How Boundaries Support Mental Health: The Key to Well-Being
In today’s fast-paced world, it can be easy to overlook our own needs in favor of pleasing others or keeping up with endless demands. Whether it’s at work, in friendships, or with family, knowing when to set boundaries is crucial for maintaining mental health. Healthy boundaries allow us to protect our time, energy, and emotional well-being, and they help us avoid burnout, resentment, and stress. In this blog, we’ll explore the importance of boundaries, how…
Breaking Free from Perfectionism: How to Let Go and Thrive
In today’s world, we’re often bombarded with messages about the importance of achieving perfection—whether in our careers, relationships, or even personal appearance. But what happens when the pursuit of perfection takes a toll on our mental health? Perfectionism, while often seen as a positive trait, can create immense stress, anxiety, and dissatisfaction. In this blog, we’ll explore what perfectionism is, how it can negatively impact our well-being, and actionable steps you can take to break…
The Role of Sleep in Mental Health: How Better Rest Improves Well-Being
Sleep is essential to our overall well-being, yet it’s often overlooked as a critical factor in mental health. Poor sleep can contribute to a range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and stress, while improving your sleep habits can significantly enhance emotional regulation and resilience. In this blog, we’ll explore the link between sleep and mental health and provide tips to improve your rest and well-being. The Impact of Sleep on Mental Health Research…
Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Small Changes That Make a Big Difference
Mindfulness is often associated with meditation, but it goes far beyond formal practice. At its core, mindfulness is about being present in the moment and fully engaged with whatever you are doing. While mindfulness meditation is highly effective for reducing stress and anxiety, incorporating mindfulness into your daily life can create lasting changes without requiring significant time or effort. This blog will explore simple ways to integrate mindfulness into everyday activities to enhance your mental…
Facing our Fears in Psychology: Fear and Anxiety.
A common concern amongst the general population is anxiety. Anxiety is a physiological response that can be broadly recognised by its symptoms of tightened muscles, increased heart rate, trembling, quickened breathing, sweating, and a churning stomach. It’s really not a pleasant experience! Often though, people who present to see a psychologist have difficulties with anxiety that interferes with their everyday life which they want to reduce for obvious reasons. The question is how can we…
Bring Your Life back into Balance and Harmony
We know that life throws up many challenges in an increasingly complex world. Our fully trained psychologists at Astute Psychology can give you immense help with daily dilemmas and problems that may otherwise seem overwhelming. Bringing your life back into balance and harmony At our easily accessible clinic in Unley, we are devoted to providing a quality service that respects your dignity and choices, whether our clients are children, adolescents, individuals, couples or families. At…
Mental Health Musings. A reflection on holistic clinical practice
With COVID an ever present variable in modern life, demand for mental health services is higher than ever. Many people are for the first-time experiencing grief and loss, or loss of agency over their personal circumstances. Arguably, this makes now a good time now to reflect back on what current clinical psychology really looks like. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) When most people think of psychological intervention, often they think of one of two things; lying…