Understanding Minds

22/07/2023

Our friends at Telstra have accidentally disconnected our clinic landline. They cannot advise when it will be restored. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to existing clients and to new clients who are trying to get through. Please call Sherry on 0411349224.
Please also be patient because she is trying to do all our admin, including computer work, from a mobile phone.
Kind regards, Craig Wright.

18/07/2023

If your child is struggling to read or write, they may be among the 10 per cent of people who have dyslexia. What is it? How can it impact a child’s education, self-esteem and mental health?

In this week's episode of Parental As Anything, Maggie speaks to Sarah Asome, a school principal and mum of dyslexic children, from advocacy group Code REaD Dyslexia Network , and psychologist Dr Craig Wright from Minds . Together they discuss the signs of dyslexia, seeking a diagnosis and what parents can do to support their child at school and at home.

Listen and subscribe now via the ABC listen app or wherever you get your podcasts.

Here's a link to the show page: https://bit.ly/3Y3BUHh

31/08/2022

Weekend activities
Jed the therapy dog

30/08/2022

At work

30/08/2022

Preparing for work

18/08/2022

The first pic shows how clinic dog Jed should be spending his time. The second and third not so much

16/08/2022

I've heard a number of footballers recently describe themselves as suffering from "clinical anxiety". Got me to thinking: What is clinical anxiety? Twenty years of psychology and I've never heard of it.

Anxiety is a hormonal response to an uncertain future that triggers a natural adaptive response. Its purpose is probably to help us consider the future and to make adapative choices that maximise chances of escaping danger and accessing resources. Although it is a natural reaction, it should be short-term. It can become pathological if it goes on too long. When it does, it can cause problems such as prolonged use of escape or freeze behaviours, excessive autonomic nervous system arousal associated with high levels of adrenaline and cortisol, and even adverse health events.

Maybe that's what people are referring to when they use the term clinical anxiety? Anxiety is useful when it gives humans the energy to consider the future and to make preemptive adaptions. However, it becomes problematic (clinical) when it goes on too long and is maladaptive.

12/08/2022

29/07/2022