How do you contribute in life? From the billionaires who have developed technology to the humble tree that takes in carbon monoxide we all contribute. Every species living in the world has contributed something to the world and made it the place that it is today. ...
Everyone has their own perceptions and ideas of what constitutes a good character. Ideas about character can be influenced by many factors. What your parents taught you in terms of right from wrong may influence your opinion. Current relationships, both platonic and...
Humans are not made to work or live in solitary. We are social creatures and are made to interact with others. Research shows that one of the biggest protective factors as a child is experiencing unconditional love. Is it possible to create resilience with connection?...
What is the connection between resilience and confidence? Confidence is believing in your own abilities and is deeply rooted in competence. Competence is being able to demonstrate capability in real life situations. Facing situations can help us develop competence. We...
Are there any particular coping skills that build resilience? Coping is a response to stress and good coping skills is the third building block of resilience. Some coping strategies can be healthy, and some can be unhealthy. Unhealthy strategies tend to feel good in...
What is the correlation between resilience and competence? Firstly competence is the second building block of resilience. It refers to the ability to know how to handle stressful or anxiety provoking situations. A good competence level requires having the skills to...
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why am I disorganised?”. Unfortunately if we’re disorganised, it can be tough to reach our goals. Because it can mean our productivity decreases. We can feel overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed about this. It can also...
There are many reasons why people may not be diagnosed with autism when they are children. We believe this can be improved and that health providers and the wider community need to be more aware of autism and how it can present. Generally, from my own experience in...
Could it really be possible to build our resilience when things feel out of control? Resilience is a term that we hear all the time, in everyday life. But do you know what resilience actually is? Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting well in the...
Feeling stressed? Here is some ideas for grounding yourself when you feel out of control Periods of high stress can be uneasy and unpleasant to experience, and typically difficult to cope with. It’s not uncommon to have experiences of feeling stressed to the point of...
