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Keeping your New Year’s Resolutions

Keeping your New Year’s Resolutions

How to keep your New Year’s Resolutions Have you been guilty of setting New Year’s resolutions and then forgetting about them, or maybe even giving up before you really got started? In Australia, the five most common resolutions people make at the beginning of a new...
Your First Psychology Appointment…

Your First Psychology Appointment…

What to Expect from your First Psychology Appointment   Your first psychology appointment can be stressful, frightening, embarrassing or all these emotions combined. However, it’s also clear that seeing a psychologist has many benefits for your mental health,...
Life After COVID Lockdown

Life After COVID Lockdown

Life after COVID lockdown – considering anxiety in the new normal Living in a “COVID normal” world is a new reality for many across Australia, however depending on where we are located, we are all approaching this from a different situation. People living in...
Preparing for an Aged Care Christmas in 2020

Preparing for an Aged Care Christmas in 2020

A COVID Christmas  Preparing for an aged care Christmas in 2020. If your family is like most, you probably have yearly Christmas traditions that involve spending time with those you love. But now we’re living amidst a global pandemic, chances are that our Christmas...
Medical Compression Stockings and Summer

Medical Compression Stockings and Summer

Compression stockings and the challenges of summer Medical compression stockings and garments are used to control swelling (oedema) in legs or arms. Often, the conditions which lead to the use of medical compression garments also means that the person has a higher...
Mental Health & Continence

Mental Health & Continence

Table of content Q c × Mental Health & Continence: Seeking SupportGive yourself time to grieveSome strategies to manage grief:The diagnosis is not your fault.Find ways to gain control and independence:Acknowledge and address any feelings of anxiety Mental Health...