Hello everyone! Thanks for sharing this space with me, I really love writing to you. Hopefully there is someone reading this. Even if not, I still find this rather fun. Fun. Joy. Keywords that I hear my clients say over and over again. People want to have fun and...
Okay guys, Hello and welcome. Thank you for joining me for another edition of this blog. So this month my first big no no happened. The hiccup I was waiting for. The thing that I new was coming but could not pinpoint or shift quick enough. Human biases. I am a person....
One month in let’s talk about the nitty gritty stuff shall we? Tips and tricks edition. I want to start off by saying thank you! Thank you for reading this far along and joining me in this adventure. It’s exciting right. I think I stressed that a little too much in...
Approved! What next? Hope good things happened for you this week. Me? – I GOT MY REGISTRATION APPROVAL!!!! Officially a provisional psychologist. Thank you! Thank you! Everyone who advised and supervised and pulled me out of the bin to get me here. I’m...
Hey team, Thanks for tuning into another edition of my prov blog. Dana here reporting on my first month working in the field. Things I feel called to share and things I must share as a warning to future provisional psychologists. Number 1- AHPRA- where do we even...
Life as a Provisional Psychologist – Getting hired Week one, week two, week three. Seems like a blur. Am I going too fast? Let’s take a step back. It’s Dana here. I’ve been studying for what seems like forever (I know it’s not that long but coping with the COVID...
Life can throw lots of stressful situations at you; some are environmental, and some are psychological. These stresses may release stress hormones that can produce physiological responses; these can include heart pounding, breathing quickly, muscle tension, and...
One of the interesting things I have noticed talking to people during the second lockdown of Melbourne is the impact that the stress of lockdown is having on their sleep. Multiple people have reported waking at 3am for no specific reason and not being able to get back...
I listened to a lecture the other day about self-awareness and the path we travel to find become fully aware of ourselves. They described the path as starting with self-regulation, truly feeling our emotions, and learning to manage our feelings both good and bad in...
Day oneDrink a glass of water when you get upDay twoSpend 15 minutes outsideDay threeMake your favourite mealDay fourTidy your junk drawerDay fiveWatch a how-to on YouTubeDay sixTake some time away from social mediaDay sevenBuy yourself some flowersDay eightChat to a...
