'As featured in The National Firefighter Magazine' As a clinical psychologist working with first responders, I've seen firsthand how emergency work affects even the most resilient people. The unpredictable nature of firefighting demands physical endurance and emotional adaptability. Responding to chaos with calm, shifting from intense, adrenaline-fuelled incidents to periods of waiting. These demands create [...]
We need sleep so that our body and mind can function properly. We have all heard this. But can a lack of sleep really wrack havoc on us? “Sleep services all aspects of our body in one way or another: molecular, energy balance, as well as intellectual function, alertness and mood,” says Dr. Merrill Mitler, [...]
During the toddler stage, expression of emotion is usually uninhibited – children simply act out how they feel. And while it can be mesmerising to watch them be filled with delight, it can be overwhelming to see them act out anger when it happens often, or violates norms (such as biting another child at pre-school). [...]
7 Tips for your First Online Appointment First online appointment? New to telehealth? If this is your first appointment with a Psychologist, it's likely you are feeling some relief, or perhaps motivated and excited to get started, or perhaps you feel a little apprehensive about what is involved? There is no right or wrong way [...]
Emotional eating, emotional over-eating and binge eating are not necessarily distinct from each other, but all exist on a continuum from relatively normal to quite problematic, with varying degrees of distress and impairment. Dr Salena explores them in more detail in this article.
If you are thinking about therapy, perhaps Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT is the place to begin. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one of the most researched therapies in the world, and is often the first therapy our clients begin with. Easily adapted and paced to client needs, CBT is a talking and skills based [...]
Are you eating mindlessly ?One of the challenges in binge eating and other forms of eating disorders can be eating mindlessly. If you find that you are often doing any of the following, perhaps it's time to book into Dr Salena's Mindful Eating program and change your relationship with food. Eating that ignores hunger signals: [...]
Relationships are one of the most important predicters of wellbeing. Research shows that people who are more connected socially to the community, and to family and friends are happier, healthier, and live longer. They also tend to have fewer mental health problems. In a long-running Harvard study which has tracked the health since 1938, one [...]
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