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24.01.2022 Do you keep your phone in your bedroom overnight? This is why Sammy J reckons you should reconsider. More tips for taking care of your mental health: https://ab.co/2C6FSsV #YourMentalHealthAU

22.01.2022 Do you need permission? Are you struggling to move ahead, let go, or be yourself? Are you wanting to say no, but you don't want to upset anyone? Do you want to do something that you're waiting for others to approve of? Well guess what. Permission granted... you have permission... P.S. Swear bear alert... don't listen if you get offended by swearing.. Leonie Dawson Refuses to be categorised... podcast "You have permission"...... https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NSIlpauRbU0VLDCapTCB8

22.01.2022 How could i not repost? @neurodivergentlawyer .... i say this all the time to clients, but i always appreciate the reminder to myself as well x

21.01.2022 Our mind-body connection is powerful. TMS counseling and therapy approaches can heal and calm anxiety, ease PTSD symptoms, help with chronic pain, fibromyalgia and even chronic fatigue. It's a journey that can only be discovered by gentle exploration. The methods I encourage are gentle as well. I don't advocate needing to re-traumatise, in fact - I prefer it if we leave a session feeling hopeful (even if expressing emotions often leave a slightly drained and tired feeling briefly after sessions). I encourage lots of different techniques based on individual personalities and circumstances. What have you got to lose? https://mytmsjourney.com//the-role-of-the-psoas-muscle-in/

21.01.2022 Totally recommend this book for anyone with teen girls (for teen girls - high school)

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19.01.2022 ooooohhhhh, some exciting expansion news from me today! I'll be sending an official newsletter out soon, but just a heads up that I'm expanding to offer services through Safe Hands Family Services (SHFS), as well as Coast Therapy. I've been recruited to offer groups and counselling services with and for SHFS, and this means I can now offer so much more! We are also in the process of moving into new premises at Mardi (2 mins away from Westfields at Tuggerah), which means I'll be able to offer some face to face services again (in line with current restrictions)! Visit Safe Hands on Facebook and/or Instagram, and check out the website www.safehandsfs.org.au for more info and gossip on what we are up to! Much love and excitement Julie x

18.01.2022 not always, but it definitely happens hahaha

17.01.2022 If you have the right mindset - patience, determination and the strength to hang in there... the mind is an incredibly powerful tool http://youtu.be/9DaHg-AUY2o

13.01.2022 My response as a mental health professional. This morning I read an article posted on Facebook (by the Sydney Morning Herald) about a young lady’s disappointment in having her end of school Formal & graduation ceremonies cancelled due to COVID19, and I was moved to make a response. My response however, is not to the young lady whose story was shared, but to the responses that followed from some people in the comments....Continue reading

12.01.2022 Coming to Sydney (online!). Hosted by The King's School, the filmed version of Raising Boys is available to the wider community for viewing AT HOME in this special online event. Covers boys of all ages, the three stages of boyhood, what dads do, what single mums can do, boys and school, testosterone! what went wrong for boys and men and how to re-open the river of healthy masculinity. Powerful, unforgettable stories, practical help. Seen by 140,000 people now, this talk changes lives. We are so pleased to have this way to reach you safely and conveniently at home. Please let friends with boys know..book on this link... RAISING BOYS Monday September 14th at 8 pm Sydney Time https://www.trybooking.com/BLDEM

12.01.2022 I'll be running this...

12.01.2022 Hi everyone! We're so keen to deliver what you want and need, we've created a one minute online survey we'd love for you to complete? Tell us your thoughts and let us know what we can do for you... Easy peasy pudding and pie! Click here: https://www.cognitoforms.com//SHFSNeighbourhoodNeedsSurvey

10.01.2022 I've mentioned before that I quite often employ energy psychology techniques in sessions. SET (Simple Energy Techniques - also known as Tapping/EFT) is a method that can bring about rapid relief for anxiety, fears, phobias, PTSD, old beliefs and any multitude of issues that need sorting through. Whilst I don't utilise this technique with everyone (although I could), I do highly recommend it. I love it so much, I'm stepping up my training and qualifications in this method late...r on this year so that I can teach this method more effectively and gain even more depth and understanding in order to help my clients. It's a truly simple to use technique and is even easier to utilise than the well known EFT model of tapping and utilising set up statements, etc (which is why I love it so much - set up statements often felt so tricky to navigate!).. To understand it a bit more, check out this brief youtube. Steve Wells is the psychologist being interviewed, and he is my "Guru" in this method https://youtu.be/tQygjj-xDfs. Feel free to email me to ask any questions, or to book in your ONLINE session today (only online sessions available at this point in time). bookings: https://10to8.com/book/shhiumjmaaywfltylw/

09.01.2022 Girl Talk Small online group support for Tweens & Teens. Work on building self-esteem, focus on positive mindsets, practice mindfulness and learn how to deal with emotions (including PMS, anxiety and depression) - all whilst creating special friendships. Each group will be sorted into suitable age groups. Next group starting 13/10/2020 @4.30pm AEST (8 weeks during school term) will be for ages 13-15. $30 per week. Each group will run for approximately 90 mins. Bookings essen...tial, as only a MAXimum of 6 will be allowed per group. Minimum numbers required for group to go ahead. Private counselling support can be arranged if also required - please email me if you would prefer this service. Under 18's online sessions are $90 per hour for one-on-one support. All your daughter will need is a phone and/or laptop (with a camera), and the zoom app (free download), a private space for 90 mins and I'll take care of the rest. Please register and secure your daughter's place in the group here: https://10to8.com/book/shhiumjmaaywfltylw/1193954 Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

