Everyone feels angry from time to time. It is a normal and natural response to vexacious or difficult situations. It is typically characterised by feelings of stress, frustration, and irritation, often associated with a sense of injustice and/or lack of control.
The Window of Tolerance describes the optimal zone of arousal in which a person can function and navigate their daily stressors most effectively. When sitting within this optimal zone, individuals are calm yet alert and clearly focused on what they are doing.
Forming and sustaining positive and healthy friendships throughout life is an important factor towards our overall health and wellbeing. Spending quality time with friends is not just fun, but is also known to produce an array of long-term physical and emotional benefits.
The transition between work life and home life is something that does not always come naturally to people. It can leave us with an endless domino effect, with each transition carrying over and impacting upon the next. So how can we create a break in this cycle?
Addiction can be characterised as a dependence on a substance, behaviour, or activity that continues to occur, despite causing harm or having potentially negative impacts on someone’s life. Addictions bring about a different mental state.
Reports indicate that Australian men die at younger ages than women, are more likely to be impacted by disease, and have higher chances of dying from possibly avoidable causes. But what are the key factors and what steps can we take to support them?
Wellbeing, mental health, happiness, flourishing, and thriving – synonymous words that imply that one is living a meaningful and purposeful life. One filled with joy, contentment, connection, and purpose. So what is the magic combination in achieving such a state?
All too often is mental health viewed simply as the presence or absence of a condition that impacts negatively upon an individual’s life. But this perspective is an oversimplification of a much more intricate experience.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that Australia is a “fast-changing, ever-expanding, culturally diverse nation”. According to the 2021 Census, the country’s population has more than 250 ancestries and over 350 spoken languages.