Category Attuned Life
Surviving Christmas in the Face of Grief and Loss
As the year draws to an end, and Christmas approaches I have taken some time to reflect upon what to me was the most heartbreaking and defining period of my life. For the first time last year, as a family…
Go home on time day – How is your work/life balance?
Go Home on Time Day, is a day created by the Australia Institute to create a conversation about the impact work has on our mental health, relationships and workplaces. Did you know that Australian workers donate $110 billion of unpaid…
7 tips for beating end of year school exam stress: Start by making anxiety your friend
Year 12 exams began in South Australia today and the TV cameras were rolling to cram in the latest psychological insights for helping students perform well under pressure. If you missed the news bulletins, we have put one of them…
I’m pregnant and I’m petrified. Am I going to hurt my baby?
So you’re pregnant. According to Hollywood and any other social media, you should be surrounded by an ever-radiant glow. You should also have gorgeous black and white photos of your evenly curved belly, to go in your scrap book of…
Helping Build Resilient Kids: Getting Good at Having Feelings
Children learn to manage their feelings with the help of their parents and the important people in their lives. We all have feelings, all day every day, and as adults we have learnt ways to cope with fear, disappointment, loneliness,…
Mental health begins with you: A psychologist shares 10 promises to herself on World Mental Health Day
As part of Mental Health Week, I want to join in the national initiative and “make a promise to myself” regarding my mental health. And firstly, I want to applaud the 2014 theme: “Mental Health begins with you”. This catchy…
Seize the Day…A reflection on Robin William’s death
In memory of Robin Williams, an incredible talent as both an actor and a comedian, I am taking this opportunity to express the impact he made on my life. I feel compelled to write in the midst of my sadness…
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea – Raise your cup mindfully with the Attuned Psychology Team to help beat cancer
Cancer is one of those diseases that has the tendency to touch all of us at some point in our lives. The word itself has the power to evoke a significant amount of distress in many of us as it…
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