The term ‘’Self Care’’ has become a ubiquitous buzz-word in recent years. With the phrase saturating social media and LinkedIn articles, it can be easy to dismiss what is an incredibly important practice that assists in maintaining mental health and wellbeing. So, what is self-care, and why should we build it into our routines? Self-care...
Myth 1: The Brain is inactive during sleep The brain is actually very active while we sleep! Sleep is the time in which your brain processes and catalogues information from the previous day and converts this information into long term memory. This is why good sleep is vital for our learning and memory processing. Myth...
This article was adapted from Adam Grant’s There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling article published by the New York Times What is Languishing? Mental health is often considered to exist on a spectrum of depression to flourishing. Depression is the troughs of mental illness; you feel worthless, drained, and hopeless. Flourishing is the height...
Good Stress Bad Stress: Every workplace can prove challenging at times, and while all people respond differently, stress can be a common result of a challenging situation or event. Being under stress is not always a bad thing; it may enhance your drive and energy to complete a task and result in a greater feeling...
Burnout is a growing concern in today’s fast-paced high-pressure work environment. Recent research shows that 61% of Australian workers report experiencing burnout—significantly higher than the global average of 48%. Burnout is often an early warning sign for the potential of psychological distress. It is a collection of symptoms that often arise when people are exposed to ongoing challenges for...
It probably comes as no surprise to learn that when a person is diagnosed with cancer, heart disease, or some other life-threatening illness, they may experience anxiety or depressive symptoms. But what is less understood is that the reverse is also true: persistent anxiety or depression can make someone more likely to develop a serious...
The Covid 19 pandemic has created an unprecedented mental health crisis, the prolonged uncertainty resulting in periods of ongoing psychological distress. This, coupled with the normal stressors of a job, is resulting in higher rates of burnout and absenteeism within the Australian workforce. While it is normal for people to feel stressed from time to...
