by Maria Karefilakis | Mar 5, 2020 | Advice, Anxiety, Overthinking, The Mind
Self-esteem is about how you feel about yourself. Balanced self-esteem means that you have positive, healthy self-perception and feel good about yourself. People with healthy self-esteem are self-assured, with a developed sense of self-worth and self-acceptance. These...
by Maria Karefilakis | Feb 3, 2020 | Advice
Mental illness doesn’t affect just a person who suffers from it. It usually profoundly penetrates every pore of family life. As a partner or a family member of a person who is struggling with mental illness, you may feel helpless and desperate. Regardless of your...
by Maria Karefilakis | Feb 22, 2019 | The Mind
Your brain is a vastly interesting object. In fact, it is likely one of the most complex things in the universe. However, the brain can ultimately be divided into two distinct yet connected systems: the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. The conscious mind is...
by Maria Karefilakis | Aug 16, 2018 | Anxiety, Breathing
Written by Psychologist Jamie Maserow An amazing gift we carry with us at all times is the power of our breath. Breathing is a function that we subconsciously perform, continuously from the second we are born. During my recent studies and work as a psychologist, I...
by Maria Karefilakis | May 10, 2018 | Learning Difficulties
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Melbourne’s independent Montessori school to conduct further research into the need for a reformed education system. It was a rather serendipitous occasion, as just before I arrived, news broke that David Michael Gonski had...
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