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Environmental Wellness
Part 3 of the Mental Wellness series This week we are going to talk about our environmental wellness. What exactly is it?, I hear you ask. Environmental wellness is about maintaining space around ourselves that is stimulating, yet pleasant, whilst supporting our whole of self mental wellness. So what does that look like? Yet again,…
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Physical Wellness

Part 2 of the Mental Wellness series. It goes without saying we all “know” that our physical health can have a large impact on our mental wellness, but where is the evidence and what is “physical wellness” really? Physical wellness is generally described as looking after your body by using it, fueling it, and resting…
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What does a Counsellor actually do?
What exactly can you expect from a counsellor if you feel you want to talk something through?
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Mindfulness Practices
Many people think of mindfulness as the process of meditating for hours, but that’s not what it is all about. Mindfulness can be the simple process of stopping and looking at the sky for a few moments, or taking the time to deep breath for a minute. Mindfulness is about being “in the moment”. As…
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Building Resilience
Building resilience seems like one of those incredibly difficult things to do. It doesn’t need to be that hard though. The Driven program is easy to use and takes just five minutes of your day. A purpose build artificial intelligence platform steps you through short activities each day to help you build your resilience focusing…
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Loss of “life” in a time of Covid-19
One of the hardest things to really get your head around at the moment is the losses you hadn’t really anticipated from the impacts of Covid-19. It’s one thing to choose to stay home and do things, it’s something very different to not be “allowed” out. When we talk about grief and loss, so many…
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Why Bottle Tree?
So why did I use the Bottle Tree? I live in Queensland, Australia and love our native plants. I have eighteen of these babies in my garden which bring me great joy. When I was thinking about how to represent who I am as a counsellor, I felt drawn to the Bottle Trees in my…