Don't Mind The Mind - Learn to understand your thoughts - Counselling Services Melbourne
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What Happens When We Get 'Stuck' In Memory

What are our memories and how do they affect our lives? Are memories just distinctive events from the past or is it the internal system by which we recover information for use in our day lives?  Well,  memory is all of that and more. …
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Mental Health - Healthy Thinking

Keep Your Thoughts In Check This may sound strange, but the truth is we are in control of our thoughts, they are not in control of us. Yet too often, we allow unfounded, untrue thoughts to run our lives. The simple answer is just to Stop…
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Mental - Ask for Support

Ask for Help and Support Asking for help is a sign of strength and not weakness. The people in our lives contribute significantly to our own mental health. We help each other out, share the good times, and learn from each other.  Connecting…
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Mental Health - Eat Healthy

Mental health is the way we think and feel about ourselves and the world around us. When we practice good mental health, it is easier to handle stress and other problems.  Here are some helpful strategies to build good mental health. In short…
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Mental Health - Exercise

When clients come to counselling they are often searching for solutions to help improve their own mental health, which has by this point become too overwhelming for them to manage. Yet too they neglect their own self-care, which is a critical…
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Mental Health - Have fun

Slow Down and Have Fun Slow down. Smell the roses…Stop filling every moment of your life. This is easier said than done, but the less things you are committed to the more time you will have to relax, catch-up and reap the benefits of a…
Mental Health Sleep - Woman Sleeping & Resting Her Mind - Counselling Services Melbourne.
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Mental Health - Sleep

If there is one aspect of life that has more benefits on improved body and mind it’s SLEEP! Getting enough sleep has a huge effect on mental health.  Living on four, five and even six hours sleep a night not support you in a busy, hectic…
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Tone the Vagus Nerve

Toning up your vagus nerve can have significant mental health benefits. The vagus nerve is linked to your parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) which is your rest and digest system, so it relaxes the body, inhibiting slow or high energy functions.…
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Mental Health - Solving Problems

The Art of Solving Problems Every single day we are faced with problems. They are a fact of life and never go away. Some, we can fix easily, but other problems are not as easy to solve. When we do not take action, stress can build up until…
Don't Mind The Mind - Learn to understand your thoughts - Counselling Services Melbourne
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Don't Mind the Mind

Imagine standing in front of a mirror and looking deep into your own eyes and proclaiming ‘I love you’. Are you feeling uncomfortable yet? Perhaps you’re squirming in your chair and feeling like that would be an impossible task?  If…