There’s something about not knowing that rattles us. We like to know what’s coming our way so we can prepare. How do we handle uncertainty?

Our society encourages us to get rid of unpleasant thoughts and feelings through messaging in social media and our cultural norms.

With the recent challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, now more than ever is a good time to start a gratitude journal.

It sounds ideal - Netflix over lunch. Everyday is casual Friday. But after a few days, the reality is something quite different.

When we are afraid, when we are vulnerable, we can act in ways that hurt others. But we can choose to act differently.

Australians have just witnessed some extraordinary scenes and images as supermarkets across the country run out of supply of toilet paper an

resilience is not the absence of feelings of sadness, anxiety, worry, stress, or anger. It's the ability to cope with these strong feelings

I've been kicking around this thought for a few weeks, but it really hit home yesterday while talking to a client who was experiencing...

That's the hard choice. Choosing to use strategies like meditation, which takes longer, but is more fulfilling than avoidance through drugs

Last week I was feeling very strung out. My wife, being the very observant person she is, informed me that I was spending far too much...

Sometimes 8/10 is a good enough score. That's because 10/10 is really hard to maintain. Sure, you can get 10/10 scores. But to...

With Christmas just around the corner, I thought I would write a quick blog on what is important at Christmas. I've previously written...

Lately I've been talking to my clients here at Grove Psychology about hats. That seems a strange conversation to be having with your...

"Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one" - Voltaire The above quote has been attributed to French...

Many of us have returned to work over the last week or so after the Christmas and New Year break, with Christmas this year giving us a 4...

It's about this time of the year that the most common conversation throughout the day with my clients is around Christmas, and how...

I attended a workshop several years ago and the presenter said "every behaviour serves a function". This phrase has stuck with me since...