A common strategy given to people who suffer from anxiety is “relaxation”. Doctors, psychologists, psychotherapists, hypnotherapists, yoga instructors…(.the list is endless) tell clients that relaxation and breathing with help reduce the anxiety. And they are right. The problem is that many relaxation exercises take up to twenty minutes and involve lying still and concentrating. Clients ... [Read more now]
Around 3,000 Australians die by suicide every year, and more than 60,000 attempt to end their lives and this week, there are two days dedicated to acknowledge and do something about these devastating statistics. Monday 10th September is Suicide Prevention Day and Wednesday, 13 September is R U OK? Day. This day is dedicated to ... [Read more now]
Recent research (check the link below) has discovered that listening to and interacting with music can help reduce our experience of pain. However, if a person had a higher level of anxiety overall, then music is an even more reliable tool to help reduce feelings of pain. The exciting part of this research is that ... [Read more now]
