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Cartoon image of David the Psychologist, bald with a colourful paisley shirt and bead bracelet, walking along a coastal path beside the ocean, representing the psychological health benefits of regular walking.
Applied Psychology for Everyday Life

Regular Walking and Psychological Health

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.

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What is Radical Acceptance? Row of golden mindfulness bells hanging in a temple garden, representing the calm and focus developed through radical acceptance.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

What Is Radical Acceptance?

Radical acceptance is not approval or surrender — it is the complete acknowledgment of reality, allowing us to act effectively and reduce unnecessary suffering.

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Acceptance versus change | David the Psychologist walks alone along a quiet beach under a grey sky, symbolising acceptance, reflection, and gentle change.
Acceptance & Commitment

Acceptance Versus Change

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.

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The Irony of Attachment | David the Psychologist sits calmly beside flowing water and misty mountains, representing the irony of attachment — seeking stability while learning to release grasping through awareness and balance.
Mindfulness

The Irony of Attachment

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.

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Gender differences in thought and emotion | Sunlight over a calm ocean with wispy clouds stretching across the blue sky, symbolising reflection, balance, and the shared human experience of thought and emotion.
Human Behavior and Emotion

Gender Differences in Thought and Emotion

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.

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Me time improves work time | David Hennessy sitting quietly on a rocky mountaintop, wearing a patterned dark shirt and bright orange shoes, gazing out over the ocean and distant islands under a clear blue sky. The image represents calm reflection, balance, and the renewal that comes from taking personal time to rest and regain perspective.
Applied Psychology for Everyday Life

Me Time Improves Work Time

Me time is not indulgence; it is maintenance. Taking breaks and allowing your mind to rest improves focus, emotional balance, and long-term productivity. Sustainable productivity comes not from working harder but from working well.

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The Grass Is Always Greener: A calf looking at a tablet that shows greener grass while magpies and a butterfly watch nearby, symbolising the idea that the grass often looks greener elsewhere.
Applied Psychology for Everyday Life

The Grass Is Always Greener

We often imagine that life is better somewhere else, yet lasting contentment grows from tending to the ground beneath our feet.

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