Why one cold plunge, one breathing exercise, or one therapy session won’t rewire your nervous system Why One Breathing Exercise Doesn’t Fix Anxiety If you have experienced years of stress, or a childhood of trauma, one session of polyvagal regulation exercises...
Did you find yourself doomscrolling through Cyclone Alfred? Here's why “I was doomscrolling for hours on end and didn’t achieve anything” “I couldn’t focus on my work/studies. Nothing would go in” “I stayed in bed and slept for hours” This week...
2 new (Australian) Vagus Nerve Reset Books to help you calm the farm Some of you come to see me simply wanting to learn how to quell sensations of anxiety in your body, without necessarily going into the feelings and beliefs behind it all. We use your breath, self...
The power of touch to self-soothe In this blog post I'm going to teach you 3 simple techniques to self-soothe using self-touch. (Nothing 'racy'.. obviously you've been watching too much Bridgerton). These are simple techniques you can use in your daily...
7 ways to boost your brain energy and mental health The best book I read in 2023 was The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Amazon). It's completely irrelevant to this post but it’s a brilliant YA dragon fantasy sh*gfest. The second-best book I read was “Brain Energy: A...
Perfectionism is the ultimate buzz-kill Perfectionism stifles our joy, creativity and our relationships with others. The cost of perfectionism makes us exhausted, lonely and empty. So why do we let it run us? Because perfectionism is a defence strategy that protects...
3 simple ways to improve your mental health and mood using road signs After witnessing a very middle-class version of road rage between two ladies in Paddingtonia Heights yesterday, I decided to repost this article. At the end of the year we're all so exhausted...
The importance of rest: 7 different ways to rest this summer It happens this time every year. Women crawl into my studio, dragging their knuckles on the floor. It’s the build up to the end of the year, the pressure of Christmas. They tell me they...
Play is not a swearword: The Importance of Play in Adults 5 reasons to play more (including feeling happier, making better decisions, and being less stressed) I may be known as ‘Potty Mouth Auntie Sarah’, but I assure you, 'play' is not a swearword. Sadly, when...
How to stop worrying 3 ways to stop worrying: havening, containment and looking for evidence It can be difficult to stop worrying, particularly late at night as we are supposed to be dropping off to sleep. Here are 3 tried and tested techniques that will...
7 tips on how to survive Christmas Separated from family, I had such a lonely time last Christmas that I vowed never to be apart from family again at this time of year. But for some of you, being around family is actually the stressor. Whether you are feeling...
What's on your lemon day list? When life gives you lemons do you make lemonade or do you reach for the brownies? "CAKE STAT!" is a totally valid response in my opinion. But it's a b*gger for the waistline. A lemon day list is exactly what it says on the tin. It's a...