07.01.2022 I have noticed that individuals with mental health issues/trauma histories struggle with wearing face masks, and here is how I came to this realization: I saw a...n OSHA video going around a few weeks ago. A man was holding an oxygen-sensor next to his ***mouth*** and measuring oxygen levels, mask-off and then mask-on, to prove that wearing a mask was hazardous for your health. The yoga teacher in me was like, Hmmm, who the heck breathes through their mouth? Mouth-breathing jacks up the nervous system." That was when the somatic trauma therapist in me joined the dots about anti-mask wearing, mouth-breathing, mental health and trauma responses. When we perceive danger, we mouth-breathe in, in order to rapidly oxygenate the body and to mobilize the active defenses of fight and flight (sympathetic arousal). Putting on a face mask can elicit the beginnings of sympathetic arousal in many individuals. Furthermore, mouth-breathing can be detrimental when wearing a face mask, as the body isn’t able to get enough oxygen, which can cause the body-brain to spin further into panic/rage/terror. Hence the OSHA video. Mouth-breathing is common amongst individuals who experience anxiety, depression, have trauma histories, experience other forms of mental illness or developmental disabilities. Nose-breathing restores the body back into the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system (rest and digest, safety and connection), and keeps the prefrontal cortex online therefore able to discern the difference between uncomfortable and unsafe. Individuals whose nervous systems are conditioned to correlate mouth-breathing (sympathetic arousal) with danger responses will ab-react to mask-wearing. And yes, mouth-breathing can be associated with sympathetic arousal in a good way - surprise, excitement, joy, awe and wonder. The ventral vagal branch of the parasympathetic nervous system mitigates this arousal (when developmentally co-regulated) creating a robust nervous system capable of tolerating the full range of positive emotions. However, for now, this is outside of the mask/no-mask conversation. We get advised to wear masks, but no one has taken the time to explain to us how to breathe when wearing a mask. I have been using the face mask as an intentional activation cue to breath in-and-out through my nose and my nose only. I do box breathing exercises when I'm feeling a little anxious. (Inhale for a count of four. Hold the breath for a count of four. Breath out for a count of four. Repeat four times.) Mostly, I just focus on the long exhale, which also activates the parasympathetic nervous system. And I make sure that I’m breathing into the area below my navel, a result of my diaphragm be relaxed and fluid. (The diaphragm tightens up during sympathetic fight-flight activation.) If I catch myself sharply mouth-breathing-in, I close my mouth and breath in the rest of the way into my low belly, and then sigh or hum as I focus on a long exhale. Making audible sounds is not what an animal in danger does. It is what an animal in safety does. And so, this restores me back into the ventral vagal branch of the parasympathetic nervous system. I teach these techniques (and more) to my clients, who are reporting increased capacity to navigate through this brave new world. Some individuals cannot nose-breath or cannot tolerate wearing a face mask, for various reasons ranging from suffocation trauma to autism spectrum disorder to medical issues that inhibit nose-breathing. Some individuals have very tight diaphragms, which can make deep belly-breathing challenging. Some of these conditions can be treated more quickly than others; some folks have access to treatment, some do not. Either way, intentional breathing is a gift, for it anchors each of us back into the grace of this moment where kindness is possible.

07.01.2022 Wishing all of our families and community a safe and happy holiday period. Our office is closed, but if you find yourself in crisis, please don't hesitate to reach out. Lifeline: Ph 13 11 14 (avail 24/7) or visit lifeline.org.au Reach Out: https://au.reachout.com Kids Helpline: Ph 1800 55 1800 (avail 24/7) or chat online kidshelpline.com.au... Headspace: www.headspace.com.au Black Dog Institute: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au Beyond Blue: www.beyondblue.org.au Teenage Mental Health: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/teenage-mental-health Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467 (avail 24/7) or chat online suicidecallbackservice.org.au Children and Young Peoples’ Mental Health (CYPMH): 1800 011 511 See more

05.01.2022 Support Central Coast locals in need this Christmas. You can now donate Christmas gifts and essential items to locals in need via our community Christmas donati...on drive at Westfield Tuggerah. This Christmas season Westfield Tuggerah has partnered with 3 Central Coast charities Coast Shelter, We Care Connect & The Nappy Collective to gather gifts and essential items for those who are in need this time of year. Drop off point: Level 1, next to Dusk. To donate oversized items please drop to the Concierge desk on level 2, near JB Hi-Fi Items needed: The Nappy Collective >> new nappies in all sizes, new wipes We Care Connect >> New baby hygiene & bathing essentials, new childrens essential undergarments, new summer essentials (towels, swimwear, hats, sunscreen) Coast Shelter >> Christmas new toy drive, gifts for Central Coast children of all ages To read more about each organisations work and the Christmas donation drive >> https://bit.ly/2IsVlqi

03.01.2022 I love this analogy! (Copy and paste from elsewhere) You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee? ... "Because someone bumped into me!!!" Wrong answer. You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup. Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea. *Whatever is inside the cup is what will spill out.* Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which WILL happen), whatever is inside you will come out. It's easy to fake it, until you get rattled. *So we have to ask ourselves... what's in my cup?"* When life gets tough, what spills over? Joy, gratefulness, peace and humility? Anger, bitterness, harsh words and reactions? Life provides the cup, YOU choose how to fill it. Today let's work towards filling our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation; and kindness, gentleness and love for others.

03.01.2022 In the new office today! Still not set up fully, but coming together! View from the counseling space