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Personal Development
4 Ways to Take Back Control
This video, 4 Ways to Take Back Control, provides powerful strategies to tackle the unsettled feelings resulting from turbulent times, disruption, competing demands and feeling at the mercy of events beyond your control. You will discover that in...Show More
This video, 4 Ways to Take Back Control, provides powerful strategies to tackle the unsettled feelings resulting from turbulent times, disruption, competing demands and feeling at the mercy of events beyond your control. You will discover that in the midst of unsettling change and worry about the future, it is possible to take back control of your mindset, work environment and circumstances.
Psychologist Peter Quarry prescribes four ways to take back control of your life: assess your level of control; develop an 'I’m in control' mindset; assert control in your work environment; and stay in the challenge zone. Show Less
4 Ways to Develop Your Critical Thinking
This video, 4 Ways to Develop Your Critical Thinking, will help you develop one of the most sought after skills at work. Critical thinking exposes you to a wider range of views, helps you question yourself and others, examines orthodoxies and...Show More
This video, 4 Ways to Develop Your Critical Thinking, will help you develop one of the most sought after skills at work. Critical thinking exposes you to a wider range of views, helps you question yourself and others, examines orthodoxies and their consequences, and enhances problem-solving and independence. Employers are increasingly valuing people who are able to think critically – to understand information and use it to make logical decisions. In this video, psychologists Peter Quarry and Eve Ash provide practical strategies to collect and use data effectively, minimise your own biases, constructively and respectfully assess information and opinions and avoid being manipulated or falling into groupthink. Show Less
4 Paths to Resolving Conflict
This video, 4 Paths to Resolving Conflict, explores how conflict can be better understood and managed despite different personalities and multiple pressures. Conflict can blow up with staff, customers, suppliers, anyone, at any time. Developing...Show More
This video, 4 Paths to Resolving Conflict, explores how conflict can be better understood and managed despite different personalities and multiple pressures. Conflict can blow up with staff, customers, suppliers, anyone, at any time. Developing conflict resolution skills show in this video will help reduce frictions that damage working relationships. We can learn to defuse emotion, establish common ground and win-win outcomes. Psychologists Peter Quarry and Eve Ash discuss practical strategies for understanding and resolving the conflicts, including how to mediate a conflict between two parties. Show Less
4 Strategies for Handling Difficult People
This video, 4 Strategies for Handling Difficult People, provides an insight into the stress reaction that can occur when challenged by a difficult person, and the need to develop patience and coping skills, and even changes to the way you behave....Show More
This video, 4 Strategies for Handling Difficult People, provides an insight into the stress reaction that can occur when challenged by a difficult person, and the need to develop patience and coping skills, and even changes to the way you behave. Psychologists Peter Quarry and Eve Ash give practical tips as they explain the power of changing yourself, the importance of learning to control your emotions, the skills for building bridges by developing rapport and how to engage more constructively with the other person. Show Less
Gender and Stereotypes
What’s the difference between sex and gender? How do children learn gender stereotypes? Why can gender norms have harmful effects on people’s health and wellbeing? This video answers these questions and more, exploring the influence that...Show More
What’s the difference between sex and gender? How do children learn gender stereotypes? Why can gender norms have harmful effects on people’s health and wellbeing? This video answers these questions and more, exploring the influence that gender has on how we live our lives. An informative resource for students learning about inclusivity in Health and Relationships classrooms. Show Less
Talking about Gender and Identity
What do ‘gender identity’, ‘gender expression’ and ‘sexual orientation’ mean? How can we make more inclusive language choices? Does it matter if you don’t get it exactly right? This video answers these questions and more, diving...Show More
What do ‘gender identity’, ‘gender expression’ and ‘sexual orientation’ mean? How can we make more inclusive language choices? Does it matter if you don’t get it exactly right? This video answers these questions and more, diving deep into the rapidly evolving language people use to describe their experience of gender and sexuality. An informative resource for students learning about inclusivity in Health and Relationships classrooms. Show Less
Inclusive Schools and Classrooms
What can schools do to support gender diversity? Does the law prevent gender stereotyping and discrimination? How can we create a culture of equality, inclusivity and fairness in the school community? This video answers these questions and more,...Show More
What can schools do to support gender diversity? Does the law prevent gender stereotyping and discrimination? How can we create a culture of equality, inclusivity and fairness in the school community? This video answers these questions and more, exploring strategies to make school a safe and supportive place for teaching and learning. An informative resource for students learning about inclusivity in Health and Relationships classrooms. Show Less
Hacking Happiness
