Still Showing Up But Running on Empty
Still Showing Up But Running on Empty By Vanessa ElliottPsychologist (BPsych Hons) When we’re coping on the outside Many of us picture depression and anxiety as something that stops people in their tracks. We imagine someone who can’t get out of bed, can’t go to work or can’t keep up with daily life. For some […]
Why We Don’t Need to Fill Every Moment
Many of us feel a small flicker of guilt when we sit down with nothing to do. We can feel the need to do something productive, catch up on messages or emails, or do more than one thing.
Getting active without waiting to feel like it
We all know that regular movement is good for us. The evidence on this is not in question — physical activity supports mood, sleep, cardiovascular health, and cognitive function, and most of us could recite the health benefits without needing to look them up. And yet knowing this does very little to make us do […]
Why Your Thoughts Feel Worse at Night:What the Brain Is Actually Doing
unwanted thoughts that keep playing over in our minds) or
intrusive thoughts will notice something consistent — the thoughts tend to be louder, more intense, and
harder to manage at night. What feels manageable in the daytime can feel overwhelming later in the night.
Anxiety Treatment In Brisbane: What Actually Helps – How ACT Can Help You Reclaim Your Life
Anxiety is one of the most common reasons people contact me for psychological support.
However, many don’t recognise they have anxiety straight away. More often, they describe
feeling constantly overwhelmed, mentally exhausted, on edge, or unable to properly switch off.
Cognitive Defusion : How to Loosen the Grip of Unhelpful Thoughts
Have you ever noticed the impact a single thought can have on your mood or behaviour? You might be feeling quite good then all of a sudden, a thought pops into your head — “I’m not good enough”, “this is going to go badly”, “I always mess this up” — and suddenly your mood has […]
When the Past Won’t Stay in the Past: What EMDR Is and How It Works
Think of a memory that still feels like it affects you today. It doesn’t need to be a major memory or even a highly traumatic event. It might simply be something that happened years ago that you thought you were over, such as a moment of humiliation or a relationship that ended badly.
Is EMDR Right for Me?How Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Can Help
The Adaptive Information Processing model, developed by Francine Shapiro, suggests that the brain has a natural ability to process and make sense of experience, and that trauma disrupts this system.
‘Who knows’: Building Psychological Flexibility and Resilience by Letting Life
Making Decisions: Emotions or Values? How to Tell the Difference and Why It Matters
Making Decisions: Emotions or Values? How to Tell the Difference and Why It Matters December 8, 2025 iflexis Let’s talk about those big, messy, uncomfortable moments where you have to make a decision and you feel like you’re being pulled in a dozen directions. Maybe it’s whether to end a relationship, take a leap in […]