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If you are part of the dynamic and diverse LGBTQI+ community you may well be really tuned into being resilient. For others in the LGBTQI+ this may not be the case. Regardless of age, the current very public current debate and survey on marriage equality and seeking acceptance of same-sex marriage has opened many past experiences and emotions connected with...
By Daniel Quin,
Self-harm has become an increasing issue amongst young Australians. The 2015 Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing Survey found that approximately one in ten young Australians had self-harmed at some point in their lives. Individuals often engage in self-harm for several reasons, with 57% using it to manage painful feelings, 25% to punish themselves, 6% to communicate with others...
Edited by Jill Wright,
Worried that your kids are obsessed with electronic devices? Concerned by public commentary that suggests today's youngsters are hyperactive, crave constant stimulation, have the attention span of a goldfish? You might be experiencing the effects of what psychologist John Protzko at the University of California calls "kids these days phenomenon". Protzko says that people's memories for their own and others'...
Edited by Jill Wright,
While it might feel scary or confronting to do so, if you are worried that someone in your life is suicidal it is important to talk to them about it. This can be a hard conversation to have, but there are a number of things you can do to help: Tell them you what you have observed that has caused...
More and more men are seeking assistance and support due to their long-term regular use of internet pornography (often since from adolescence). Many men are reporting that they cannot perform sexually with their partner, even after a shortish relationship. They may utilise pornography to masturbate every day or every other day or at least several times a week for a...
By Richard Weld-Blundell,
“Oh. Not now, Johnny,” his mum sighed, as she sorted oranges into a bag at the supermarket, her two-year-old trotting off away from her, along with the stacked shelves. He was on a mission. Mum was now calculating the time it would take for her little fella to come back … or she would have to go after him. I...
Edited by Jill Wright,
Where do you go for the truth? Part way through the therapy hour, I might hear stomach gurgling. I’ll often ask if my client heard it too. “Oh yeah, I haven’t eaten today”, or “yeah, too many tacos”. Then I’ll playfully ask them to wonder what else it might be. “Yeah it's uncomfortable talking about all of this with you”...
Edited by Jill Wright,
So what’s a life? Here’s some ideas that relate to coaching. Life is a learning event extending over years with regular stages, levels, domains and conditions for success. Career, family, social connection…all are normal domains of a life. Our chances of ‘success’ are very high in basic biological stages: baby, child, adolescent, adult, elderly…but put three or four aspects together...
By Daniel Quin,
The relationship between problems at school and the mental health of students is a complex one. Sometimes students have poor mental health and school problems follow. In other cases, low attendance, academic failure and disruptive behaviours can lead to poor mental health. I’m one of the child and adolescent psychologists at Psychology Melbourne who work to untangle this complicated cycle....
Edited by Jill Wright,
Here at Psychology Melbourne, we're constantly on the look-out for research that can assist our clients. But we have to be honest, some of our favourite discoveries involve research that we can use to justify some of our passions or habits ... the studies that seemed to suggest that red wine was good for you in moderation, for instance, or...