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The National Disability Insurance Scheme, or NDIS, is the government’s new way of funding care and support for Australian who live with disabilities. NDIS helps participants access everything from health services to community support – the NDIS is designed to be an all-embracing funding provider for those with a disability. Additionally, we know now that

Mary Magalotti on Relationship Issues During COVID 2020 will forever be known as the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and for many Victorians, it will also be forever immortalised as the year of the lockdown and social isolation. In addition to these challenges, many people are also dealing with financial concerns and health worries. These

Trauma occurs when an individual has experienced a stressful or painful event that interrupts how the brain copes with difficult thoughts and emotions. Those who have experienced trauma can have problems with effectively regulating their emotions, dealing with intrusive thoughts, and managing stressful situations. Trauma can be the result of many different events and circumstances,

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Stress is a normal and expected part of life, so it can be tough to tell when the level of stress you are experiencing is too much to cope with. It can be tempting to just ‘soldier on’ and ignore the issue, but severe and prolonged stress can have a serious impact on both mental

Identifying Chronic Pain Chronic pain can be caused by any number of illnesses, injuries or health conditions, and is defined as pain that lasts past twelve weeks from the onset of the initial ailment or incident. Roughly a third of Australians live with chronic pain, and it can have a debilitating effect on both the

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