It can be very difficult to manage chronic stress and/or anxiety (chronic worry/concern) on a day-to-day basis, let alone at Christmas. Christmas can be a busy, challenging, stressful and exhausting time, even for those who are not battling with a mental health illness. Christmas can elevate feelings of stress and… Read more »

Obsessive compulsive disorder, commonly referred to as ‘OCD’, refers to repetitive, intrusive and unwanted fears and thoughts (obsessions), as well as repetitive mental or physical actions and routines (compulsions) in an attempt to relieve the relevant thoughts and anxiety. When suffering from OCD, the need to repeat certain actions over… Read more »

This article is owned and posted by Perth Now – https://www.perthnow.com.au/opinion/heidi-anderson/heidi-anderson-overcoming-self-doubt-and-investing-in-yourself-ng-b881040051z When I first started in the radio industry, I was full of confidence and ready to tell jokes and laugh every morning. I had no real ambition of changing the world, I just wanted to have fun. It was my… Read more »

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is referred to as intense anxiety, stress and fear following experiencing or witnessing a traumatic (e.g. extremely violent and/or life-threatening) event. In some cases, the trauma may have occurred recently, and in other instances, it may have occurred long ago. Depending on the situation, the trauma… Read more »

What is happiness, you may find yourself asking? Happiness, in simple terms, refers to the state of feeling happy. In wider terms, happiness may be defined as regularly experiencing positive emotions, which may include joy, satisfaction and contentment, as opposed to negative emotions (such as deflation). Many of us wonder… Read more »