Health and wellbeing advice for being your best self

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Whether you’ve had a stressful month or year or just generally can’t seem to get on top of things and tend to feel a bit run down, take heart because there are plenty of things you can do to help to feel great again. Read on to discover some of my tried and true health and wellbeing advice.

How to enhance the counselling services you receive

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As we’ve previously looked at, counselling services can provide a whole range of benefits, whether you’re embarking on the counselling journey as an individual or a couple. But a counselling session may not always be enough as a stand alone activity and there are many ways in which you can enhance their effectiveness in between appointments. Committing to the following behaviours will ensure you work through challenges quickly and get the most out of your therapy.

Five services to help you deal with COVID-19 isolation

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Things are a little different to your usual routine right now. But that doesn’t mean that isolation has to be a trying or anxiety inducing time.

I recommend the following services to complement your online counselling sessions and help with stress management during the COVID-19 restrictions and beyond.

What is the difference between counselling and psychotherapy?

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A psychotherapist is a counsellor that is interested in the trajectory of self-actualisation for their clients. A psychotherapist focusses more on long term terms goals associated with personal and— in my case being a transpersonal therapist— spiritual development.

Making your own support team – counselling services Adelaide

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Fourteen per cent of people in a global survey said they felt chronically overwhelmed. And just under five million Australians are feeling the effects of stress.

How we react and handle things in times of overwhelm and stress can actually come down to our psychological hardwiring. But there are also other factors at play— comparing ourselves to others, advancing communication channels, additional pressures and expectations, our attitudes and life circumstances.

Treating burnout – tips and techniques

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Burnout is becoming a significant health problem in Australia. ‘The World Health Organization upgraded its assessment of the threat posed by burnout. The condition, says the WHO, is a “syndrome” involving a range of symptoms related to chronic stress.’

The benefits of grief counselling

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With 158 493 deaths in Australia during 2018, grieving is a very normal emotional response to a common life experience. Everyone grieves differently in their own way and in their own unique timeframe (which is sometimes not linear).

What is chronic burnout?

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Have you ever wondered what is chronic burnout? The term burnout has become so widely used today that it’s now common to hear some people complain about being burned out, even when they’re merely referring to a bad day at work. However, this highly taxing emotional, physical and mental state has a deeper meaning than merely being exhausted.