Welcome to the Wellbeing Notebook, a space dedicated to understanding the connection between mood and mind. Here you’ll find evidence-based articles, practical tips, and honest reflections on mental health, emotional wellbeing, and the psychology of everyday life. Whether you’re looking to manage stress, lift a low mood, build healthier habits, or simply understand yourself a little better, this blog offers gentle, science-backed guidance to support you along the way
Readings
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Three Different Fears Wearing the Same Coat
Phobia, GAD and OCD can all look like “anxiety” from the outside. Underneath, they are three different stories — and knowing which one is which changes everything about how you heal. Anxiety is a…
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Knowing Yourself – The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Self-awareness is sold to us as an unqualified good. It isn’t. It’s a powerful tool — and like any powerful tool, it can build something or it can cut you. Here’s how to tell…
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I Went Down the Psychedelic Therapy Rabbit Hole So You Don’t Have To
About a year ago, I kept seeing the same phrase pop up everywhere — in news headlines, in podcasts, in a half-overheard conversation at a café in Melbourne: psychedelic-assisted therapy. People talked about it…
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The Wound That Doesn’t Bleed: Life & Service..
There’s a kind of injury they don’t list on a discharge summary. It doesn’t show on an X-ray. It won’t trigger a metal detector or set off the scar tissue an old break leaves…
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Surviving with excellent posture.
You Did Whatever It Took. But Now You’re Tired. I’m glad you’re reading this. Genuinely. Because if these words are finding you, some quiet part of you has already started to suspect the truth:…
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Always Failing at a Job You Never Asked For
There is a particular kind of grief that doesn’t get spoken about often. It isn’t the grief of losing a parent to death. It’s the grief of slowly, painfully understanding that the parent you…
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Between Two Worlds
When Love, Culture and Family Collide in Australia – A reflective piece for parents and partners navigating the quiet weight of two cultures. There is a particular kind of tiredness that doesn’t show up…