Mindful Pathways

14/10/2026

Not all trauma therapies look the way people imagine.

In Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), we create a timeline of a person’s life story using visual elements.

One of the most powerful aspects of this therapy is that it reminds us that people are more than the worst things that have happened to them.

Trauma can leave memories feeling fragmented, disconnected and stuck in the present. NET helps people organise those experiences into a coherent life narrative, allowing them to better understand their story, process difficult experiences, and reconnect with the full picture of who they truly are.

At Mindful Pathways, we are passionate about evidence-based trauma therapies that honour both the difficulties people have experienced and the strengths that have carried them through. ❤️

11/10/2026

International Day of the Girl 🌟
Today, we celebrate the strength, courage, creativity and potential of girls everywhere.
At Mindful Pathways, we know that growing up can be both exciting and challenging. Girls are navigating a world of social media, academic pressures, changing friendships and big emotions, all while discovering who they are and who they want to become.
Every girl deserves:
❤️ To feel safe and valued
❤️ To have her voice heard
❤️ To be supported in her mental health and wellbeing
❤️ To believe in her own strengths and abilities
❤️ To have opportunities to learn, grow and thrive

When we listen to girls, encourage their confidence and support their wellbeing, we help create a future where they can flourish.
Today, let’s celebrate the girls in our lives and commit to building communities where every girl feels empowered to be herself.

10/10/2026

01/10/2026

[PEER SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SUICIDAL THOUGHTS OR FEELINGS]: Launching a new Alt2Su group in Adelaide's North.

The Midway Road Alt2Su group starts this Friday 18th of September 2:30pm-4pm at Midway Road Community House, 48 Midway Road Elizabeth East. The group will run fortnightly on Friday afternoons.

See our website for the update: www.lelan.org.au/alt2su-groups/

Download the new flyer for your community or org: https://tinyurl.com/LELANAlt2Su2026

Alternatives to Su***de (Alt2Su) peer-led community-based groups centre mutual connection and meaning making around su***de distress, thoughts and experiences. They offer non-clinical spaces where people can be honest about their experiences without fear of forced treatment, other forms of coercion, or risk assessment that shuts conversation down.

Email [email protected] or call 0431 953 526 for more information.

23/09/2026

After three wonderful weeks overseas, I’ve returned feeling incredibly grateful.

One of the greatest comforts while I was away was knowing that the amazing team at Mindful Pathways was here, supporting our clients with the same care, professionalism and compassion they bring every single day. When a few clients needed some extra support, the team stepped in seamlessly, ensuring everyone felt safe, heard and cared for.

It takes a truly exceptional group of people to maintain such a high standard of care, and I couldn’t be prouder of this team. Their capability, dedication and commitment to our clients make Mindful Pathways the special place it is.

As a small token of my appreciation, each team member was given a Liptember - supporting WMHA Box. 100% of the proceeds go directly to the Liptember Foundation to support women’s mental health research and programs.

Thank you, team, for everything you do.

Mindful Pathways is stronger because of each of you. ❤️

17/09/2026

I’ve been a little quiet online for the past few weeks, as I was lucky enough to travel to the United States and visit some incredible places, including Yosemite National Park.

Interestingly, the trip challenged and changed me in ways I wasn’t expecting.

There were the obvious physical challenges. Climbing Lembert Dome at over 2,800 metres elevation, every step felt harder and every breath more deliberate.

But it wasn’t the physical challenge that stayed with me most.

It was the overwhelming sense of awe.

Standing on vast granite domes, looking across mountain ranges that stretched further than I could comprehend, I experienced something that reminded me of the “Overview Effect” astronauts often describe - that profound shift in perspective that comes from suddenly seeing humanity, life and yourself in a much larger context.

As a psychologist, I’m fascinated by how our minds construct the world around us. Standing in Yosemite, surrounded by landscapes carved over millions of years, I felt my usual frame of reference begin to dissolve.

The giant sequoias were perhaps the most powerful reminder. Some of these extraordinary trees have stood for nearly 3,000 years. They were already ancient when the Roman Empire was young. They have witnessed countless generations come and go, surviving fires, storms and centuries of change.

Beside them, my worries seemed remarkably small.

