“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any” - Alice Walker

Finding your voice is about more than just speaking up—it’s about recognising your value and building confidence in your opinions. Dr. Natasha Tung, a trauma-informed Clinical Psychologist and Couples Counsellor in Prahran, Melbourne, discusses how assertive communication can boost self-respect and self-awareness while fostering healthier relationships. If you're ready to challenge self-doubt and step into your power, therapy can guide you in developing the skills to express your needs and desires confidently.

We tell ourselves stories to justify our actions, soften our mistakes, and protect our self-image. While this is natural, avoiding self-honesty can keep us stuck in patterns of regret, low self-esteem, and unfulfilled goals. True growth comes from confronting ourselves without crushing ourselves. In this article, we explore why we deceive ourselves, how it affects us, and how to cultivate self-awareness with compassion.

As the year ends, reflection often brings gratitude—but also regret. While regret can be painful, it’s also a powerful tool for self-awareness and change. Avoiding it keeps us stuck, while embracing it with curiosity helps clarify our values and guide us toward meaningful growth. In this article, we explore how to navigate regret constructively, break free from unhelpful rumination, and use it as a catalyst for self-improvement—without falling into self-judgment.

To all of you who are hard on yourselves.

You are constantly chiding yourself for decisions you've made, time you've wasted, and for not being good enough. You see all the ways you should have, could have, done better.

This constant questioning of yourself is exhausting

If we constantly depend on outcomes or people's responses to feel good about ourselves, this feeling will likely be unstable and fleeting; hard-earned yet quickly lost.