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Addicted to reward? The power of dopamine and how we can retrain our brain!

Audrey Tang

Sep 2
6 min

Addicted to reward? The power of dopamine and how we can retrain our brain!

Our brain is our most valuable tool – and yet 21st century living seems intent on making it redundant. How to overcome the dopamine hit...

Wellbeing: Check. Why workplace wellbeing sessions don't work!

Audrey Tang

Aug 31
11 min

Wellbeing: Check. Why workplace wellbeing sessions don't work!

It doesn’t matter how many classes I teach, or health and wellbeing tools I arm you with if the organisation has a toxic environment!

Audrey Tang

Aug 26
4 min

Indulge in the benefits of nature

the outdoors has the potential to provide a 4th Space, a space to simply “be”. A place where you can unplug, a place where you can get away

What kind of person does that?! (Self compassion in practice!)

Audrey Tang

Aug 2
5 min

What kind of person does that?! (Self compassion in practice!)

Self compassion because the person who DOES have to like me...is the one that has to live with me...ME!!

What we can learn about mental health from Simone Biles

Audrey Tang

Jul 28
5 min

What we can learn about mental health from Simone Biles

With a physical strain, we see objectively. (With mental ill health, an objective visual is a breakdown -must we really get to that!?)

INFORMAL wellbeing! (Circumvent your brain's resistance to change)

Audrey Tang

Jul 22
6 min

INFORMAL wellbeing! (Circumvent your brain's resistance to change)

even if we are naturally pessimistic, we can “retrain” our brain to behave more positively by taking advantage of its neuroplasticity.

Guest Author: Annabelle Harris - Strategies to Cope Better With Long-Term COVID-19 Life Changes

Audrey Tang

Jul 15
3 min

Guest Author: Annabelle Harris - Strategies to Cope Better With Long-Term COVID-19 Life Changes

"Making plans for the future is the best way to keep going." Strategies for life beyond Covid in this Guest Article by Annabelle Harris

5 tips to recover from disappointment (without being an a*se)

Audrey Tang

Jul 13
3 min

5 tips to recover from disappointment (without being an a*se)

Perhaps you are deflated from England's defeat on Sunday, "...but lashing out at England or their manager Gareth Southgate is unacceptable."

Under (or over) the weather? How the temperature affects mood

Audrey Tang

Jul 5
8 min

Under (or over) the weather? How the temperature affects mood

Feeling under (or over!) the weather? You cannot control the weather, you can control how you behave within it.

How to "Bounce back" from failure...and even bounce higher!

Audrey Tang

Jul 1
5 min

How to "Bounce back" from failure...and even bounce higher!

How to bounce back from failure...and bounce HIGHER! Elements of this piece are quoted in the Independent.

Terms of endearment: resilience and its relationship to thriving

Audrey Tang

Jun 16
6 min

Terms of endearment: resilience and its relationship to thriving

resilience extends beyond the ability to survive, but also includes building the inner conditions for recovery, and thriving.

Fighting Racism is about disempowering it

Audrey Tang

Jun 8
8 min

Fighting Racism is about disempowering it

Remember, racism is like toilet humour – it’s functioning at the very lowest form of intelligence.

Adding drama into a crisis: Use these theatre tools to prompt self reflection

Audrey Tang

May 4
3 min

Adding drama into a crisis: Use these theatre tools to prompt self reflection

Not only does drama help for presentation, but there are a number of techniques that are wonderful starting points for self reflection

Audrey Tang

Apr 28
5 min

The ABC of building resilience

The world is set up with "quick fixes" to generate "hits" of faux happiness, by committing to healthy practices we create something lasting

The more varied the spectrum of life the better. Who wants "normal" anyway?

Audrey Tang

Apr 26
6 min

The more varied the spectrum of life the better. Who wants "normal" anyway?

At some point psychology saw "not the norm" as something undesirable-that goes against my thinking, not just as a psychologist, but a person

If you can be anything...be kind, or be Batman...but ALSO be YOU!

Audrey Tang

Apr 19
4 min

If you can be anything...be kind, or be Batman...but ALSO be YOU!

A common mantra is – if you can be anything in the world be kind…or be batman…I prefer – if you can be anything in the world - be YOU

Audrey Tang

Apr 14
2 min

Get happy...naturally

Want a quick way to boost your mood - with no preservatives or additives? There are 7 key hormones we discuss when it comes to happiness!

Hey "new normal" - how about we rebalance "work-life" with the addition of "play"?

Audrey Tang

Apr 8
5 min

Hey "new normal" - how about we rebalance "work-life" with the addition of "play"?

happiness is not a goal - it's a state you can choose any time you wish (at work, and in life) - if you need a little help, play might do it

It can usually be done - it's just hard!

Audrey Tang

Apr 7
6 min

It can usually be done - it's just hard!

change is hard, regular practice is hard....but nothing is harder than feeling stuck where you do not want to be.

10 ways to get through the last weeks of lockdown

Audrey Tang

Apr 6
6 min

10 ways to get through the last weeks of lockdown

keep that motivation going by consciously making sure that this behaviour leads me towards my ideal (rather than away from it.)

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DR AUDREY TANG
Chartered Psychologist | Award-Winning Author | Wellbeing Expert

FEATURED POSTS

Are you "skin hungry"? The benefits of touch and how we can incorporate them

Dealing with toxic friendships

Book Review: Book Therapy by Jordi Nadal

All Articles

Addicted to reward? The power of dopamine and how we can retrain our brain!

Wellbeing: Check. Why workplace wellbeing sessions don't work!

Indulge in the benefits of nature

What kind of person does that?! (Self compassion in practice!)

What we can learn about mental health from Simone Biles

INFORMAL wellbeing! (Circumvent your brain's resistance to change)

Guest Author: Annabelle Harris - Strategies to Cope Better With Long-Term COVID-19 Life Changes

5 tips to recover from disappointment (without being an a*se)

Under (or over) the weather? How the temperature affects mood

How to "Bounce back" from failure...and even bounce higher!

Terms of endearment: resilience and its relationship to thriving

Fighting Racism is about disempowering it

Adding drama into a crisis: Use these theatre tools to prompt self reflection

The ABC of building resilience

The more varied the spectrum of life the better. Who wants "normal" anyway?

If you can be anything...be kind, or be Batman...but ALSO be YOU!

Get happy...naturally

Hey "new normal" - how about we rebalance "work-life" with the addition of "play"?

It can usually be done - it's just hard!

10 ways to get through the last weeks of lockdown

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