Fruition Psychology

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Looking for evidence-backed advice, support and ideas for how to help your children (from babies to adolescents) develop healthier habits with technology and gain better insight into their needs and strengths; then Talk to Jocelyn - Psychology services might just have the right answer for you. If you can't join her free 'Ask Me Anything' online sessions, you can watch the recordings afterwards. Here is her first session, available for the next couple of weeks.

AMA: live coaching call - June 15 The links I mention:- Maybelline: through their eyes - girls gaming experiences: https://www.contagious.com/news-and-views/maybelline-gaming-experiment?- Mol...

The Mind, Explained (a US based series by Vox Media 2019 & 2021) is a 2 part series of 5 short episodes (around 20 minutes) on a range of highly topical aspects of brain and mind functioning.

Episodes explore:
Memory, Dreams, Anxiety, Mindfulness, Psychodelics, Attention, Teenage Brain development (featuring young people talking about brain development and social perceptions of teenagers), Personality, Creativity and how people form conspiracy theories.

With unique features such as animated graphic images throughout to interactive audience participation in some episodes (see How to Focus), the episodes, now streaming on Netflix, are bite-sized chunks of viewing that are quite enjoyable and informative.

The Mind, Explained | Trailer | Netflix Emma Stone narrates this illuminating adventure through the human brain — exploring the science behind memory, dreams, anxiety, mindfulness, and more. Watch ...

Feel like you don't have time for self-care? Below is a tips sheet packed with 7 self-care strategies, most of which won't require you to book a thing or spend a cent!



https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UkziVTo-jaxQohYFKXHvCZfAnk4lXySy/view?usp=sharing

Seven Self-Care Tips Sheet.pdf

Mental Health Access Update
The Australian Government announced today that:
😊 Permanent access to telehealth, both video and telephone.
😊The additional 10 Better Access sessions will remain available until December 2022. This means clients will continue to be able to access up to 20 Medicare rebated Better Access sessions.
For more info, see:
https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-greg-hunt-mp/media/permanent-telehealth-to-strengthen-universal-medicare

Permanent telehealth to strengthen universal Medicare The Australian Government is investing $308.6 million to strengthen Australia’s primary care health system, building on our significant investment and reform to date.

I know first hand how hard it is to negotiate screen time with your children. If you would like to feel more empowered in how to do this, psychologist Jocelyn Brewer Digital Nutrition is running a 90min webinar on Monday night for only $25! Resister asap so you don't miss out on this resource-filled learning experience.

Design Your Family's Tech-Use Agreement - Sept 2021, Hosted online, 6th of September | Humanitix Need support to wrangle technology use in your home without banning devices or throwing the modem off the Harbour Bridge? Feel like the technology genie is out of the bottle and not sure how to stuff it back in? Join psychologist, teacher and cyberpsychology researcher Jocelyn Brewer for a simple, p...

Sometimes the simplest wisdom is the hardest to implement.
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Breathe low and slow. A helpful piece to understand why taking a 'deep breath' doesn't help; and what you can do instead.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/biofeedback-and-mindfulness-in-everyday-life/201912/do-not-take-deep-breath

Do Not Take a Deep Breath What you need to know for healthy, calm breathing.

The Australian government has announced that Medicare rebates for telehealth (both video and phone sessions) will be extended until December 31, 2021

Update regarding Telehealth sessions for Mental Health Care Plans in Australia: telehealth sessions will be available until end of June 2021.

Here is a link to Susannah Conway's 'Unravel Your Year 2020' journal which you can download for free and work through in your own time. While she allows access to it from December, I'm taking my time to go through it this month. Follow the instructions in the link below to subscribe and she will email you the journal. Some years I do it, some years I don't. I find it has some useful prompts to help me reflect on the (difficult) year gone by. If you're up for the experience, take from it what speaks to you and what you find helpful. Everything else, leave behind.
https://www.susannahconway.com/unravel/

Let's make magic in 2021! | SusannahConway.com Hello loves! (¿Buscas el cuadernillo en español? Regístrate aquí) (Suchst du nach dem deutschen Arbeitsbuch? Melde dich hier für es an) As a lifelong journaler there’s just no way I can let the end of a year go by without marking it in some way. I want to take stock and look at the light … ...

Some thoughts can be so incredibly sticky that they can significantly impact on our lives. I'm using this awesome resource in some of my work with some amazing young people. Guess which 'High-Intensity Curiosity Workout' I did? It was much harder than I thought it would be! And then it wasn't.😊

Here's a great little resource for young people with low intellectual abilities to help better identify, understand and manage feelings by Healthy Mind of the Black Dog Institute.
https://www.healthymind.org.au/Index.aspx

www.healthymind.org.au The Black Dog Institute runs this program. Their job is to help people with their mental health. Healthy Mind works best on these internet browsers: • Chrome • Edge • Fire Fox

If you'd like to learn how to establish healthy digital habits in little children and feel more empowered to make informed decisions about digital technology in your young child's life, then sign up to my trusted colleague Jocelyn Brewer's 4 week course below (FREE to Canterbury/Bankstown and Burwood residents)

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If you have young children asking about facemasks, here is a lovey little resource from the Australian Childhood Foundation which provides an opportunity for open, non-fear based discussions.

