Embracing the Winter: Sustaining a Growth Mindset Through Chilly Seasons

By Oliva Lin, Connect Psych Services Practitioner, Senior Sales Leader. As the winter months set in, it’s common for our motivation and enthusiasm to wane. The cold weather, shorter days, and limited outdoor activities can leave us feeling stagnant and uninspired. However, by adopting a growth mindset, we can transform these winter months into a … Read more

What is Imposter Syndrome and how can you combat it?

Dr Natalie Flatt Ph.D Co-Founder Connect Psych Services “I’m not good enough for this role”, “Why would people pay for my advice?”, “Luck was on my side with that presentation/project today”, “They are going to figure out I don’t know enough” …   Does this sound familiar? Most of us have experienced feelings of doubt … Read more

Unhelpful Thinking Styles and How to Combat Them. New research shows our brain generates over 6000 thousand thoughts each day. When a person experiences an unhelpful emotion (e.g. depression, anxiety and even general feelings of overwhelm), it is usually preceded by a number of unhelpful self-statements and thoughts. Often there is a pattern to such thoughts … Read more

Bringing more calm, contentment and clarity in our every day.

  Dr Natalie Flatt Ph.D. Founder of Connect Psych Services. BSc.,Post.Grad.Dip.Psych.,M.Psych We’ve all had those days; no one is immune to it. Life events occur when we least expect them; some can be positive; some can be negative. It’s how we process TODAY that impacts on how to process TOMORROW. Bringing a little peace and … Read more

Simple Steps to Build our Everyday Wellbeing

The word wellbeing seems to be on the tip of everyone’s tongue recently, but what’s it all about? Simply put, wellbeing is the feeling of being comfortable, healthy, and happy in your own skin. Each individual attaches importance to different aspects of life which create that ‘motivational drive’ to maintain what they believe is most … Read more

Happy Leaders, Successful Teams

By Dr Natalie Flatt, Director During the week, I presented to a set of amazing and mindfully connected managers (which is always so encouraging) on a set of topics which can enhance workplace productivity. At the end of the workshop, I asked them which half of the workshop was the most they got out of … Read more