Helena Alexandrakis, Clinical Psychologist in Bondi Junction | Medical and health

Helena Alexandrakis, Clinical Psychologist

Locality: Bondi Junction

Phone: +61 426 403 699

Address: Suite 3, 384 Oxford st 2022 Bondi Junction, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Why do we often talk about compassionate self talk in therapy? The impact of negative self talk is like having a permanent bully in your head. https://www.abc.net.au//the-science-behind-the-wa/11749268

22.01.2022 Feeling the pangs of uncertainty? Have a read of this

21.01.2022 The power of forgiveness...to love or to be right? Don't wait until it's too late to find your peace

20.01.2022 Such a beautiful and catchy way to create fun and safety, particularly around children

18.01.2022 "Australians have broadly been through two periods of isolation: an initial point where there was panic buying and confusion, and then a "honeymoon period" when it felt novel and different to stay at home." 'We may now be entering the dreaded third quarter phenomenon where days blur into the nights, and the weekdays into the weekends....'

18.01.2022 Male distress continues to go undetected or misdiagnosed as anger or behavioural issues and men continue to take their own lives out of the blue despite the fact that everything seemed okay yesterday.

12.01.2022 Don't suffer in silence. The 'Man Up' campaign is encouraging men to speak about their feelings and says it's OK to cry.

11.01.2022 What type of rest do you need?

09.01.2022 A beautiful piece to explain what we are feeling right now

09.01.2022 Fantastic tips for working from home if you are distractible, or not

09.01.2022 The impacts of the 'snow-ball effect' of putting things off can be quite debilitating and frustrating. Here are some good tips to support you in achieving your goals.

07.01.2022 It's hard to know what to say when someone loses someone or something special in their life. This often leads to isolation for the person going through their grief.

07.01.2022 Teaching your child about their cup is a wonderful way to teach them about learning how to get their needs met emotionally

07.01.2022 The story behind RU OK? day

05.01.2022 Great advice on supporting someone with suicidal thoughts

05.01.2022 Push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. Go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise. Push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. Wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable. Lie in your garden, feel the sunshine on your skin. Get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. Fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry... an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. Sit and eat it and do nothing else. Stretch. Start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. Roll your head. Stretch your fingers. Stretch everything. Buy a 1L water bottle. Start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice. Buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. Write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. No detail is too small. Strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. Wash, then hang them in the sunshine with care. Make your bed in full. Dig your fingers into the earth, plant a seed. See your success as it grows everyday. Organise your room. Fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. Light a beautiful candle. Breathe. Practice your deep breathing. Ground yourself. Have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. Wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. Lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck. Push yourself to go for a walk. Take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. Smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. Bring your dog and observe the dog’s behaviour. Realise you can learn from your dog. Message old friends with personal jokes. Reminisce. Suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. Push yourself to follow through. Think long and hard about what interests you. Crime? Sex? Boarding school? Long-forgotten romance etiquette? Find a book about it and read it. There is a book about literally everything. Become the person you would ideally fall in love with. Let cars merge into your lane when driving. Pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. Stick your tongue out at babies. Help an animal. Compliment people on their cute clothes. Challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. Then two. Then a week. Walk with a straight posture. Look people in the eye. Ask people about their story. Talk to acquaintances so they become friends. Lie in the sunshine. Daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasn’t a thing. Open your eyes. Take small steps to make it happen for you... Author: Emma Elsworthy

05.01.2022 Today was a Difficult Day," said Pooh. There was a pause.... "Do you want to talk about it?" asked Piglet. "No," said Pooh after a bit. "No, I don't think I do." "That's okay," said Piglet, and he came and sat beside his friend. "What are you doing?" asked Pooh. "Nothing, really," said Piglet. "Only, I know what Difficult Days are like. I quite often don't feel like talking about it on my Difficult Days either. "But goodness," continued Piglet, "Difficult Days are so much easier when you know you've got someone there for you. And I'll always be here for you, Pooh." And as Pooh sat there, working through in his head his Difficult Day, while the solid, reliable Piglet sat next to him quietly, swinging his little legs...he thought that his best friend had never been more right.