Parenting

Connecting to your values when life is hard.

Posted By Amy Sketcher,

26/04/2021 17:00 PM

One thing I have come to discover over and over is that life happens however it is going to happen, it’s unexpected, fun, extremely painful, exciting, joyful, heartbreaking, and a constant learning ex...

Girls Friendship Politics: Friend, frienemy and everything in between…

Posted By Amy Sketcher,

09/12/2019 10:00 AM

I have lived in 5 towns, one of them on the second round stint, and done a whole lot of travel over the last 15 yrs since leaving home in my late teens. Most of those moves have been interstate, to a...

Help Me… Danger Ahead!

Posted By Amy Sketcher,

02/12/2019 17:30 PM

Memory is a funny thing. A couple weeks ago I was driving along the long, winding, and sharp turning roads of Dorrigo Mountain and I got the uncomfortable but familiar feeling of tension triggered by...

Supporting children during bushfires

Posted By Amy Sketcher- APS,

12/11/2019 12:00 PM

The following information has been provided by the Australian Psychological Society to support families in their responses to bushfires and bushfire risks. This is especially related to children and...

Self care for the caregiver: Yes I’m talking to you

Posted By Amy Sketcher,

01/10/2019 17:46 PM

I have a poster in every office I work in that states, “You can’t pour from an empty cup”. I’m not sure of the original author but it serves as a reminder to me that as a Psychologist, supporting...