Did you know that one in five Australians experience a mental illness each year? In fact, mental illness is now the third leading cause of disability burden in this country, making it more important than ever to understand how to support a colleague, friend or family...
I really feel for anyone caught in the middle of this ideological, physical and emotional conflict. Lets say that for whatever reason you have decided you would like to lose some weight. And, you have decided this for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with...
Do you have someone in your life who is a drain on your energetic resources? This may be someone who you love spending time with, but you always end up feeling exhausted after your time together. The problem with running out of emotional energy resources is that you...
There is a great quote by Milton Friedman which says “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results”. The same can be said of medical interventions. We are constantly told of the crisis in mental health and...
Are you at risk? 1- PTSD is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Some causes could be a stressful event such as unexpected death of a loved one, a shocking experience such as domestic abuse, divorce, or witnessing a murder. Studies show bipolar disorders and can...
The use of antidepressants has exploded over the last 20 years. It is estimated that one in ten people in the USA is on them and as many as one in four women in their 40’s and 50’s. In Australia, the numbers are not as high but not far behind. Yet despite the...
