Lifejackets, A Cautionary Tale
This week’s blog by psychologist Hazel McKenzie offers a view into a world you may not know, or you may live there everyday. In the beginning the sea was calm. The sun was shining. You set out with good intentions, some...
Snakes and Ladders – A Client Perspective on Overcoming Depression
This week I take the opportunity to share a client’s journey through depression with you, through their eyes. The writing process itself was part of our therapy and provides a poignant reflection on the ups and downs of living with...
Battle Scars – Self Harming in Adolescents
By Hazel McKenzie Registered Psychologist at Alpha Psychology and The Resilience Centre Working with young people is never dull. Far from it. It is humbling, inspiring, frustrating, terrifying, rewarding. Adolescence is complex. It is, at times, emotionally polarised and intense...
A Call For Honesty and Action
By Hazel McKenzie Registered Psychologist at Alpha Psychology and The Resilience Centre Last week I was moved and inspired by the fragility and honesty shown by Australian VJ Ruby Rose in her public Facebook message about her ongoing battle with...
What to Expect When Your Child Starts School – A Parent’s Guide
by Hazel McKenzie Registered Psychologist Alpha Psychology and The Resilience Centre I am an emotional mother. There we are, I’ve said it. I own it. I am a mother first and a psychologist second when it comes to my family...