The actions we take can influence the very function of our brain cells, and ground-breaking research has proven just how much control we have over our mind-body connection. This video explores how ‘hacking’ our ‘feel-good’...Show More
The actions we take can influence the very function of our brain cells, and ground-breaking research has proven just how much control we have over our mind-body connection. This video explores how ‘hacking’ our ‘feel-good’ neurotransmitters – those responsible for chemicals including serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin and endorphins – tricks the body into resilience, helping it to bounce back from disruption quicker and better than before. Featuring expert interviews, this video is ideal for students of Health, Personal Development and Science. Show Less
Stress, Anxiety and Resilience in a Time of Disruption
Our world is currently in a state of disruption not before seen in our lifetimes. The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the social, economic and political structures that humans once took for granted, understandably impacting the mental health of...Show More
Our world is currently in a state of disruption not before seen in our lifetimes. The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the social, economic and political structures that humans once took for granted, understandably impacting the mental health of many. This program explores how long-term stress manifests in disruptive times and how resilience is built by coming out the other side. Featuring expert interviews, this video is ideal for students of Health, Personal Development and Science. Show Less
Resilience and the Fight-or-Flight Response
Encountering a wild animal predator may be a stress we long left behind in history, but the survival mechanisms humans developed then still serve us in today’s stressful situations, from exams to online bullying. This video explores the...Show More
Encountering a wild animal predator may be a stress we long left behind in history, but the survival mechanisms humans developed then still serve us in today’s stressful situations, from exams to online bullying. This video explores the chemical and physical changes our bodies experience when our fight-or-flight response is triggered by the sympathetic nervous system. Featuring expert interviews, this video is ideal for students of Health, Personal Development and Science. Show Less
Emerging into Resilience
While the sympathetic nervous system triggers the fight-or-flight response to danger, the parasympathetic nervous system allows the body to relax and repair. This video looks at ways we can help our bodies to engage the parasympathetic nervous...Show More
While the sympathetic nervous system triggers the fight-or-flight response to danger, the parasympathetic nervous system allows the body to relax and repair. This video looks at ways we can help our bodies to engage the parasympathetic nervous system, including quality sleep, deep breathing and mindfulness techniques, in order to counter feelings of stress and anxiety. Featuring expert interviews, this video is ideal for students of Health, Personal Development and Science. Show Less
Hannah: Eating Disorders
Woven Threads: Stories from Within
Hannah is young woman full of life, enthusiasm and a smile that is infectious. If you met her on the street you would never guess the challenges she has faced in her young life.
During this episode, Hannah shares some of her journey with us: the...Show More
Hannah is young woman full of life, enthusiasm and a smile that is infectious. If you met her on the street you would never guess the challenges she has faced in her young life.
During this episode, Hannah shares some of her journey with us: the frightening realisation that she had an eating disorder, the courage with which she immediately faced it and the years that followed until she hit rock bottom.
After moving in with her dad when home with her mum became unsafe, Hannah developed multiple eating disorders all while training and completing the Kokoda Trail as a teenager, completing high school and fashion college. Surrounded by supportive friends and her father, Hannah still struggled and eventually left home. With financial help from her mum, Hannah found a retreat which was the beginning of her recovery.
Hannah shares her story with courage and honesty. She works for an organisation called endED, which helps people living with eating disorders. Show Less
Keenan: Childhood Trauma, Addiction, Incarceration, and PTSD
Woven Threads: Stories from Within
After losing his parents at a young age and being separated from his brothers, Keenan was moved from his home in Redfern to the suburbs of southern Sydney.
At the age of 13 and against the wishes of his carers, he went to find his brother who...Show More
After losing his parents at a young age and being separated from his brothers, Keenan was moved from his home in Redfern to the suburbs of southern Sydney.
At the age of 13 and against the wishes of his carers, he went to find his brother who had returned to Redfern. Unfortunately, his brother was already addicted to drugs. From then on Keenan lived on the streets learning how to survive from his cousins, trying desperately to find a sense of belonging.
Keenan started committing crimes, became addicted to drugs and eventually went into juvenile detention followed by jail at the age of 18 due to a lack of community support and understanding of his cultural background and needs. Meeting Carly, his now-wife and completing an intense therapeutic programme, made all the difference.
Keenan shares his story with such generosity and uses his experiences to help others. Keenan and his wife Carly are co-founders of Deadly Connections, an organisation helping indigenous and non-indigenous people struggling to overcome the challenges of their lives.
