Equilibrium Psychology

24/02/2022

Thanks for interviewing me around the much used but little understood label ‘empath’

An empath is a person with a level of empathy greater than the average person. Some empaths are so sensitive to other people’s feelings.

27/10/2021

Great article our psychologist Gemma Cribb contributed to on toxic positivity - thanks Matt Galea! .void

Toxic positivity is the encouragement or advice to be positive despite whatever negative experiences or feelings you may be having.

05/10/2021

Our psychologist Gemma Cribb shares how to avoid the pitfalls of working from home

A Wellness Guide With Attitude

20/09/2021

Our psychologist Gemma talks with Aine from 9 honey about friendships in lockdown

How to rekindle a faded friendshipBy Áine Ryan| 3 days agoI'm the first to admit I'm not the best at keeping in touch with friends. I'm scared of phone calls (yes, I'm a millennial) and my most solid relationships are with the people I can see face-to-face. When I moved across the country two years...

18/09/2021

Many people are saving up their leave until they can travel (or leave the house!). Lockdown is stressful, taking leave to do nothing but rest can be an act of self kindness and be surprisingly rejuvenating

15/09/2021

Most people are feeling demotivated in lockdown. One theory of depression is that it is a hibernation response inherited from early man. When cavemen were faced with a blizzard, it was helpful and even life saving for them to get depressed: sleep a lot, lose motivation, lose appetite and drive to explore. So perhaps it is useful to think of COVID as a modern day blizzard. Try and to be gentle with yourself when you find yourself less motivated than usual and use lockdown as an opportunity to go easy, practice good self care and effort less.

04/09/2021

We have all been through hard times in the past... and got through. Remember that when you are feeling overwhelmed or hopeless.
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31/08/2021

Our psychologist Gemma Cribb is interviewed by The Sydney Morning Herald on how to manage different emotions in different people during COVID.

I was initially baffled by my friend’s laissez-faire response to me. Yet the more I check in with those in my social circles, the more I realise how emotionally varied everyone’s reaction to the news currently is.

28/08/2021

This lockdown is not what any of us wanted... but are there any silver linings?

20/01/2021

If you don’t fix your own oxygen mask, you can’t help those around you...
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14/09/2020

Boundaries are so important for self care. Wheee do you find the people in your life push yours?
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