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Psychology Incorporating Meditation, Self-Care and Mindfulness

Read About Our Integrative Therapy Services

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Therapy Walks – One-to-One and Small Groups

Find Out About Our Eco Therapy Walks

Nourish

Feeding Bodies and Minds

Enquire About Our Special Events

Connect

Building Communities of Support

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Just as we can train our muscles so they are healt

Just as we can train our muscles so they are healthy and strong, we can train our nervous system to create balance and build resilience. Therapy integrating mindfulness, movement and restorative breathing patterns can repair and restore our nervous system and nourish healthy bodies and minds.
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Psychology is recognised as an essential service for the mental health and wellbeing of our communities now more than ever. Like everyone we’ve been stepping out of our comfort zone and turning inward to find new ways through. Positive Moves Wellbeing continues to offer one-to-one consultations in nature, as well as virtual sessions by telephone or video. Nature surrounds us and you can connect with a therapist to walk alongside you (at a safe distance) on your daily walk or virtually connect wherever you are. Having a ‘psychologist in your pocket’ can optimise your time and allow you to incorporate mental and physical health benefits.
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April’s blog will land next week and addresses Vulnerability, Isolation, and Connection. It explores how to manage opportunities, tensions and challenges in a period of collective vulnerability. We currently face more time isolated with our innermost thoughts combined with increased physical proximity to those we live alongside under the same roof. These conditions can be something to relish and can also elicit a perfect storm of triggers. All of the thoughts and feelings we can avoid and ignore when we are busy can rise to the surface in the void created by the shift in daily structure.
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#nervoussystemregulation #telehealth #onlinetherapy #accessibletherapy #mentalhealth #nobarrierstotherapy #virtualtherapist #virtualpsychologist #physicalnotsocialisolation #relationalhealth #connectioncontagion #brainhealth #therapyisforeveryone #mentalhealthmatters #integrativetherapy #mentalhealth #mindbody #transformation #thebodykeepsthescore #habitsofhealth #growyourmind #therapy #networkofwellbeing

Before the virus struck, our calendar included var

Before the virus struck, our calendar included various ‘nourishing events’ like taking time to breathe (#thebreathworkshed), sharing a nourishing meal (#asrc #feastforfreedom), enriching social connections at an International Happiness Day Lunch (#thehappihunter #collectiveripples) and celebrating our community’s cultural diversity (#harmonyweek #everyonebelongs)

As guidelines around safe social gathering have emerged we have been challenged to find new ways to ensure physical isolation does not mean social disconnection. The speed of these changes can feel bewildering and unsettling but it has also been inspiring and encouraging to see such commitment to finding ways to maintain our support networks.

Virtual meditation and therapy sessions supported by technology, a neighbourly food exchange rather than dining together, an impromptu lending library established in a shared garage, exercise and coffee breaks taken together online, and establishing chat groups to check in on how others are travelling.

How are you maintaining a sense of connection in times of physical isolation? What do you need to maintain your mental health and wellbeing? What could help you this week? If Positive Moves Wellbeing can assist I will do my best to find a way. I am (virtually) right there beside you.

Now more than ever we are all interconnected. Let’s show humility and remember there are two parts to helping – giving and receiving. Do not suffer alone and don’t hesitate to reach out for support. Just ask.

#physicalnotsocialisolation #socialconnection #connectioncontagion #telehealth #onlinetherapy #accessibletherapy #mentalhealth #nobarrierstotherapy #virtualtherapist #virtualpsychologist #brainhealth #therapyisforeveryone #mentalhealthmatters #integrativetherapy #mentalhealth #mindbody #transformation #thebodykeepsthescore #habitsofhealth #growyourmind #therapy

