Positivity Plan Point 3 – Do Familiar Things Differently
[Recorded on Instagram 26/10/20 – Read the transcript below] Hi there. I'm Dr. Courtney Raspin from Altum Health, and welcome to week three of the Altum viral positivity plan. For the last two weeks, and for the next seven weeks, I'll be here live at 8:00 p.m. sharing...
Why anxiety symptoms rear their ugly heads during times of stress
Do you feel your anxiety symptoms increasing? Have you been feeling more irritable than usual, finding it difficult to sleep, or harder to concentrate? There’s a lot going on right now with the impact of COVID-19, so it’s perfectly normal to be feeling anxious or...
Positivity Plan Point 2 – Rely On The People Around You As a Resource
[Recorded on Instagram 19/10/20 – Read the transcript below] Hi everyone, and thank you for joining me for week two of our ten-week viral positivity plan. So, tonight and every week here for the next nine weeks, I'm going to be providing strategies to help bolster...
The First Step to Maintaining Your Positivity
[Recorded on Instagram 12/10/20 - Read the transcript below] Hi there. Thank you for joining me for week one of our viral positivity plan. I wanted to tell you a little bit about why we created the plan, because if you haven't noticed, it's pretty ugly out there. The...
How Art Therapy can Improve your Mental Health
Have you ever wondered about art therapy? What it is and whether it’s something you would benefit from? It was professionally established nearly 80 years ago, but has grown in popularity as clients realise the power of using art and creative media to improve their...
The Key to Building Resilience During COVID-19
Building resilience is a pertinent topic right now. The COVID-19 pandemic has knocked the nation for six, but it seems some people are more sensitive to the danger and threat to our normal way of life while others are more resilient. To explore this topic more, I’ve...
My Funny Moment in Therapy
[Read Transcript] Hey there I am back in my office, in the city, yeah! Even if it is just seeing my clients online from here, it's really nice to be back. It feels so good. And I hope that soon I can see people face to face, it'll be so good. Anyway I just wanted to...
I Struggle with Opening up to my Therapist
[Read Transcript] Hi there, in my latest Ask Me Anything post on Instagram stories, a lovely lady, called Maddie, asked me the following question. And she says, "Dear Dr. Courtney, I've been in therapy for about six months now and I still struggle with opening up to...
Why Lockdown Weight Gain is No Bad Thing
Have you noticed the extraordinary number of lockdown weight gain memes on social media since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic? Weight gain is inevitable for many of us during this period of uncertainty. We have been told to social distance, to stay at home – in...
