Category: General

Women’s Health Week runs from 7 to 11 September 2026, and this year’s theme is ‘Do it anyway’. It is a theme built around a simple and honest truth: there are always reasons to delay taking care of yourself. The timing is not quite right, there is too much on, other people’s needs come first,…

For many Canberrans, caring for an older parent, partner or family member is something that crept up gradually. One conversation about driving, a few extra visits to help around the house and a growing sense that things have shifted and that the person you love needs more support than they did before. Caring is an…

When people decide they want support for their mental health, the next question is often a confusing one: where do I go? The range of services available, with different referral pathways, different eligibility criteria and different costs, can make it hard to know where to start. This is especially true for people who are already…

Winter comes early in Canberra. By the time June arrives, the mornings are dark and cold, the evenings close in fast, and for many people the instinct is to hunker down, stay home and get on with it. Men’s Health Week runs from 15 to 21 June 2026, and this year’s Australian theme is ‘See…

If you live in Canberra, you know the shift is coming. One week the evenings are warm enough to sit outside, the next you are reaching for your puffer jacket by 5pm. The mornings get darker, the frost arrives, and before long you are spending the bulk of your day indoors with the heater on.…

As the end of the year approaches, many people notice their stress levels rising. The holiday period can be joyful and meaningful (but not always), and it can also bring a unique mix of pressure, expectation and emotional fatigue.

Anna Dawson’s journey into psychology started well before she ever sat in a lecture hall. Growing up in New Zealand, it was Anna’s mum who always emphasised the importance of mental health from an early age