Fear is as contagious as any virus and when fear t

Fear is as contagious as any virus and when fear takes hold it’s hard to eradicate. Our emotions are susceptible to social contagion, spreading from one person to another, and in times of uncertainty stress can be triggered by our interactions with others. Panic can prompt impulsive behaviours and anxiety is both mentally and physically draining. When fear settles in it can become a slow burn bringing it’s own long-term health consequences.
Fear and concern are understandable when circumstances are changing so significantly and we are faced with uncertainty. Indeed, fear can prompt action and alert us to potential harm so we are better placed to protect ourselves and others. But, fear can also be crippling and it can overwhelm us if allowed to run rampant.
Taking steps to acknowledge, soothe and regulate our strong emotional response is vital to enable our prefrontal cortex to come back on line to support better decision making. We might need to get creative with the strategies we are using to address life stressors but we have never been better placed to harness technology for good and to reach out, connect and offer support to one another whether in a safe space or virtually.
Our pattern of breathing, the movement of our body to discharge emotional energy, the food and content we are feeding our body and mind, and how we connect with those around us can all contribute to spreading a greater sense of safety.
The good news is that kindness, generosity and consideration are equally contagious.
#socialcontagion #brainhealth #therapyisforeveryone #mentalhealthmatters #integrativetherapy #mentalhealth #mindbody #transformation #thebodykeepsthescore #habitsofhealth #growyourmind #therapy #walkingtherapy #connectinnature #ecotherapy #melbournepsychologist

The experience of overwhelm and trauma is not limi

The experience of overwhelm and trauma is not limited to the aftermath of war, terror or horrifying events. According to Dr James Gordon trauma will come to us all in some form sooner or later and each of us has the capacity to understand, heal and grow. Rather than a pathological anomaly, trauma and its psychological consequences can be regarded as an adaptation of the mind-body system.
Read more about the wounds and insecurities that make each of us human in this months blog (link in bio). Rather than expect that we heal ourselves, our wellbeing relies on access to a range of compassionate support aligned to our needs. Being able to find a sense of safety in our own bodies, connect with our inner sensations, and feel safe with other people are vital to our mental health and wellbeing.
#brainhealth #therapyisforeveryone #mentalhealthmatters #integrativetherapy #mentalhealth #mindbody #transformation #neurosequential #traumainformed #thebodykeepsthescore #habitsofhealth #growyourmind #therapy #walkingtherapy #connectinnature #ecotherapy #melbournepsychologist

We can define our home as a physical space, a gath

We can define our home as a physical space, a gathering place, a shelter, and a sanctuary, somewhere that provides an escape from the world and a space to be nurtured and grow. We also talk about feeling at home when we are comfortable within our own body, at ease with ourselves, and in harmony with the connections we share with the world around us.
Positive Moves Wellbeing is fortunate to have found two beautiful spaces to call home at @madamheap The School of Mindful Living in Middle Park and @the.breathwork.shed in St Kilda. Of course, we are equally at home in the natural world and continue to provide wellbeing walks and eco-therapy sessions in that beautiful space.
In March online bookings will make it easier for you to find your way home to Positive Moves Wellbeing, to nurture and develop your mental health, and to work on integrating all the pieces of you that contribute to your wellbeing. I look forward to guiding you home. You will be most welcome wherever you chose to visit @positivemoveswellbeing. In the meantime, let’s continue to connect via message, email or the website link.
#brainhealth #therapyisforeveryone #mentalhealthmatters #integrativetherapy #mentalhealth #mindbody #securebase #habitsofhealth #relationalhealth #growyourmind #therapy #walkingtherapy #connectinnature #ecotherapy #melbournepsychologist

In a week abound with images and marketing spruiki

In a week abound with images and marketing spruiking idealised romantic notions let’s bring a bit of psychology to matters of the heart.
We are social beings wired to connect with each other. Safe and supportive social relationships contribute to better mental health, immunological functioning, cognitive performance, and life satisfaction. We survive and thrive when we share meaningful relationships with those around us.
Researchers have found a drop in the stress hormone cortisol when we cultivate positive social relationships. Given the damage chronic stress inflicts on our physical and emotional health we might consider some of the small gestures we can each make to nurture connection with our fellow humans - red roses and expensive dinners are not obligatory; kindness, empathy and compassion are key.
#reconnect #relationshipsmatter #lostconnections #melbournepsychologist
#therapyisforeveryone #mentalhealthmatters #therapistlife #mentalhealth #mindbody #changeforgood #relationalhealth #growyourmind #therapy #walkingtherapy #connectinnature #integrativetherapy

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