Brisbane Bayside Clinical Psychology

22/02/2025

Fantastic to read that after many years of dedication - Misunderstandings of Miscarriage is now available internationally on Apple TV, Google Play, Youtube, Amazon Prime Video & Tubi.

This powerful documentary follows as she seeks to understand the physical, emotional, and psychological impacts of miscarriage while trying to conceive again.

Highly recommended viewing! A significant step forward in breaking the silence around miscarriage, this film offers comfort and support to families navigating loss.

04/02/2025

It is wonderful to see women speaking about how ADHD affects us - even well into adulthood. Everyone deserves to thrive and develop healthy self-worth!

28/01/2025

06/12/2024

It was an absolute pleasure to be asked by Gidget Foundation to be one of two keynote speakers at the International Day for People with a Disability alongside . Eliza works tirelessly at informing others regarding disability in the community and today we focused on the perinatal period and disability and neurodiversity in the transition to parenthood. We are also grateful to Salesforce for donating the magnificent space for our morning tea.

As a clinician, it is my hope that antenatal and postnatal services build in considerations for those with disability and neurodiversity, as well as for parent-carers who live with and advocate for their children with disabilities/neurodiversities.

16/06/2024

Recently Too Peas In A Podcast wrapped up their podcast, which began a few yeas ago as a way to reach out to all Parent-Carers whose children were diagnosed with developmental disabilities. I am fortunate to know these two beautiful ladies both professionally and personally. Nominees for the Australian of the Year award a few years ago, Mandy Hose and Kate Jones provided a much needed support system for parent-carers, which eventually extended out to 'peafessionals' (professionals), siblings, people with disabilities, and interested others.

Thank you for your many years of insights, tears, and laughter Mandy and Kate!! Your podcast will be sorely missed as your laughter was infectious!! You have done good. Thank you for making it "for us".

16/06/2024

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16/06/2024

Recently Too Peas In A Podcast wrapped up their podcast, which began a few yeas ago as a way to reach out to all Parent-Carers whose children were diagnosed with developmental disabilities. I am fortunate to know these two beautiful ladies both professionally and personally. Nominees for the Australian of the Year award a few years ago, Mandy Hose and Kate Jones provided a much needed support system for parent-carers, which eventually extended out to 'peafessionals' (professionals), siblings, people with disabilities, and interested others.

Thank you for your many years of insights, tears, and laughter Mandy and Kate!! Your podcast will be sorely missed as your laughter was infectious!! You have done good. Thank you for making it "for us".

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16/06/2024

I was recently asked to read and review a book written by a friend on anxiety and panic disorder. It was a great read! Here's my review:

"How a Base Jumper Saved Me is a raw and honest account of trauma and it's long lasting effects on the nervous system. As Besser Van Der Kolk has solidified in our collective consciousness: the body keeps the score, as we find in panic disorder in particular, the conscious (thinking) mind and nervous system (below the level of thinking) can be divorced in these situations... Reuniting them is the goal and the practical steps Chris outlines in his book give a clear path to recovery.

Chris Breen's writing represents a humanistic account of how we can develop anxiety about our anxiety. Panic about our panic. As well as wonderful explanations about the scientific basis of the symptoms and specific ways to cope with it.

Chris Breen's light hearted way to approach the topic is likely going to be a hit with both men and women."

Dr Lisa Morgan - Clinical Psychologist MACPA. BA. MPsych/PhD

16/12/2023

ADHD and emotional impulsivity are largely linked due to several factors and are often something we work on in session - and in particular, separating emotion from behaviour.

This article is a great summary! Have you considered your H.A.L.T. today?

Yes, the ADHD brain is wired to overreact and to feel emotions intensely. But you are not your ADHD reactivity. Here, learn how to change your reactive, habitual anger responses with thoughtful, soothing responses.

09/08/2023

It has been an absolute pleasure working as a Supervisor for the Workforce Development Program over the last two years, as the program has assisted clinicians to develop their knowledge, skills, and expertise in the perinatal mental health field. It's so amazing to even be nominated for this award!! Good luck to all the nominees :)

https://www.alliedhealthawards.com/2023-finalists

30/05/2023

Headspace have provided a great explanation of the important role breathing plays in how our nervous systems respond to our environment. Understanding this can help us learn how to regulate in stressful situations and/or with high intensity emotions:

How does deep breathing help to regulate our nervous system? Why do deep breaths make you feel more calm? In this expert video from The Wake Up, we learn abo...

03/05/2023

Today is World Maternal Mental Health Day! Did you know 1 in 5 mums and 1 in 10 dads experiences perinatal (pregnancy and in the first year of life) symptoms of depression and/or anxiety? Did you know that depression and anxiety could present as irritability or "mum rage" (as they are colloquially referred to at the moment?). Please reach out to your GP if you are experiencing any of these symptoms because help is available.

The Gidget Foundation is here to support parents throughout this key transitional phase of life, and has now developed a podcast to talk to the experiences of parents.

Have a listen here:

Join Nine’s Davina Smith in a podcast that tells the silent truth of Perinatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA) loudly, in raw and honest accounts from some of the one in five mothers and one and ten fathers living with it. Paired with expert insights from psychologists and counsellors in the field, ...