Michael Philp
Can we actually control our thoughts?
Our society encourages us to get rid of unpleasant thoughts and feelings through messaging in social media and our cultural norms.
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Michael Philp
- Apr 21, 2020
- 4 min
Why you should start a gratitude journal
With the recent challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, now more than ever is a good time to start a gratitude journal.
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Michael Philp
- Apr 5, 2020
- 4 min
10 tips for working from home
It sounds ideal - Netflix over lunch. Everyday is casual Friday. But after a few days, the reality is something quite different.
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Michael Philp
- Mar 22, 2020
- 2 min
Reframing the crisis and focusing on what you can do.
When we are afraid, when we are vulnerable, we can act in ways that hurt others. But we can choose to act differently.
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Michael Philp
- Mar 8, 2020
- 4 min
How panic buying of toilet paper is the perfect analogy for anxiety
Australians have just witnessed some extraordinary scenes and images as supermarkets across the country run out of supply of toilet paper an
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Michael Philp
- Dec 10, 2019
- 3 min
How to help your child build resilience
resilience is not the absence of feelings of sadness, anxiety, worry, stress, or anger. It's the ability to cope with these strong feelings
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Michael Philp
- Jun 18, 2019
- 2 min
Resilience to stress can be found through your passions
I've been kicking around this thought for a few weeks, but it really hit home yesterday while talking to a client who was experiencing...
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Michael Philp
- May 28, 2019
- 2 min
Choosing to take the long path to well-being
That's the hard choice. Choosing to use strategies like meditation, which takes longer, but is more fulfilling than avoidance through drugs
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Michael Philp
- May 21, 2019
- 3 min
Uninstall your social media apps to increase productivity and connectedness
Last week I was feeling very strung out. My wife, being the very observant person she is, informed me that I was spending far too much...
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Michael Philp
- Mar 12, 2019
- 2 min
Sometimes good enough is good enough
Sometimes 8/10 is a good enough score. That's because 10/10 is really hard to maintain. Sure, you can get 10/10 scores. But to...
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Michael Philp
- Dec 20, 2018
- 1 min
Remembering what's important this Christmas
With Christmas just around the corner, I thought I would write a quick blog on what is important at Christmas. I've previously written...
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Michael Philp
- May 22, 2018
- 3 min
3 hats - how paying attention to the different roles we have can help us feel happier, less stressed
Lately I've been talking to my clients here at Grove Psychology about hats. That seems a strange conversation to be having with your...
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Michael Philp
- Mar 16, 2018
- 3 min
The folly of certainty
"Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one" - Voltaire The above quote has been attributed to French...
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Michael Philp
- Jan 8, 2018
- 3 min
Returning to work and anxiety
Many of us have returned to work over the last week or so after the Christmas and New Year break, with Christmas this year giving us a 4...
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Michael Philp
- Dec 4, 2017
- 4 min
How to survive Christmas
It's about this time of the year that the most common conversation throughout the day with my clients is around Christmas, and how...
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Michael Philp
- Aug 7, 2017
- 3 min
Make a change to more helpful and healthy coping behaviours
I attended a workshop several years ago and the presenter said "every behaviour serves a function". This phrase has stuck with me since...
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