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Recipes for Recovery: Baking a Brighter Future on Your Healing Journey
Welcome to the kitchen of healing—a space where every ingredient matters and every step is a chance to grow. If you’re navigating the challenging journey of recovery from injury, illness, or pain, think of recovery as much like baking a cake. It’s not simply about...
A conversation – mindfulness; a whole person approach in physiotherapy
Western healthcare since the sixteenth century has been structured on the theory proposed by French philosopher, scientist and mathematician, Rene Descartes, that body and mind are separate. Modern medicine is now recognising the importance of a whole person...
Mindfulness and pain research and update
“It’s an exciting time to be a pain researcher. Now more than ever, we are seeing that physical pain can be dramatically shaped by our thoughts, expectations, and ruminations about impending events. These are all inherent targets of mindfulness practice. And while we...
Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and Pain
"Bring your attention to the pain as if you were gently comforting a child, holding it all in a loving and soothing attention." Jack Kornfield This inspiring quote by Buddhist monk and meditation teacher, Jack Kornfield, captures the essence of self-compassion and...
Avoidance and Pain
Did you know that avoidance can be a driver of pain? Avoiding pain is a natural evolutionary response, however, it is something that can keep us stuck in an unhelpful cycle - whether that be a cycle of anxiety, depression or chronic pain. There is evidence to suggest...
Are you finding it harder to focus? You’re not alone.
Prioritising this vital skill in the workplace can enhance wellbeing, staff satisfaction, patient outcomes and business success.
Rabbit Hole of Psychologically Informed Care
Reflecting on the term psychologically informed care has taken me down a rabbit hole! Isn’t EVERY person’s presentation and recovery influenced by how they are responding to their situation (body sensations, thoughts, emotions and behaviours)? Doesn’t EVERY...
My physio career – revisiting a 2018 article
My mindful physio career – By APA member Georgie Davidson Careers and University, Physiotherapy, The Health Industry May 26, 2018 “In my early years as a physiotherapist I spent a lot of time beating myself up. Trying so hard to ‘fix’ the pain that my patients...
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