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Recognising and Treating Exercise Addiction

He’s up at 5:00 a.m. every morning, slipping into jogging shorts despite the single-digit temperatures, cold winds, and darkness. He pounds the pavement faithfully for 90 minutes a day, at least five days a week. He is also chronically tired and complains of frequent joint pain. He has recently been feeling like, “Why bother? Life […]

Shame, Guilt, Humiliation, and Embarrassment

Shame, guilt, humiliation, and embarrassment are painful and universal human experiences; the terms are often used interchangeably and do overlap, but are different from one another. Owing to differences in culture, religion, ethics, and personal standards, we experience them differently to even similar others in our social sphere, and certainly to people in other cultures. […]

Volunteering for Seniors

As the population ages in nations such as Australia and the United States, increasing numbers of offspring wonder how to help their retired, now lonely, and often depressed parent. Some of these may ask you for advice on how to help their beloved mum or dad. Of course, health problems must be tended to, but […]

The Dangers of Teen Sexting (And How to Help Their Parents Help Them)

You may have faced this scenario before: anguished parents turn up in your rooms and plead with you for help: their cherished teenager, they find, is now sending and/or receiving sexually explicit text messages, photos, or videos. Oh, what to do? Unfortunately, this phenomenon is now common and increasing in frequency, even as the average […]

Compulsive Gambling: Myths and Facts

Have you ever attempted to speak with a gambler about his or her gambling patterns? Chances are that the person overrode any concerns you might have broached about their behaviour by saying that they couldn’t possibly become addicted because they don’t gamble regularly, they don’t lose more than a few hundred dollars at a time, […]

New Course: Diploma of Financial Counselling

As a Financial Counsellor, you will have the ability to assist those who are facing financial hardship. AIPC is the largest provider of counselling courses in the country. We have specialised in counsellor training for over 26 years. We have proudly helped over 55,000 people from 27 countries pursue their personal and career interests in […]

Summit Raises Over $140,000 for Charity

This year’s Mental Health Super Summit – Mental Health Academy‘s annual online conference co-hosted with Act for Kids – has raised over $140,000 to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect across Australia. The funds will be used to provide free therapy, deliver prevention and education programs, foster community engagement, and much more. Thanks to thousands […]