy. The shock and grief that follow news of a death, whether it’s expected or comes out of the blue, can propel us into an emotional tailspin. What happens to our minds and bodies when we learn of the death of someone dear to us? How can...
Grief- it’s a universal experience that tests our mental health in ways we never could have imagined. If you’ve experienced the loss of a loved one yourself, you know how hard it can be to bounce back into living a normal life. We often lean on family or friends for...
