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Vulnerability Hangover: The Aftershock of Showing Up Authentically
There’s a distinct emotional wave that often follows after revealing something deeply personal or stepping into a space of raw honesty....
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No More Hashtags: The Wars we've Forgotten
There was a time not too long ago when every scroll on social media brought up the war in the Middle East. Every second story on a news...
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People beyond the Memes: What we missed about that Coldplay Clip
They were just two people at a concert and what started as a 15-second video was soon everywhere. We didn’t know their names, their...
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Food Beyond Numbers: How Calorie Labels Impact Mental Health
The rise of calorie labeling on restaurant menus has sparked conversations about its potential benefits and unintended consequences. At...
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More Than Just Stories: Picture Books as tools for Building Resilience
Children’s picture books hold a unique and powerful role in nurturing young minds, offering more than simple entertainment or basic...
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Beyond the Ban: Balancing Social Media & Teen Mental Health
The idea of banning social media for teenagers has sparked significant debate, especially as governments, like Australia’s have now...
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Building Resilience: The Power of Social Emotional Learning
Social Emotional Learning, or SEL, is often described as an approach to education that extends beyond academic knowledge to focus on...
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Addressing Mental Health in the midst of a Humanitarian Crisis
It has been estimated that 20% of the population affected by a humanitarian crisis need psychological care, but only 2% of them get...
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When the loss of a Celebrity feels Personal - Allowing ourselves to Grieve
Phillip Hughes. Alan Rickman. Carrie Fisher. Kobe Bryant. Chadwick Bosman. Bob Saget. Lata Mangeshkar. Shane Warne. These are just a few,...
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Beyond Bombs, Bullets & Bloodshed - The Psychological Cost of War
Just as we were reaching the 2 year anniversary of the Covid-19 lockdowns when we saw cases falling, rules easing and a glimmer of hope...
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The Invisible Scars of a Humanitarian Crisis
The world today is facing the highest level of displacement on record, with between 68.5-70 million people being forcibly displaced...
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There is nothing Glamourous about a Mental Health struggle
A few of decades ago, virtually nobody would go to their doctor to talk about their Mental wellbeing. If they found themselves feeling...
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Talking about our Vulnerabilities may leave us feeling even more Vulnerable
We’re told getting things off our chest will make us feel better in the long run, but what should we do if we initially feel worse? If...
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The Power of the Emoji
Given that there are approximately 6 billion emojis, emoticons or stickers flying around the world every day in our conversations and...
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The Price for Caring - Compassion Fatigue & Empathy Burnout
You wake up and scroll through Twitter, reading up on the political events that unfolded overnight, the number of Covid19 cases and...
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