Satisfied Mind https://satisfiedmind.com.au/ Clinical psychology, mindfulness, chronic pain management Thu, 08 Sep 2016 06:00:17 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 94435662 The Mystery of Mindfulness https://satisfiedmind.com.au/2016/08/11/the-mystery-of-mindfulness/ https://satisfiedmind.com.au/2016/08/11/the-mystery-of-mindfulness/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2016 06:37:32 +0000 https://satisfiedmind.com.au/?p=1481 Are you feeling tired, stressed, anxious or unhappy? Could mindfulness be your solution to improved health and well-being? There is a curious paradox about mindfulness that I would like to demystify. On the one hand, mindfulness is touted as the solution to improved physical and mental health. Just consider the names of some popular mindfulness […]

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]]> https://satisfiedmind.com.au/2016/08/11/the-mystery-of-mindfulness/feed/ 0 1481 Anger: The Fierce Protector https://satisfiedmind.com.au/2016/06/06/anger-the-fierce-protector/ https://satisfiedmind.com.au/2016/06/06/anger-the-fierce-protector/#respond Mon, 06 Jun 2016 05:45:44 +0000 https://satisfiedmind.com.au/?p=1357 Anger typically get’s a bad rap. Aristotle saw things differently, praising the ability “to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way.” What is the secret to harnessing the protective power of anger? The purpose of anger […]

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]]> https://satisfiedmind.com.au/2016/06/06/anger-the-fierce-protector/feed/ 0 1357 Thought Trains https://satisfiedmind.com.au/2016/05/23/thought-trains/ https://satisfiedmind.com.au/2016/05/23/thought-trains/#respond Mon, 23 May 2016 03:45:13 +0000 https://satisfiedmind.com.au/?p=1345 Our thoughts are a bit like trains. Trains can be helpful when they take us where we want to go. Our thoughts, too, can lead us in the direction of things that are meaningful, such as when we solve problems or create things. Sometimes, however, we miss the stop and our thought train travels to […]

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]]> https://satisfiedmind.com.au/2016/05/23/thought-trains/feed/ 0 1345 On the Wings of Emotional Intelligence https://satisfiedmind.com.au/2016/05/16/on-the-wings-of-emotional-intelligence/ https://satisfiedmind.com.au/2016/05/16/on-the-wings-of-emotional-intelligence/#comments Mon, 16 May 2016 05:32:55 +0000 https://satisfiedmind.com.au/?p=1278 Imagine feeling earthbound by a heavy load on your back only to discover that this burden is a pair of wings with which to soar. Left unprocessed and exposed to life’s hardships, emotions are indeed burdensome! Yet there lies a deep wisdom within emotional experience that, when harnessed, can assist us to navigate life’s peaks […]

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