Walking alongside crystal-clear rivers, through forests and beneath towering mountains and rock faces, I was struck by the beauty of something that exists completely independently of us. Nature doesn’t need our approval, our plans or our timelines. It simply continues.

And strangely, there was something deeply comforting about that.

In our busy lives, it’s easy to feel like everything is urgent. Every problem feels significant. Every decision feels monumental.

Spending time in a place of such immense scale and age reminded me that while our lives matter deeply, we are also just one small part of a much larger story.

I came home with tired legs, stories of adventure and a phone full of beautiful photos.

But I also came home with a renewed sense of perspective.

Sometimes the greatest gift of travel isn’t seeing somewhere new.

It’s seeing yourself - and the world - differently. ❤️

24/08/2026

This isn’t a cleaning video. It’s an executive functioning strategy.

I stood in my kitchen after a dinner with friends feeling overwhelmed.

Not because I didn’t know how to clean it. Not because I didn’t want it done.
I was overwhelmed by where to start.

Many of the clients I work with describe this experience. It can look like procrastination, but often it’s something else entirely: immobilisation, decision paralysis, or executive functioning overload.
Questions start piling up:
Where do I begin?
What’s the most important thing?
What if I don’t finish?
What if I start in the wrong place?
What if it takes all day?

The task itself isn’t always the problem. Sometimes it’s the mental load of all the decisions surrounding it.
What helped me today wasn’t motivation.
I decided to film a timelapse.
Without really thinking about it, I changed the task from:
“I need to clean the kitchen.”
to
“I’m making a video about getting unstuck.”

The filming added novelty, accountability, and a sense of purpose. It became a form of self-monitoring and even a kind of body doubling. Most importantly, it gave me a starting point.

And once I started moving, the next step became easier to find.

A reminder for anyone feeling stuck today:
You don’t always need more motivation.
Sometimes you just need a different way into the task. ❤️

18/08/2026

What a privilege it was to spend the evening with the Annesley community as part of the Dare to Become Parenting Series.

Tonight we explored a simple but powerful shift: moving from theorising about our children’s behaviour to becoming genuinely curious about their experience. Instead of asking, “What’s wrong with them?” we explored questions like, “What’s making this hard?” and “What might I not understand yet?”

We also talked about the importance of having the hard conversations ourselves rather than outsourcing them, and how connection, curiosity and collaboration can transform conflict into an opportunity for understanding.

Thank you to all the parents who attended, reflected, questioned and shared. Parenting was never meant to be done perfectly, but it was always meant to be done in relationship. ❤️

17/08/2026

After spending the morning teaching postgrad psychology students about couples therapy, I found myself thinking about relationship research while cooking dinner tonight.

Not because my husband and I were discussing attachment theory over the stove, but because the small everyday moments we talked about in class showed up in our kitchen.

Tonight’s dinner was our homemade version of Ying Chow’s famous BBC. Like many Adelaide locals, Ying Chow has become part of our story over the years, and recreating our favourite dish at home has become one of our relationship rituals.

As I was juggling ingredients and feeling a little stretched, I mentioned I needed a hand. Without hesitation, my husband noticed and got the rice started.

In Gottman’s therapy work, that’s called a bid for connection; those small moments where we reach out to our partner, often in subtle ways. And just as importantly, it’s about turning toward those bids by noticing, responding and showing up.
The research tells us that healthy relationships aren’t built on grand romantic gestures alone. They’re built through thousands of everyday moments of connection.

Tonight’s rice wasn’t really about rice.
It was about partnership, shared meaning, and one of the simple rituals that has become part of our life together.

The more I work with couples, the more I appreciate that strong relationships are often built through small moments of noticing, responding, repairing and reconnecting.

And sometimes they look a lot like homemade BBC and fried rice on a Monday night. ❤️🍚🥢

17/08/2026

A huge thank you to the postgraduate psychology students and teaching team at Flinders University for allowing me to lead such an engaged and thoughtful discussion today.

We explored Couples Therapy, the broader evidence base for relationship interventions, ethical dilemmas in couples work, neurodiversity, cultural considerations, and the complexities of helping people navigate intimate relationships.

One of the strongest reminders for me was that whilst therapeutic models are useful, good psychology ultimately comes down to curiosity, formulation, critical thinking, and genuine human connection.

Thank you for having me back. It was a pleasure to spend the morning with you all. ❤️

Flinders University