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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...
By Gavin Sharp,
Have you ever considered a ‘health check’ for your business? Without healthy alignments between what you want to achieve with your business and your teams the chances are that you will not achieve as much success as you would like. You may never know the reasons for lack of productivity or engagement, but a ‘health check’ on your business could...
Edited by Jill Wright,
It took a new puppy to discover just how out of touch I'd been with my neighbourhood since the death of our British bulldog, Basil. Now, walking with Zac, our chocolate miniature poodle, in Albert Park twice a day, introduced me to people I'd not met before, although they lived across the street, around the corner, just a few houses...
By Dr. Miriam Grossbaum,
As I was sitting here waiting for inspiration to write a blog post for this newsletter, I asked my nine-year-old what she thought adults should know about nine-year-olds. She thought for a moment, shrugged her shoulders and then said questioningly ‘That they are awesome?’.I couldn’t help but smile and agree with her. I thought her comment was particularly poignant given...
Caring for a loved one struggling with physical or mental illness can be taxing. Often we put our own needs aside, while we focus instead on a loved one who is in pain or unwell. Unfortunately too often we overlook the fact that this has physical and mental consequences for ourselves. It is so easy to see what the other...