Dr G's guide to self-care
Update: we now have a new Self Care Mega Guide with extra strategies and our service pamphlet attached to the back. A nice upgrade on the […]
Recommended Reading
Is the idea of 'finding your passion' unhelpful?
The phrases “Find your passion” or “Follow your passion” are so ingrained in western culture that I’m confident that most people have heard them at […]
Struggle with insomnia?
I sleep well. I sleep really well actually. Have never really struggled with sleep. If those sentences piss you off, it might be cause you […]
Not coping? - there's a course for that!!
The terms ‘coping’ and ‘resilience’ are thrown around a lot nowadays in relation to university students. The reasons are relatively simple. Studying at university can […]
Men - time to reach out if you are struggling
I used to read the Australian version of Men’s Health – https://www.menshealth.com.au/ Aspects of it were really good. Very practical advice on a range of […]
Financial wellbeing
I’ve just spent a couple of hours going through the recent ANZ Survey of Financial Wellbeing (2018). It provides a snapshot of the financial wellbeing […]
Is this a helpful way to think about relationships?
As part of the mental fitness series, I like to draw on published research to discuss ways that you might build different mental fitness skills, […]
The relationship between trauma and mental health
Orygen (the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health) have just released an excellent fact-sheet for young people explaining the links between trauma and […]
Resources for those bereaved by suicide
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in 2016, suicide was the leading cause of death among all people 15-44 years of age, and the […]
Mark Manson
Some people just write in a way that really captures your attention. Mark Manson is one of those people for me. Mark is a “author, […]
Gareth reads the internet 3
Wow! It has been a busy week. I wanted to write you something thought provoking and interesting, but instead I am going to rely on the […]
The causes of depression
Because I tend to read a lot of wellbeing related articles, I tend to get sent a lot of wellbeing related articles (now that Google […]
The British Psychological Society Research Digest
It is very rare that I find someone who is not at least partially interested or curious about the topic of psychology. Psychology is the […]
Gareth reads the internet 2 - the sequel!
I’ve just spent the last few days neck deep in Excel files. Lets just say, it is not as fun as it sounds. Oh wait……it doesn’t […]
School of Life - add it to your YouTube subscriptions
You watch YouTube right? Me too. My subscription list is made up of mostly of tech and guitar channels. Despite my job and background (psychology), […]
Gareth reads the internet - 1
Turns out I am not the only one writing about health, well-being, personal development and all that jazz! In fact, there are some people who are […]