People often wonder whether others are happier or more settled than them. This gentle, evidence informed reflection explores how most adults sit in a middle range of happiness, moving between distress and contentment. It introduces radical acceptance and simple daily actions that help cultivate a grounded, sustainable sense of balance.
This post introduces Buddhist teachings and their ongoing relevance for modern psychology. It offers a calm overview of mindfulness, compassion, impermanence, and present moment awareness, and explains how these ideas align with contemporary therapeutic approaches.
Capacity building psychology strengthens a person’s functional capacity so they can participate more fully in daily life. This post explains how NDIS funded capacity building differs from mainstream psychological treatment and outlines the conditions a clinical psychologist can support under the NDIS.
Regular walking is one of the simplest and most effective ways to support psychological health. This gentle, accessible activity reduces stress, improves mood, and helps regulate thinking. Small, consistent steps create meaningful change over time.
Radical acceptance is not approval or surrender — it is the complete acknowledgment of reality, allowing us to act effectively and reduce unnecessary suffering.
Acceptance and change can look like opposites, yet they often work together. When we stop fighting what is, distress eases and space opens for calm, values-based change.
In Buddhist psychology, attachment is clinging — grasping for permanence in a changing world. Clinical Psychologist David Hennessy explains the irony of attachment: how seeking security often creates unease, and how awareness, compassion, and flexibility bring steadiness.
Be like the birds. Engage in healthful behaviour. Nature, connection, conversation, and movement support mood and resilience. Simple, realistic, and restorative.
Men and women often seem to think and feel differently, but are these differences biological or social? Clinical psychologist David Hennessy explores distinct yet small gender differences in thought and emotion—revealing how culture, learning, and biology all interact to shape human experience.