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24.01.2022 Swipe Left: There are many ways to combat racism and the biggest way starts at home. Being able to appreciate the full humanity of another person is fostered in... how well you see yourself and how well you see your children. Do you treat them like whole people with their own thoughts, feelings and desires? Everything is cyclical. See more

24.01.2022 Levelling up our mindfulness practice with some cognitive defusion today - practicing leaves on a stream with some alternatives for our young kids!

21.01.2022 Feelings are like waves - you can ride them, you can fight them, you can go thru them or you can watch them from the shore. Whatever you do - they will always keep coming - but just as they come - they will crash and fade away, and another wave will come right behind it

20.01.2022 Often, we feel like we need to wait until we feel better in order to live better. But the research shows us that if you start living better, often you’ll start ...to feel better. Which is why your psychologist might recommend scheduling in pleasant activities as a way to improve your mood. The fancy term for this is what’s called behavioural activation. Behavioural activation relies on the fact that how we behave and how we feel are interconnected. By engaging in regular, positive experiences, we can put positive pressure into your system to help improve your mood. Kind of like method acting, or fake it til you make it. It works. But it can take some time. In the meantime, it can sometimes feel a bit like this...

18.01.2022 So important to remember! Trauma is so much more than just overt behaviour ! #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #anxiety #selfcare #depression #selflove... #love #mentalhealthmatters #health #wellness #motivation #covid #mindfulness #therapy #mentalillness #fitness #healing #life #covid19 #psychology #recovery #wellbeing #inspiration #meditation #happiness #childhood #trauma #ptsd #mindset #blokespsychology See more

17.01.2022 Repost from @emilymcdowell_ - one of the very hardest realities. Often only we can put back the pieces and often we are the ones who break them - often more harshly and quickly than others. Treating ourselves with love, care, compassion and healing isn’t a single task or do to. It’s a life long project, a constant work and a constant repair job.

16.01.2022 Yes! "This is 2020. Your resources are depleted. Set goals accordingly. #2020" - Dr. Emily King from Parenting On Your Own Path with Dr. Emily W. King

13.01.2022 THE VAGUS NERVE A seemingly never-ending branching nerve that connects most of our major organs to our brain . It’s the longest cranial nerve in our body, ...one for the right side and one for the left. And is largely responsible for the #mindbody connection for its role as a mediator between thinking and feeling, you know our gut feeling. The vagus nerve is the queen of the parasympathetic nervous system. The rest and digest or the #chillout nerve. So the more we do things to activate the #vagus nerve (like deep #breathing), the most we combat the effects of its opposer, the sympathetic nervous system - the fight or flight, rushing around, have to do something, #stress releasing one. A few other functions of the vagus nerve, just to name a few: slows your heart rate and respiration. lowers blood pressure. helps with calmness and relaxation. controls involuntary muscles in the digestive system, therefore, aiding digestion. taste sensation. movement function for the muscles in the neck responsible for swallowing and speech. gut-brain communication. reduces inflammation. See more

13.01.2022 If my co-parent isn’t responding with emotionally supportive parenting, won’t my kids be wounded by their words? Yes, they probably will. They’ll experience h...ard things a lot in life. They’ll feel left out, disappointed, guilty, embarrassed, scared, sad, frustrated, and angry. They’ll learn how to receive love from all of their caregivers and some peers. They’ll learn what parts of themselves they’ll share with which humans in order to feel safe, included, and connected without risking exclusion. You get to support them through the hard stuff. You get to show up for them with your words and actions to let them know it’s okay to feel hard things. You get to support them with a toolbox for healing and processing hard emotions. One of the absolute hardest parts of loving someone is truly holding space for those feelings without fixing them. Emotionally supportive parenting does not mean protecting them from hard experiences. On the contrary, it’s welcoming the hard stuff and making space for the emotion processing to follow. Your kiddo only needs one person they can break down to and be vulnerable with, one person who responds with emotional support. It’s okay if you are the one. It’s okay if your partner is not. It’s okay if your mom is not. It’s okay if their teacher is not. You can only control how you show up for your kiddo. And that’s enough. You are doing enough. Breathe. Let yourself off the hook, you don’t have to be in charge of their other interactions. You can show up with intention and it is enough for your babe. What fear comes up for you when you read this? Or when your partner responds with a different approach?

13.01.2022 using bubbles to focus on our breathe and tune into our environment

13.01.2022 Mindfulness scavenger hunts

12.01.2022 Proud of this article I helped contribute to with ABC Life https://www.abc.net.au//how-to-tell-a-new-partner/12549452

08.01.2022 You've Got A Brain We have within our skulls a brain made up of different 'brains', each with different functions. Understanding the functions of the human br...ain and how they affect learning - and cooperation in relationships - is a useful thing to know. Dr Bruce Perry has given us the brain's own Three R's of Learning, a very handy thing for those of us experiencing stress and anxiety in our homes due to the covid 19 situation. It's why many commentators who understand the stress in families at this time recommend leaving the online learning and concentrating on keeping people calm and in relationship in this time. Your children will be learning really really important lessons if you do this - like how to handle yourselves and your life in a tough situation. That's learning gold. See more

06.01.2022 Our weekly mindfulness exercise tips - this week - using our bodies to be mindful.

05.01.2022 Sending to all Dads this Father's Day

01.01.2022 Often people ask me about how to navigate relationships where one person is emotionally driven (heart first) and one person is rationally, problem solving driven (head first). Here are some simple tips to try - for both parties for when the heart firsts wanna chat about the feels. For the head firsts - check in with your feelings; ask what they need; hold space for their feelings - and feel with (don’t think (of solutions) or talk solutions/problems) - feel and validate. The...n, when the time is right - ask what would help. For the emotionally driven - check in with your feelings; say what you need; if you need to rant etc create boundaries and time limits eg I just need to rant at you for 10 minutes and finally - ask for practical help - even if it’s not problem solving, something like hey babe, can you get me some chocolate and a cup of tea. Practice makes perfect! See more