We’ll explore a powerful approach that helps children and young people navigate their worries. An approach which also equips them with the resilience to face life's worries head-on. It's a method that empowers children and it all starts with the idea of why 'fixing' may not be the solution.
How do I deal with anxiety?
Anxiety is something we all experience from time to time as a natural response to stress or some kind of threat, but it becomes a problem when our anxious feelings are long-term, chronic and out of proportion to the situation or event. That’s when it’s important that we seek help and support from our families, friends and/or a health professional.
As it’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 and this year’s theme is anxiety, we asked our team and our community what are their go-to ways to deal with their anxiety.
How do I get back to sleep in the middle of the night? And other questions...
Try one of our new Sensory Practices
Sensory practices are all about taking us out of our heads and into our bodies. For those of us who worry and ruminate a lot, we tend to spend a lot of time inside our heads trying to think through problems and worry about them. We often get stuck in a thought loop and it can be hard to break but that’s where these practices work really well.
How scheduling worry time can help with anxiety
Worrying about the school holidays
What are Body Focussed Repetitive Behaviours?
How to Cope with Back to School Anxiety
Going back to school after a long break can feel daunting, especially if you are moving to a new and unfamiliar environment such as going from primary school to high school, high school to college and college to university. It’s okay to feel worried about this, whether it’s you that’s in school, or your child taking a new step in their life…