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The difference between a good body image day and a bad body image day has very little to do with the number on your scale and the size of your body. It only has to do with the thoughts in your head and your long-held beliefs. How many times have you gotten onto a scale [...]
These days it seems commonplace to talk about the latest show we are binge watching on Stan or Netflix. And if you’re not doing it, well that’s kind of not the norm. Then again, how many hours are we spending scrolling through Facebook and Instagram? Bingeing really. It’s all mind numbing, distracting you. Whether you’re [...]
It’s a new year, and from January 1 my social media and my inbox has been filled with information about New Year’s resolutions and setting your goals for the year. Everyone, every celebrity and who’s who that I follow is telling me and probably you to have goals, and if you should have goals or [...]
Do you remember the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me”? I wonder if a parent, a caregiver, teacher, sibling or some well-meaning elder told that to you as a little kid. And I bet you tried your hardest to believe the person, didn’t you? But long after [...]
Have you ever stopped to consider just how much power your thoughts have? If you think about it, your thoughts influence your feelings, which in turn influence your actions and behaviours and these ultimately create your outcomes. Wouldn’t you want to have some choice then over the kind of thoughts you have, and what you [...]
As Freedom Day looms for those of us living in NSW, there’s a mixture of excitement and trepidation. I think that for many of us, we are looking forward to coming out of lockdown whilst at the same time feeling a sense of anxiety about the future and what it will look like. Coming out [...]
Many of us have been touched by suicide and the loss of a loved one, family member or friend. Whatever their reason, whatever the cause, for some of these people, their emotional pain became too much and they considered suicide as an option of escape. And for us left behind, we very often don’t have [...]
As NSW heads into week 7 of its lockdown, and the thought of another week of watching daily numbers seems to be the norm, I contemplated the vast range of emotions everyone is experiencing at the moment. Experiencing anger, frustration, fear, loneliness, boredom, anxiety, rage and other so called “negative feelings" can be difficult. And [...]
Another day, another week in lockdown. It seems that is the way of the world and the new reality we are coming to terms with. Even here in Australia where Covid numbers are comparatively lower than in other countries around the world, this little critter has an insidious power that is threatening both our economic, [...]
Yes! Janine Rod provides a range of options for telehealth including phone sessions and online video counselling using either Skype or Zoom in addition to face-to-face sessions working within COVID-19 restrictions. Telehealth provides a convenient and secure alternative to traditional face-to-face therapy and allows you to get all the benefits of seeing a psychologist from [...]