FREE to watch until 3rd June, 2020. Some interesting, all be they inconclusive, findings. And a great reminder of the significance of paying attention and develop greater awareness in life.

ONLINE PREMIERE — My Year Of Living Mindfully Overwhelmed with insomnia and an incurable autoimmune disease, Shannon Harvey needed to make a change. But while the award-winning health journalist found plenty of recommendations on diet, sleep and exercise, when she looked for the equivalent of a 30-minute workout for her mental wellbeing, there....

If Mother's day is not easy, joyous or fulfilling for you, my thoughts are with you today. #mothersday #bekindtoyourself #traumaawarecare

Today beings the Mindful in May practice that I have signed up to. If you would like to join in, it's not too late. I'm really looking forward to hearing from some highly regarded people on here.

Join Mindful in May Transform your mind. Impact lives. Change the world. All in just 10mins a day.

For many young people (and a lot of not-so-young people really), staying at home without usual social outlets and time to hang out with friends, can bring up significant feelings of frustration. 'Staying Well At Home' is a fantastic little FREE to download resource that helps adolescents to learn coping strategies to better manage stress and anger. It includes activities to develop introspection and reflection and some cool suggestions for helpful things to do.

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Tuning in and trying to stay focused for regular chunks of screen time - in your personal space - are just some of the reasons you may be feeling tired while teleconferencing. This article touches on these and other ideas with some suggestions for making communication a little easier and less tiring.

The reason Zoom calls drain your energy Video chat is helping us stay employed and connected. But what makes it so tiring - and how can we reduce ‘Zoom fatigue’?

Hold your thoughts lightly 😊

Bottom line: Thoughts aren't facts.
🎨: Journey to Wellness

This is a wonderful piece on allowing ourselves the time and space to just adjust. The world and our personal worlds are changing. Know that you're not failing if you don't feel productive or on top of things, it's normal. Take some of these offerings and you'll find "on the other side of this shift, your wonderful, creative, resilient brain will be waiting for you".

Why You Should Ignore All That Coronavirus-Inspired Productivity Pressure In the early weeks of a global catastrophe like Covid-19, it’s best to accept that the world has changed and reimagine yourself and your work within it.

The foundation has again worked with the beautiful illustrations of @jessesmess to produce a “social story” with simple, clear messages that parents and carers can use to help children manage worry and anxiety around COVID-19. ⠀ ⠀ Please tag and share with your friends and family! We hope you find it useful. To download the full PDF, see link in bio!

Great little video to help us manage in three challenging times.

FACE COVID – How To Respond Effectively To The Corona Crisis 1 FACE COVID – How To Respond Effectively To The Corona Crisis In this brief animation, Dr Russ Harris, author of the international best-seller The Happiness T...

These are really extraordinary times and for parents and carers looking after children at home, I see you. I see how overwhelmed you must feel at times, how frustrated, how confused and how tired you feel.

Be kind to yourself and try to use this time to connect more with your children, play, garden, dance, sing, cook and read together. And know that some days will be a total mess and there's always tomorrow to try again.

If your children are a bit older, try to listen out for the times when they might want to share something with you (often it happens right in the middle of something you're trying to get done) and hear them out. Once they finish sharing, see if you can connect with them by reflecting to them the feelings they may have felt about what they shared with you. Take your time to cultivate and savour the connection and reserve judgement (until the end if you have to at all).

And above all, know that you are doing your best and reach out for help if you need to.

And a snapshot version for what you CAN do
Thanks Russ 😉

FACE COVID Infographic - Russ Harris 2020.pdf

Russ Harris, author of The Happiness Trap has created a super helpful resource to help us manage better in these difficult and uncertain times. Take a look! -19

https://drive.google.com/file/d/117HY4z4mY5izJpR44ejuZ8rhTyoWEGEG/view

FACE COVID eBook - by Russ Harris.pdf

How can we manage difficult thoughts and feelings in these uncertain times? ACT auntie had some helpful suggestions 💗

ACT advice for difficult thoughts and feelings from your ACT Auntie (Apologies for the sound recording issues) I hope these ACT skills will help you in these challenging times, love to you all Your ACT Auntie # # #

Yesterday, one of my clients shared this with me - I have the best clients!

Fruition Psychology updated their phone number.

My heart hurts for those grieving a loved one.

Stop Saying "I'm Sorry for Your Loss" Grief attacks everyone, but there are better ways to address it when it happens.