Indigenous viewers are advised that this programme contains voices and images of people who have died. Show Less
Emma: Trauma, Adoption, Disordered Eating and PTSD
Woven Threads: Stories from Within
Emma was adopted at six weeks old and always knew she was adopted.
When Emma was three, her family adopted another baby girl. As kids they were inseparable but as they grew older they started to see the world differently.
Emma lacked a sense...Show More
Emma was adopted at six weeks old and always knew she was adopted.
When Emma was three, her family adopted another baby girl. As kids they were inseparable but as they grew older they started to see the world differently.
Emma lacked a sense of self and developed disordered eating as a way of coping with that and the world around her.
Emma shares how she navigated the emptiness she felt, her depression, abusive relationships and trauma around an attachment disorder. Emma is now a Peer Worker, Peer supervisor and Trainer in mental health. Emma explains how seeing her life through the lens of trauma changed life completely. Show Less
Jett: Bullying, LGBTIQ, and Eating Disorders
Woven Threads: Stories from Within
Nineteen year-old Jett shares his story of suffering from bullying in school and in his dance career, which led to severe anxiety, depression and resulted in anorexia nervosa.
When Jett was in primary school, the bullying started because of his...Show More
Nineteen year-old Jett shares his story of suffering from bullying in school and in his dance career, which led to severe anxiety, depression and resulted in anorexia nervosa.
When Jett was in primary school, the bullying started because of his mostly female friends and his interest in performance and dance. The bullying continued as he moved onto high school.
When he was 13 something felt wrong to Jett about the bullying. He realised he was gay and he was being bullied for who he was.
After an unhealthy environment in his dancing career led him to develop anorexia nervosa and severe depression, he found support with family, therapy and a healthy eating plan. Jett shares his journey and the lessons he's learnt as he works toward his goals for the future. Show Less
Olive: Teen Depression
Woven Threads: Stories from Within
Olive is sixteen and lives with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), anxiety and depression.
At the age of nine, Olive began to have negative thoughts but she managed to hide them from everyone...Show More
Olive is sixteen and lives with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), anxiety and depression.
At the age of nine, Olive began to have negative thoughts but she managed to hide them from everyone until the first year of high school. After experiencing several crises Olive had to be admitted to a youth mental health unit for six weeks.
Listen as she tells her story about her challenges and how she has grown from her experiences, not always smoothly but always forwards.
Since making this film, Olive has had several difficult periods but she is still growing in her self-knowledge and learning new techniques for coping with her extremely challenging life. Show Less
Peter: Anxiety, Depression and Work Stress
Woven Threads: Stories from Within
Pete grew up on a farm in New South Wales, Australia. His father was a farmer and all he ever wanted to do was follow his dad around and be a farmer too.
After school, Pete went to another farm and learnt about sheep farming, eventually bringing...Show More
Pete grew up on a farm in New South Wales, Australia. His father was a farmer and all he ever wanted to do was follow his dad around and be a farmer too.
After school, Pete went to another farm and learnt about sheep farming, eventually bringing this knowledge back to his dad. As a result, they started to raise sheep as well. Pete’s dad got sick while he was still young, and this bought him home to the family farm sooner than expected. He had learnt a lot about managing the property from his dad and other farmers, but he couldn't have learnt about the stress that comes with experiencing a prolonged drought.
Pete struggled to sleep, he was irritated with his wife and couldn’t make decisions. The stress started to get too high and he didn’t know if he would ever get over it. Pete realised that there was help and support available and visited his doctor. He also learnt how challenges can lead to creative solutions. Show Less
Learn to Worry Less
Learn to Worry Less is a video which acknowledges we are inundated with worry, but shows we can learn to manage it even in unpredictable times.
Learn to Worry Less is a video in which psychology expert Peter Quarry shows simple strategies to...Show More
Learn to Worry Less is a video which acknowledges we are inundated with worry, but shows we can learn to manage it even in unpredictable times.
Learn to Worry Less is a video in which psychology expert Peter Quarry shows simple strategies to break your worry cycle through recognising the triggers and substituting positive thinking and action and putting the worries into a broader perspective. Show Less
Survive Uncertainty and Fear
Survive Uncertainty and Fear is a video that helps people understand feelings of uncertainty and fear, especially with the pandemic and its domino effect on global economies, job losses, health issues and a stream of bad news. This video helps...Show More
Survive Uncertainty and Fear is a video that helps people understand feelings of uncertainty and fear, especially with the pandemic and its domino effect on global economies, job losses, health issues and a stream of bad news. This video helps people to manage their fear and concern.
