Spencer Health

03/05/2022

Self-care is the process of caring for your mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health. We all do some basic self-care methods every day, like eating and sleeping, but when you're busy or feeling overwhelmed, this may not be enough.

Taking extra self-care steps, like meditating, spending time in nature, and journaling, can help improve your general well being and fight off stress and burnout.

Self-care can be crucial in preventing negative health consequences like high blood pressure and diabetes.

02/05/2022

Imagine yourself in your room after getting home from a day at university. Only this wasn’t an ordinary day, you received that exam result back that you had been dreading receiving.

You failed. 😭

You explode into a flurry of tears, seeming to experience every negative emotion all at once. You feel shame and jealousy that you failed an exam most of your friends had passed. You feel anger, both towards yourself for not studying hard enough and towards your teacher for not giving you a few extra marks. You feel guilt and fear at the thought of telling your parents…

One could question whether or not it is a good thing that humans have such a range of emotions and depth to their emotional capacity.

It is the overflow of emotions that pushes many psychological problems and mental illnesses! So why do we possess such capabilities? In order to answer this question, one must explore the evolution of emotion.

Imagine yourself in your room after getting home from a day at university. Only this wasn’t an ordinary day, you...

29/04/2022

At Sydney Psychology Centre, we offer a range of therapies and evidence-based treatments for children, adolescents and adults. 💚

Our psychologists collaborate with you to develop a treatment plan that will best suit your needs with the goal to provide you with positive outcomes.

28/04/2022

Acute stress disorder (ASD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) share similar symptoms, but there are notable differences.

Is it ASD or PTSD? Here's how to tell the difference.

26/04/2022

New research indicates that low anxiety individuals become extra-motivated by stress, while high anxiety individuals essentially shut down. Fortunately, the underlying mechanism appears biological, not psychological, offering a potential pathway for treatment.

The study results may also affect how students and employees of different anxiety levels are dealt with in high-stress situations.

New research indicates that low anxiety individuals become extra-motivated by stress, while high anxiety individuals essentially shut down.

24/04/2022

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. We will remember them. ❤️

22/04/2022

Any parent knows that children can test us, and when we say test us – we mean push you to your absolute limits! If only life provided you with a user manual when a child comes along into your life!

Unfortunately, we aren’t blessed with that option, so most of us will muddle our way through parenthood with all its ups and downs.

When it comes to children who do challenge us and push the boundaries, there are a few simple tips that we can pass on to help navigate the stormy patch. Let’s talk boundaries.

When it comes to children who do challenge us and push the boundaries, there are a few simple tips that we can pass on to help navigate life.

21/04/2022

""You just second-guess yourself, you get physically anxious."

Anxiety occurs when the brain responds to something as if it is life-threatening. We can sometimes experience physical sensations because the fear centre in the brain prepares the body to either fight off the threat or to run away from it.

It was about survival and those instincts worked well in a primitive setting, when humans had to evade threats in the wild, such as marauding tigers. However, things have changed!

For years, Arpit Chawla did not realise what he felt physically was created by his mind. Giving it a name helped him tackle the problem.

19/04/2022

Have your kids fried your last nerve? They tend to do that. Managing your stress can get you back to the rewarding part of parenting.

No one gets out of parenthood without some degree of stress. Here's how to manage it all.

16/04/2022

Wishing you all a wonderful and relaxing Easter 💚 How many Easter Eggs will YOU get today!

14/04/2022

What is The Perinatal Collective? 💚

We are a group of health practitioners who are passionate about providing dedicated services to families in the perinatal period. This could be during pre-conception, the antenatal period, post-natal and within the first 2 years of child development.

Learn more here: https://buff.ly/2MOspvv

13/04/2022

If you’re feeling fatigued, burned out, or just plain tired, it could be exhaustion — but there might also be more to the story.

Are you worn out? Tired? Fatigued? You may be experiencing exhaustion. You can find out more about its symptoms here.