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What is a Counsellor?

Seeing a Counsellor can be scary, Australians, especially men, traditionally don’t often learn the skill of being vulnerable. I think one of the main reasons why people are anxious about seeing a Counsellor is that […]

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Mind and body communication a two-way street

I would wager that when you think about how your mind (brain) and body connection works, the first thing you think about is the brain feeding info and commands down to your body, right? That’s […]

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Zero is a great place to start

I’ve been there, you might have too, or you might be there right now. Where? The bottom rung of the ladder. For me, although I’ve been close to that really low spot in human experience […]

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Emotional Dependency and how to overcome it

Javier Fiz Pérez described emotional dependency as being a personality disorder in which a person with low self-worth is constantly seeking security in other people without trusting in his or her own interior criteria and […]

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Parenting Advice – Try Circle of Security

Being a parent is not only physically exhausting, but the emotional challenges that come with raising little ones can be just as taxing. Those of us who are trying to do our best to raise […]

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How can counselling help me?

I must admit, back before I went to counselling I really didn’t know too much about it and what to expect. It was certainly a bit scary too, after all, I’m an Australian male so […]

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Thoughts on Time-Saving Inventions

For the past hundred years or so inventors have been doing their darndest to come up with technologies designed to give us more time. They say their creations (such as those listed below) cut down […]

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Thoughts for Surviving Tough Times

Into every life, a little rain must fall. That’s a pretty accurate statement, isn’t it? Life does throw up challenges, disappointments and difficult times, no matter how much you might try to avoid them. It’s […]

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Where are you sitting on Maslow’s Pyramid?

Strange post title I know, however, the Maslow Pyramid (officially known as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) is a handy tool that you can use to assess where you’re at in life. Once again, I believe […]