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A slightly different angle for this blog because one of the critical things that you really can't forget is that to thrive and be...

For many years, Psychologists focused exclusively on alleviating suffering. A worthy objective, but the treatments tried to reduce...

That elusive state of being where you're not just surviving, you're thriving. But let's face it: in a world full of deadlines, traffic...

Not all the best things in life are free. I was on holiday in Queenstown, New Zealand, back in 2016 and was amazed at how beautiful the...

1. KAIZEN A Japanese term meaning “improvement”. I think of Kaizen as ‘continuous improvement’ or “continual change for the better, one...

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If you’ve ever experienced difficulty getting to sleep at night, you may have heard about the importance of ‘sleep hygiene.’ Just like...

During my summer holidays, I read an interesting book called The Blue Zones: 9 lessons for living longer from the people who’ve lived the...

Alongside nutrition and sleep, exercise is one of the three pillars of our health. Before coming up with a realistic and sustainable...

I am definitely not a nutrition expert. Especially when you look at my behaviours or what I eat and drink daily. I remember several years...

It is possible to understand who you are and what you want in only three steps. STEP ONE: Who am I? To know what we want, we first need...

Initially, the pandemic had a significant and negative impact on our mental health. Here is some data that looked at self-reported levels...

In the 18th Century, employees worked up to 16 hours per day. Everyone knew this was unsustainable and led to severe burnout and horrible...

Sleep difficulties are a feature of nearly every mental health difficulty, including depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use issues,...

I haven’t announced it on my blog until now, but there have been many changes for me lately… After an amazing five years of Clinical work...

In 2016, I decided to take on the challenge of accountability. As a Clinical Psychologist, being accountable was all about evidence-based...

I’ve been thinking for a while about what would be the best way to start a psychology-related blog. I have some great ideas for blog...