Enhancing Minds - Coaching and Psychology

Growing up different to the dominant culture can feel lonely and isolating, but let's turn it into a strength. Our experiences can bring something to the table!

on depicts intense generational trauma at a family event when things are unresolved and repeated. Know that it's possible to escape the existing loop and achieve some change.

Is this something that you've experienced before?
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Being called a workaholic, chasing achievement and perfection at work. Does this sound familiar to you? on represents how our experience with family can nudge us in this direction.

Is this something that sounds familiar to you?

Meet the Black&White Boba. It thinks in extremes, especially when it makes understandable mistakes. Black&White Boba only thinks about times it messes up while ignoring times that go ok. Is this something that you’ve noticed before in friends and family, or even in yourself?
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In this ep of on there is change in the neighbourhood. Coming from immigrant families, we might resist change to maintain harmony, avoid risk, and because we've had fewer opportunities for diverse experiences.

If you've ever had to grow up quicker and sacrifice your childhood for your family, you may need to hear this quote from on . We may be trying to 'fix' our parents or our significant other when they're not ready to face their own mental health challenges.

Like it or not, our dating experience is affected by a lot of outside forces, like the shows we've watched, the people around us, and our upbringing. We may have witnessed unhealthy relationships and patterns, and even been taught to connect with others in unhealthy ways. The first step to changing this is by shining a spotlight on it and calling it out for what it is!

This quote from the 4th Century BCE still resonates with our lives today. Philosophies from Bruce Lee, Jiujitsu, Stoicism, to Parkour even teach a similar thing!

In immigrant families, our parents were more likely to be fearful of risk and would try to place it safe. They'd helicopter over us and try to prevent us from making mistakes. We'd miss out on opportunities to try things for ourselves and might even adopt this fear. To us, it becomes a fear of failure, a need to be perfect and to labour over choices, to procrastinate from making choices.

This quote from the To the Wonder starring Rachel McAdams and articulates this fear of failure well. It suggests that we need to be ready to accept that our choice might not have the best outcome, but that it'd be better than doing nothing.

Like it or not, but stereotyping happens every day. It exists because of how people have learnt about groups of people from their own upbringing and what they see in the media. Mix that in with how our brains like to group things and have shortcuts, and we get stereotyping. Here are some of its effects and what you can do about it.

Do any of these sound familiar? It's possible to loosen their grip on us, so that we can decide how to spend our time and energy!

Speech (sound) disorders Most young children make mistakes with speech. Some mistakes can be signs of speech disorders or speech sound disorders. It’s good to get professional help.

Does this sound familiar at all?

There are many reasons why people access psychology services and here are some. If you'd like help with any of these, reach out to us on 0456 237 658 or [email protected]

With the trailer for from out, let's revisit our basic emotions. If you'd like some help with managing some of your emotions, reach out at [email protected] or www.enhancingminds.com.au

Have you noticed the differences between the US and Japanese ?

on draws from Eastern values which can help us with managing our
Here's what we can learn from one of the characters.

Often we feel we need to be more productive or that we need to optimise everything. This can be particularly common in immigrant families, where we were taught to work hard and achieve. We may feel like our value as a person is tied to how well we do at work and think that people will judge us negatively if we make a mistake.

This can make us feel anxious and inadequate in everyday situations, like making decisions. Why is it difficult for me to choose a restaurant? Why do I take so long completing familiar work tasks? Why are these thoughts, feelings and behaviours impairing my performance?

The Calm Minds Program can help you tackle these and other issues so you can manage key emotional triggers and not feel like you're being held back in life.

Please welcome our new, passionate counsellors May and Tunde! They both have a lot of experience in a number of fields and have lived in different cities around the world. They speak a number of languages and are keen to support you with your mental health!

If being the golden child negatively impacts you, know that it's possible to feel better.

Were you or your sibling made to be the golden child? How has it impacted your lives?

How does anger manifest in your life? Did you witness it in your childhood or do you personally experience it as an adult in your daily life?

Let’s zoom in on the character Danny Cho from the popular show ‘Beef’ and consider how cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) can help him take control of his anger.

Feelings of being an ‘imposter’ or being ‘not as good as I should be’ are more common than you think. This is particularly common among migrant communities, where the pressures to perform and achieve can be ingrained from an early age. Perhaps you feel like your worth is tied up with how well you do at work, or that your colleagues will look down on you for making mistakes.

Pair this with low self-confidence and you may be left feeling anxious and inadequate in everyday workplace scenarios. Why does speaking up in a meeting make my heart race? Why does it seem so easy for everyone else? Why are these thoughts, feelings and behaviours further impairing my work?

The Calm Minds Program can help you tackle these and other issues so you can manage key emotional triggers and not feel like you’re being held back in your career.

If you want to work on specific phobias, anxiety, or anger, the Calm Minds Program could be right for you. It uses a progressive combination of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), mindfulness and exposure therapy to help you regain control over your thoughts and emotions. Stop saying ‘no’ to life and start living with presence, positivity and self-possession.

From the last post, this is probably how the depressed dumpling thinks, feels, and acts. It can take some work, but it's possible to shift the pattern using a range of strategies.

Today, Depressed Dumpling is feeling bad about herself and withdrawing from her friends. Is this something that you’ve noticed in friends and family, or even in yourself?
This is a sign to turn our attention to our emotions and manage them.
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Disclaimer: This image is not for diagnosing. It only highlights one way that lower mood can look.

Following from the last post, we can see that how we feel can affect how we think, clouding our judgement. Here are some tips that could help.
Reach out at [email protected] or 0456 237 658 if this is something you want help with!

The Reasoning Ramen was asked by a workmate to drive them 40 minutes out of the way. Reasoning Ramen said that he couldn't do it because he was genuinely in a rush to drive his sister to soccer practice. He feels guilty for saying "no" and now the guilt is making him thinking that he made the wrong choice.