Jon and I were talking the other day about dealing with life’s challenges. Jon made an interesting point. He said “You feel the same about what’s in front of you, regardless of the context.” In other words, the biggest challenge you’re facing now, will feel the same as the biggest challenge someone else is facing, […]
I have Moved – and what you need to know
Yes, after 16 years of being a psychologist in Miami I have moved offices and am now a psychologist in Kingscliff. I was unable to get an exemption to cross into QLD without having to quarantine. As with any change there are good and bad aspects. The bad: obviously leaving my friends behind at Miami […]
What to do with Worry
Unfortunately there are plenty of things for us to worry about these days. Covid-19, global warming, uncertain financial markets and all the little everyday things that we face (the ones that are too numerous to mention. Worry can wreak havoc in our lives. It can disturb our sleep, occupy our mind, impair our memory and […]
You Have 6200 Thoughts a Day – What Will You Do With Yours?
It is official: we have 6200 thoughts a day. A study from Queens University in Ontario measured how often we shifted from one thought to the next (through some very fancy scientific methods that we don’t need to go into here). They called each of these a thought worm. Unfortunately I’m quite visual and now […]