School of Life Psychology

15/12/2025

On a tragic day, hug your babies extra tight. Our broken hearts go out to all those affected by yesterday’s tragic events in Bondi.
For those requiring advice on how to support or talk to their children, advice is available through the AAPI: https://www.aapi.org.au/Web/About-AAPi/Media/Media-Releases/MentalHealthSupportForPeopleImpactedByTheBondiAttack.aspx?fbclid=IwRlRTSAOsbjlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEermnqB8nGSGLC9GqefvH02M6UnM4t-f6vYowyqhy4XFyKPe8RrUyJ39z5W7s_aem_lIrbjQJ36x1dorT3QLcwIg

17/11/2025

Happy Tuesday!

16/10/2025

Boy am I glad I signed up for this year’s AAPI conference! Hanging with these phenom (enal) women psychologists, as well as making many new friends!
Plus a cheeky croissant for brekky and some interesting juice.
Oh yeah and learning lots! That thing.
All in all a blast and I can’t wait for the next one!
Thank you AAPI for a brilliant, stimulating and supportive professional development.

13/10/2025

School of Life Psychology was out at Eltham Woods Preschool talking all things school transition last week. Can you tell by the smile on my face how much I enjoyed it? What a wonderful bunch of educators and parents supporting their kidlets to build social and emotional readiness!

28/09/2025

Waking my brain up on a Monday morning!

09/08/2025

The therapy needs of dogs 😉

08/07/2025

08/07/2025

14/04/2025

Right now, psychologists are subsidising the public mental health system.

The Medicare rebate doesn’t cover the true cost of care, and people are missing out because of it.

Stand with us in demanding a $150 rebate per session for clients of ALL psychologists, so more Australians can access care when they need it.

Support the campaign by sharing this post, or click the link below to learn more and access downloadable factsheets and social media tiles.

https://www.aapi.org.au/2025ElectionAdvocacy

17/10/2024

Petition time! We are WAY overdue for an increase in medicare rebatable psychology sessions. Ten sessions are simply NOT enough. Not only for those with complex needs and/or trauma, but as anyone who works with children will tell you....it takes a good 4-5 sessions just to get children feeling safe, trusting and able to open up fully in therapy before deeper work can commence!

Please consider signing the petition below: a coalition of nine psychology associations have come together with the sole aim of increasing the number of medicare sessions per year - have your say!

Increase the psychology 10-session Medicare cap

15/08/2024

What a beautiful example of what support in the workplace should look like. It’s heartening to know that strides are being made for acceptance of mental health conditions - still a long ways to go but at least it’s heading in the right direction!

This morning, on ABC News Breakfast, Nate Byrne experience a panic attack while presenting the weather. What happened next was a beautiful example of a safe place to work, relevant to live radio too.

26/07/2024

Too cool not to share….a full moon lining up with the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower…seems auspicious!