Psychologist with too many projects
Back in my teenage years, I took up weight training. I was determined to change my body from soft and flabby to at least mildly toned. I started at a gym, got given a program and I went regularly. I kept a basic record of my progress (weights and reps) and over the next couple … Continue reading You should track your progress on at least one thing in life
As you are probably aware, if you are reading this, I am writing a book on self-improvement. I take the view that we should endeavour to make ongoing incremental improvements to ourselves over time. Doing so helps us live a life with purpose and meaning. But there will be times, as it is for me … Continue reading Self-improvement during difficult times
Chapter 5 of my book on self-improvement is up. It is on the topic of 'Purpose'. I battled for a while trying to write this chapter. I think it was because I felt I needed to say something particularly groundbreaking or interesting. In reality however the message I was (am) trying to get across is … Continue reading Chapter 5 on Purpose is up
One of the projects I am involved with is called Visualising Mental Health (VMH). It is a project at the intersection of psychology and design. In collaboration with Match Studio, who are a design studio situated within the University of South Australia, we get 3rd Year Communication Design students to develop mental health communication prototypes. … Continue reading Visualising Mental Health wraps up for 2019
I am writing a book on self-improvement. You can learn a bit more about it on my Book Index page. I am also engaged actively in my own self-improvement (I think it would be a bit hypocritical if I wasn't). My main goal for self-improvement in 2020 is to read more in my field of … Continue reading Relational psychotherapy, anti self-improvement and cross cultural psychiatry
When I first started my job at the university, I noticed the term 'self-care' was used a lot by my counselling colleagues. I understand self-care as any deliberate activity that an individual engages in with the distinct purpose of improving their physical, mental, social, spiritual or intellectual health. Since starting my role, I've thought a … Continue reading Self-care and the concept of balance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIGGKSHMQOM Last weekend I binge watched Ricky Gervais' Neflix series Afterlife. Given it was only 6 episodes at ~ 30 minutes each, I'm not sure it really qualifies as a binge, but I'll take the credit regardless (note: not an achievement). The series had a lasting effect on me which I suspected it might going … Continue reading Suffering just under the surface
I recently left social media. So far I am very happy I did. It took a little while (a few days) to start to lose that feeling of needing to check on my accounts. It took a few more days to lose the ongoing need for someone to validate me with a 'like' or 'share'. … Continue reading Just contact the people you give a shit about
Chapter 4 of my mental fitness/self-improvement book is up. In it I outline the 7 things I think you should know about self-improvement: purpose, principles, psychological/physical capacities, process, problems, personal plan, personal philosophy. Given that I managed to get everything started with 'P' - I've called it the 7P's. Not exactly the most imaginative name, … Continue reading Chapter 4 of the book is up
Recently I closed all my personal social media accounts: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. I still have LinkedIn and a soulless Facebook account for work purposes. I've done this a few times before, meaning whatever lessons I am supposed to learn from the process I am not learning. So I thought I'd use this post to … Continue reading I left social media
Dr Gareth Furber 