Survive Uncertainty and Fear helps move our focus on today and this week, and psychology expert Peter Quarry suggests using certainty anchors, a pause button and a contingency plan to cope with uncertain times and fear in people's lives. Show Less
Stop 4 Time Wasters
Stop 4 Time Wasters is a video that helps us recognise our own time wasting behaviours mistakes. We all feel overloaded on occasion, but this doesn't mean we can't be more efficient in our use of time. This video helps learners identify...Show More
Stop 4 Time Wasters is a video that helps us recognise our own time wasting behaviours mistakes. We all feel overloaded on occasion, but this doesn't mean we can't be more efficient in our use of time. This video helps learners identify strategies to overcome their time wasting habits.
Stop 4 Time Wasters is a useful video for anyone feeling stressed and overloaded and wanting to use their time more effectively. Find out whether you are a procrastinator, an equaliser, a meeting zombie and/or a socialiser. Discover your own individual poor habits, because then you can start to fix them. Show Less
Survive a Personal Crisis
Survive a Personal Crisis is an important program for anyone facing death of a loved one, illness, relationship breakdown, financial loss or trauma. Each can deeply affect your ability to work. During times of personal crisis, Peter Quarry...Show More
Survive a Personal Crisis is an important program for anyone facing death of a loved one, illness, relationship breakdown, financial loss or trauma. Each can deeply affect your ability to work. During times of personal crisis, Peter Quarry suggests that we realise it is normal to experience strong emotions, and that we need to reach out for help.
Survive a Personal Crisis offers helpful ways to cope with and survive with life's many challenges and explores ways to seek assistance, recognise that healing takes time and seek a professional if you're in a downward spiral. Show Less
Solve Problems in 4 Steps
Solve Problems in 4 Steps is a step by step easily-remembered program providing learners with essential problem-solving skills. In this video, behavioural expert Peter Quarry shows you how to solve problems effectively.
Solve Problems in 4...Show More
Solve Problems in 4 Steps is a step by step easily-remembered program providing learners with essential problem-solving skills. In this video, behavioural expert Peter Quarry shows you how to solve problems effectively.
Solve Problems in 4 Steps is a video showing that no matter how complex a problem appears, breaking it into four steps very often presents you with a solution, or a huge step that's close to the solution! Show Less
Recover from My Mistake
Recover from my Mistake is a video to help anyone feeling bad about a making a mistake, to stop wasting time beating yourself up about it, and learn to recover gracefully and thrive. We all make mistakes and can recover, and learn from them, as...Show More
Recover from my Mistake is a video to help anyone feeling bad about a making a mistake, to stop wasting time beating yourself up about it, and learn to recover gracefully and thrive. We all make mistakes and can recover, and learn from them, as Peter Quarry, behavioural expert explains.
Recover from my Mistake is a video in which you will learn to take responsibility, acknowledge the mistake, apologise and make amends. You will learn the value of openly sharing your insights with your team. It enhances your reputation. Show Less
How to Study Effectively
How to Study Effectively is a video to change studying from being considered painful and something to avoid, to being a positive experience. In this video, psychology expert Peter Quarry, shares excellent tips for putting in the effort and being...Show More
How to Study Effectively is a video to change studying from being considered painful and something to avoid, to being a positive experience. In this video, psychology expert Peter Quarry, shares excellent tips for putting in the effort and being rewarded as a result.
How to Study Effectively is a short but powerful video offering simple but effective ways to make study memorable, productive and rewarding. Show Less
Mind over Mood
Mind over Mood will help you understand how to control your moods and switch to positive constructive thinking. Psychologist Eve Ash explains how to change, what she calls, the Negative Land of W (Wishing, Whining and Wasting Time) to the...Show More
Mind over Mood will help you understand how to control your moods and switch to positive constructive thinking. Psychologist Eve Ash explains how to change, what she calls, the Negative Land of W (Wishing, Whining and Wasting Time) to the Positive: Wanting to Achieve, Willing to Learn and Working Effectively.
Once this video is completed you will have learned how we waste valuable time wishing for something different or whining about finishing a task or project. You will know how to choose your mood using the Positive Land of W approach: Wanting to achieve, being Willing to learn, and Working effectively. It's a case of mind over mood. Show Less
