Just Take these Pills and You’ll Feel Better
Between 2021 and 2022 more than 3.5 million Australians were dispensed an antidepressant, 1 in 7 of us, making this…
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The bower(schools) Approach to Managing Anxiety
At the beginning of a school year, anxiety levels are often running high for students and teachers alike. Teachers are…
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In 1985 the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy published a paper called ‘Therapy of the Expectant Family:…
Read moreWho Do I Think I Am?
The past year has seen an upsurge in interest in and diagnosis of ADHD, especially in adult women and girls….
Read moreEach Student Brings a Village with Them
Welcome to the 2024 school year. What an exciting time for students and their families as students begin their next…
Read moreOne Tiny Baby
As we approach the holidays and a welcome break, Christmas has many different meanings. For some it is a celebration…
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The young person whose development stalls as they move into their third decade is often understood as responding to parents…
Read moreBig Thinking for Big Problems
The world needs 69 million more teachers by 2030 to achieve universal basic education, according to UNESCO. Trends across the…
Read moreSo when did that Happen and how long did it take?
One of the many paradoxes of being human is that we experience time as a highly flexible and subjective experience,…
Read moreRelational Ethics in Couples Therapy
Watching couples who once loved each other denigrate, humiliate and act to destroy the once cherished other, is painful. It…
Read moreHolding it Together – How Cohesive are We?
Our identity as a tolerant nation, where everyone, irrespective of faith, ethnicity, or country of origin ‘is given a fair…
Read moreAdolescent Violence – What Works Where?
Looking at your new and helpless infant it is impossible to believe that in twelve years’ time you, as a…
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