20th Anniversary Reflections

Clinical psychologist, Lyn Worsley reflects on her journey into psychology, 20 years of The Resilience Centre and her passion to help people to connect. She discusses with Leigh Hatcher her interest in a solution focused rather than problem focused approach...

Why do we all get so frightened?

Why do we all get so frightened? Have you ever thought of why we get so frightened? What part of the brain has this function to make us feel frightened? Flight or fight is the natural instinct that we human...

Helping your child transition to school

By Kristen Bayliss Psychologist, The Resilience Centre At this point in the year the minds of many parents of preschool aged children turn to the challenges and excitement of starting school for the first time. We know that there are...

Mum’s House, Dad’s House at Exam Time: A survival guide.

By Julieanne Greenfield and Davide Di Pietro It can be challenging enough for a teenager to negotiate two households after their parents’ separation, let alone juggle this on top of exams! Most students find exam time a stressful period, so...

Share the Journey

By the Resilience Centre Team October is Mental Health Month and the theme is “Share the journey”. This is recognition that it is our connections to others which gets us through the hard times and make the good times even...

Fathers and mothers sharing the ‘mental load’

By Ruth Fordyce Psychologist, The Resilience Centre There has been quite a bit written recently about the ‘mental load’ carried by mothers. Many mothers now return to the workforce fairly soon after having children, and begin the juggle of part time...

Forgiveness – How to say “Sorry”

    Saying sorry is not something we always do well. In the last of this three part series on forgiveness, Lyn Worsley discusses with Leigh Hatcher the Seven A’s of Confession and how being truly sorry carries no expectation...