Helpful Reads, Practices and Insights

…and would it work for me?

This Safe Place imagery exercise spoken and guided by Annemarie is a gentle invitation to pause, breathe, and establish your own inner safe place.

I hear this a lot: Trauma survivors doubting their experiences. No one knew. No one they felt safe enough to tell.

Trauma is more than just what happens to us. It’s about what happens inside us as a result.

If you find yourself feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or in need of easy techniques to recharge, check out the am. Wellbeing Menu! It's based on simple behavioural strategies and body-based techniques that might help to calm or energise your body and mind, set boundaries, and practise self-compassion.

Feeling scattered, tense, or stuck in your head? This guided mindfulness meditation spoken and guided by Annemarie is a gentle invitation to pause, breathe, and reconnect with yourself.

Faster, better, more efficient: High achievers strive for perfection and optimisation. But that can actually cause more stress, overcomplicate things, and even lead to burnout.

Survivor or villain? Psychologist Annemarie reflects on the Belle Gibson scandal through a trauma informed lens.

Change and stressors are part of life, and just like ocean waves or the wind, we can’t stop them. But we can learn how to swim. Psychologist AM explains.

Burnout is on the rise in Australia and worldwide. In this short blog post, Psychologist Annemarie Menne explains what burnout is and the risk factors.

Comparing our lives with Facebook friends online can make us feel sad, envious and jealous. Ways to increase self-esteem.

Annemarie’s interview by Malissa Fedele on the “Good Day Wellness” podcast about stress management .

Annemarie’s interview on ABC radio for International Happiness Day.

How perfectionism creates stress and kills joy.

How we imprison ourselves with self-imposed expectations, unhelpful habits and constant overwork.

Learning the art of saying “no thanks”

Good Stress vs Bad Stress

Why New Year’s resolutions don’t work - and how to change that!