We are actively taught how to do so many things - how to read and write, drive a car, cook and swim, but we aren’t actively taught how to navigate our emotions or feelings. All psychological therapies have the aim of helping us regulate or navigate our feelings. Cognitive behaviour therapy says that if we [...]
What happens in your first counselling session? Life brings challenges and no one misses out on having to deal with these at some stage or another. Most times we gather up our usual strategies and get through; other times we hit a wall and just can’t seem to see through to the best options. These [...]
Often we make the decision that we would like to make changes or undertake new resolutions only to have them fail not long after we try the changes. I recall a famous quote by Mark Twain; ‘Giving up smoking is the easiest thing I’ve ever done, I’ve done it hundreds of times’. So what can [...]
The connection between Mind and Body has been clear for some time. Our mental health can affect all parts of our life - our relationships at home and work, our self esteem and our physical health. Just like keeping our physical health in good condition there are strategies we can easily add to our day [...]
Hypnosis has a saying that what we focus on, we magnify. For example, if we are focusing on how blue the sky is, we may not notice how grey the sky is in other parts of the sky. The more we focus on the beautiful sunny blue sky the more it becomes our focus and [...]
Isn’t it interesting how quickly time passes when you’re having fun! (For example this Easter break went so quickly! ) It made me think about time and how we make decisions about what we do with our time. We can see that each decision we make or don’t make leads to a ripple effect finishing [...]
Have you ever noticed that when you love something you don’t need to argue with yourself to do it!? You don’t have to argue with yourself to go on a holiday, or listen to your favourite music or laugh with your friends. Pleasurable things are easy to do without thinking or overthinking it – you [...]
Are you avoiding learning how to stop procrastinating? Procrastination or Avoidance can be a painful human experience – everyone does it at some point, even the most motivated person. Why do we procrastinate? Three of the most common reasons for procrastinating are either: Boredom (we are avoiding the effort involved in doing the thing) Magnifying [...]
Channel Nine's Tracy Vo interviewed Revive Health and Happiness Clinical Psychologist Lisa Irving about some of the uses and misconceptions about hypnosis in the TV studios in Perth. Watch the whole interview below
Revive Psychologist and Hypnotherapist Lisa Irving dropped in to the 6PR 882 News Talk radio studio last night to take a deeper look at the ins and outs of hypnosis in a clinical setting with Perth Tonight host Chris Ilsley. In this wide ranging interview, the pair talk about some of the specific issues that [...]
