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Gamify Life: Use a To-Do List

I often half joke that the most beneficial life changes that I made as an adult are drinking coffee and using a planner. Most people are...
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The RAGE System: The Seat of Anger?

Can a dog be angry? This is a question that Neuropsychologist Jaak Panksepp explores in his chapter on the RAGE system. Panksepp proposes the RAGE system...
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Hypocrisy: It’s Good for You!

“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”. Jesus, John8:7  “Hypocrisy has its place in the ages of strong belief: in which even when one...
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The SEEKING System: The Brain’s Reward Pathway?

This is the first in my series on the neuro-evolutionary origins of emotions. A theory proposed by the late Jaak Panksepp in his book The Archaeology...
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Chilling Out or Wasting Time?

How much free time is good for you? Overwork, and the stress associated with it, can be detrimental to your sense of wellbeing. Ergo, more free...
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The Evolutionary Origins of Emotions Part 2: The Functions of Emotions

Fear, anxiety, stress, sadness and anger. An excess of these emotions impels people to seek psychological treatment. Clients often voice their wish for less intense emotions....
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The Evolutionary Origins of Emotions Part 1: Can Animals Teach Us About Emotions?

When I was a wide-eyed undergraduate student, I was repeatedly warned by lecturers not to anthropomorphise. Anthropomorphising means ascribing human qualities to animals. Lecturers in as...
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Focussing on Feelings

Why do people come to see a psychologist? I ask every new client on the first session: What would you like to get out of therapy?...
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The Problem of Potential

“Ollie* was so good in primary school, such a good student”. Ollie’s mum described his history at his first session. Ollie was a natural learner in...
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Happy Third Anniversary!

It’s 2 months late, but it’s here. With all the disruption and disturbance this year, I totally forgot about continuing that most splendid of traditions: The...
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Surviving Lockdown: Don’t let anger define reality

This lockdown is different. This is the Angry Lockdown. I can’t speak for other parts of the world, or other parts of Australia, but here in...
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Surviving Lockdown: Commune with Nature

How long have we now been in lockdown? Without checking the calendar it’s hard to tell. Time moves in weird ways when you are all out...
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Beating the Inner Critic: Defusing and Parting Out

Lucian* was struggling. He was close to dropping out of university and was having difficulty with his job. Fatigue was the main reason. “I watch YouTube...
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Breaking Pareto: Too Many Nice People to Waste Time on the Bad Ones

Sacha* was in first term of Year 7. No one from her old school came with her. She didn’t know who to hang out with but...
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The Winter Blues: Seasonal Affective Disorder

Warwick was getting on everybody’s nerves, including his own. “I just hate this time of year! It’s cold, there’s nothing to do, work is a drag“....
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Smile First, Ask Questions Later: Beat the Social Isolation Schema

The Social Isolation Schema Maurice was lonely and angry. “No matter where I go, I’m on the outer of groups. People can just sense that I’m...
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Coping with First World Problems: Epictetus or Epicurus

How do you solve a First World Problem? Some see First World Problems as problems that are laughably trivial. But I prefer to see them as...
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Breaking Procrastination: Part III, Dinner before Desert, Always

Read Part I and Part II of this series.   Its sometime in the late 90’s. Justin arrives home on a Saturday afternoon, heavy with dread....
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