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By The MotherMind Doctor dopamine hit of addiction I remember my mother being fearful of me having ‘an alcohol problem’ when I was at university. On my graduation day, she witnessed me start with champagne at brunch and continue drinking through the day and then being able to go out at night to drink more. This certainly fits a criteria for tolerance, which is one of the 11 required for a diagnosis. But we need to consider the whole picture before we jump to conclusions.

Why do we feel the need to take on others’ opinions?

by The MotherMind Doctor Perfection is actually a paradox—an ideal we can never reach. Managing perfectionism is essential because perfection, with its flawless and complete accuracy, is unattainable. So why do we strive to attain it? Is it really the positive character trait we all need to achieve great things? As with everything, a balance is required to strive for the best possible result and the ability to know when to let go of an anticipated outcome. Without this bala

By EK Wills A week in Bali was an opportunity to reflect on what really matters but the noise of distraction – good and bad- drowned out any true contemplation. The 6 hour flight out of Sydney was a captive start to a downloaded audible version of Waking Up by Sam Harris. I was trying to get some clarity for how I want to settle into post pandemic life, now I have completed my training. This was the opportunity to step out of the fishbowl to gain an outside perspective and ma