
What is the mental load – and how to ease the strain
If you look at raising children and running a household as an ongoing (and particularly important) project – who in your household is the project manager? The person who anticipates

If you look at raising children and running a household as an ongoing (and particularly important) project – who in your household is the project manager? The person who anticipates

At Happy Minds, our Geelong Psychologists, offer a holistic approach to supporting our clients, building their resilience and increasing their life satisfaction and mental wellness. But who are we? And

There are few things more daunting than preparing yourself for a first IVF cycle. After all, there are so many steps to take, terms to learn, and fears and hopes

Our relationships with our parents – and often particularly our mothers – shape our personalities and our lives. When it comes to our mums, and all that the mother-child bond

When our kids have worries and anxieties, often our first instinct is to step in and ‘fix things’ – to be the knight in shining armour always protecting our children

When to start having sex again after delivery is a hot topic (!), but the arrival of a baby can act like a relationship earthquake – your world is shifting,

In a covid? post-covid? who-knows-what-will-come-next? kind of world, it is very easy to constantly feel low-level anxiety or worry. Beyond the ‘typical’ issues we may encounter over a lifetime –

It may be an understatement to say that being a new parent is both incredible and incredibly hard. And – despite the incredible side of the equation; the incredibly hard

It’s no secret that mental health issues have increased during the pandemic. My own client numbers have risen exponentially (so much so that I am on the lookout for superstar

Are you a rockstar mental health professional? We’re looking to expand the Happy Minds Psychology team, and we’re wondering if YOU might fit the bill? About the job We are

Having a child through surrogacy is a little like making an omelette – bear with me here – even though you have assembled all the right ingredients, it only takes

So, you’ve found your Surrogate or perfect Intended Parent(s) and it feels a bit like you’ve hit the jackpot. Then it dawns on you. You now have to navigate all