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  • The Problems Parents Have With Drugs

    I am working with a couple who are very concerned about their son’s problematic usage of alcohol and other drugs. They have tried everything they could think of to make their son stop using. Sometimes they have short-term successes, but eventually Charlie starts up again, and too quickly, the problems also start again. They feelRead more

    • Addictions & Compulsions
  • The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think

    Johann HariAuthor of ‘Chasing The Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs’ It is now one hundred years since drugs were first banned — and all through this long century of waging war on drugs, we have been told a story about addiction by our teachers and by our governments. ThisRead more

    • Addictions & Compulsions
  • Sports betting ‘tsunami’ leaving lives of young Australians in ruins

    By ABC sports editor David Mark, July 9, 2016 Trent Moran can now watch a game of football without his heart racing; without having an anxiety attack. He can sit at a table with friends, without making secretive bets on his mobile phone under the table. The 29-year-old project manager no longer wonders whether suicideRead more

    • Addictions & Compulsions,
    • Anxiety
  • Psychologists scramble to keep up with growing social media addiction

    By Louise Merrillees . Updated 4 Apr 2016, 7:56am FOMO, FOBO, and NoMo are among a growing list of acronyms relating to people’s fear of not being able to check their social media feed, and the issue has psychologists scrambling to keep up. “Every time you have a spare moment, people are checking their FacebookRead more

    • Addictions & Compulsions,
    • Anxiety
  • Proposal to allow people to use phones during movies described as ‘the end of civilisation’

    By Brendan Trembath, posted 15 Apr 2016, 1:06pm In a bold attempt to get more younger people into cinemas, one of America’s largest cinema chains is considering allowing customers to use mobile phones during films. Concerned film critics are likening it to the end of civilisation. The idea comes from AMC’s new chief executive, AdamRead more

    • Addictions & Compulsions
  • Parents Controlling Cannabis

    Joan and Frank come to me to discuss their fifteen year old daughter Mary. She was beginning to experiment with cannabis, and they wanted advice about how to cope and stop her experimentation before it led to something worse. They agreed that they were hoping that she would become an independent, responsible adult. They alsoRead more

    • Addictions & Compulsions
  • Living with discomfort vital if you want to live authentically

    ABC Health & Wellbeing Sophie Scott Updated Wed 30 Mar 2016 What happens when you lean in and begin to live life as your authentic self? It can be uncomfortable, to know and accept that you are vulnerable. Most of us find it incredibly difficult to be OK with feelings of discomfort, whether it’s feelingRead more

    • Addictions & Compulsions,
    • Alcohol related issues,
    • Anxiety
  • Kale is out: Why young women are rebelling against clean eating

    By Hayley Gleeson, ABC, 27 Jun 2016, 9:40am The sheen on the world of wellness — of sugar-free this, and gluten-free that — is finally starting to wear off. During a visit to Australia earlier this year, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson gently denounced clean eating and other restrictive diets as unbalanced and unsustainable. “I wantRead more

    • Addictions & Compulsions,
    • Diabetes,
    • Nutrition
  • General Recovery Issues

    Mario and I had been working together for a few months because he really wanted to stop his active drug addiction. We had discussed many issues to prepare him for stopping so that he would detox more successfully than in previous attempts. We had analysed all the lessons he had to learn from his pastRead more

    • Addictions & Compulsions
  • Drug experts say yes. Many politicians say no. What’s the evidence for pill testing?

    ABC Health & Wellbeing By health reporter Olivia Willis, first posted 21 December 2018. It’s becoming something of a sombre routine: a young person dies from a drug overdose at a music festival, calls for pill testing are ignited, calls are summarily rejected, and we wait until another young person takes a gamble with theirRead more

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Articles and Q&As

  • Tips for Separated Parents January 13, 2019
  • Boredom is not the enemy. Here’s how to make it work for you ABC Science January 5, 2019
  • Instant gratification behind teen anxiety epidemic, but parents can help January 5, 2019
  • Things that cause cancer are all around us, if you believe the news — how worried should we be? January 5, 2019
  • To be happier, focus on what’s within your control January 5, 2019
  • Obesity epidemic is fuelled by ‘truth decay’ January 4, 2019
  • The future of food: what we’ll eat in 2028 January 4, 2019
  • Anxiety has a cost, but can also be a power for good ABC Health & Wellbeing January 4, 2019
  • Death doulas explain why everyone should have an end-of-life plan January 4, 2019
  • A video of a tradie helping out an elderly man has gone viral, clocking more than 20,000 hits January 4, 2019
  • Keeping therapies “complementary”, not “alternative” January 4, 2019
  • Parents can promote gender equality and help prevent violence against women. Here’s how January 4, 2019
  • The doctors who think it’s become too hard to die January 4, 2019
  • Sex workers offer intimacy and connection for disabled clients in the age of the dating app January 4, 2019
  • The digital detox is on the rise — and it’s good news for Australia January 4, 2019
  • Why getting motivated is hard (and how to do it anyway) ABC Health & Wellbeing January 4, 2019
  • Antidepressants provoke extremes of debate January 4, 2019
  • Dry July: What you might learn from a month without booze ABC Health & Wellbeing January 4, 2019
  • The ripple effect of cancer: three families, three different stories January 4, 2019
  • The Compassionate Friends: Understanding and support for grieving parents and families January 4, 2019
  • Preparing children for the death of a parent is a confronting but important experience January 4, 2019
  • Chris Martin began Just a Dad blog after losing wife but sharing grief becomes an inspiration January 4, 2019
  • Why mothers of tweens – not babies – are the most depressed January 4, 2019
  • Five myths about marriage January 4, 2019
  • The difference between great minds and small minds January 4, 2019

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