Julie McDonald Psychology

10/03/2026

Just because someone’s life looks “good” doesn’t mean they’re not struggling.
✅Gratitude and exhaustion can live side by side
✅Joy and burnout
✅Success and sadness

If you’re checking in with someone, don’t assume they’re fine because things appear fine.
💛Ask gently
💛Listen fully
💛Support without judgement

Two things can be true, and your care can hold space for both.

21/08/2025

Feeling seen, safe, and cared for is a biological need. It’s not a choice and it’s not pandering. It’s a biological need.

Children - all of us - will prioritise relational safety over everything.

When children feel seen, safe, and a sense of belonging they will spend less resources in fight, flight, or withdrawal, and will be free to divert those resources into learning, making thoughtful choices, engaging in ways that can grow them.

They will also be more likely to spend resources seeking out those people (their trusted adults at school) or places (school) that make them feel good about themselves, rather than avoiding the people of spaces that make them feel rubbish or inadequate.

Behaviour support and learning support is about felt safety support first.

The schools and educators who know this and practice it are making a profound difference, not just for young people but for all of us. They are actively engaging in crime prevention, mental illness prevention, and nurturing strong, beautiful little people into strong, beautiful big ones.♥️

21/08/2025

Pass this on to someone who needs to hear it today 🩶

19/08/2025

19/08/2025

30th August will be the final date for acceptance. Call us today.

08/07/2025

If someone makes a comment about feeling down or going through a difficult time, give them space to open up. Try not to rush or force the conversation. Instead, listen without judgement and let there be silences if they need.

For more tips visit: www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask

08/09/2024

08/09/2024

R U OK?Day is coming up on Thursday 12 September but any day is the day to ask, 'are you OK?'

Are you hosting an R U OK? event? Start conversations in your workplace, school or community using our FREE digital and print resources. guides, posters, activities, social media tiles, presentations and videos - we've got you covered.

Download now 👉 www.ruok.org.au/r-u-ok-day

11/11/2023

It is about our journey with its highs and lows all being ok:
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02/11/2023

This is hardwork.

Most of the time people wait for the perfect timing but they forget that no timing is perfect.

Make most use of the resources you have.

The trick is to start. Not to wait for the perect time, resource or anything.

02/11/2023

Can you relate?

02/11/2023

It’s the same for us as adults when our feelings get big - which they will sometimes, because we’re humans not robots. We don’t want to be fixed, or changed, or dismissed. What helps is when someone is able to be with us, without needing to fix us, change us, or minimise us. Just being with. So simple but so hard sometimes.♥️