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29/10/2026

A little something for the girlies I’ve been wanting to start at Centre 31… 📚🤎

If you love learning about psychology, relationships, emotions and why we humans do the things we do, this might be right up your alley!

I’m starting a book club! Drum roll…..

Between the Lines — by Centre 31.

The idea is pretty simple. I choose a book about mental health, relationships, parenting, personal growth or just the complicated business of being human, and get together three times to talk about it.

But with a little difference!

Our catch-ups will be facilitated by a qualified counsellor (me!), giving us the opportunity to unpack what we’re reading, ask questions, get some professional insight and advice, and explore how the things we’re learning relate to our own lives.

Maybe something in the book really resonates with you, helps you understand yourself or someone else a little differently, or sparks a conversation you wouldn’t normally have.

You can share as much or as little of your own experiences as you like. There’s absolutely no pressure to share anything personal. Sometimes just listening and hearing different perspectives can be just as valuable.

And I want it to be enjoyable too!

Think good books, interesting conversations, a few laughs, snacks, drinks and the chance to meet new people who are just as curious about being human.

So what’s included?

📚 Your very own copy of our chosen book.

🎁 A little goodie bag at the beginning with your book and everything you’ll need for our catch-ups.

🤎 Three small-group sessions facilitated by a qualified counsellor, with the opportunity to ask questions, gain insight and discuss real-life experiences.

☕ Snacks and drinks at every catch-up.

💬 The chance to meet new people, connect, share perspectives and have conversations that matter.

How does it work?

We’ll meet three times, every three weeks, at Centre 31 in Perth, Tasmania, in a relaxed group of just 5–7 people.

No homework to hand in, no pressure to finish every chapter and definitely no expectation to have something profound to say.

This isn’t just group therapy and this isn’t just a book club, It’s a relaxed, counsellor-facilitated space to learn, connect, reflect and hopefully have a really enjoyable time along the way.

I’m hoping to create a little community where conversations about mental health, relationships and life become something we actually look forward to.

Comment BOOK CLUB or send me a message and I’ll add you to the interest list.

Let’s make talking about being human a little more normal, and a lot more enjoyable. 🤎

25/09/2026

Have you ever had one of those moments where you decide enough is enough and you're getting your entire life together on Monday?

You're going to eat better, exercise, drink more water, go to bed earlier, stop scrolling, organise the house, sort the finances and somehow become a completely different person by next weekend.

There's nothing wrong with wanting change.

But when you're already overwhelmed, giving yourself another enormous list of things you now need to do “properly” can become one more thing you're failing at.

Sometimes feeling better starts with asking a much less exciting question:

What is making my life harder than it actually needs to be?

Maybe mornings are chaos because you're making too many decisions. Maybe you're constantly exhausted because you don't stop until everything is finished. Maybe your phone is keeping your brain switched on until midnight. Maybe you've agreed to things you don't have time for.

You don't necessarily need ten new habits.

You might need one less commitment.

You might need dinner to be ridiculously easy twice a week.

You might need to put your phone somewhere else at night.

You might need to stop expecting yourself to operate at 100% every day.

Small changes aren't pointless because they're small. They're often the changes we're actually capable of repeating.

Good support should make life feel more manageable.

Not become another job.

- Chan

24/09/2026

When couples want their relationship to improve, they often think they need to make some enormous change.

More dates. A holiday. More s*x. Better communication. A massive conversation where everything finally gets sorted out.

Sometimes those things help.

But relationships are mostly built in much smaller moments.

It's how you greet each other at the end of the day.

Whether you look up when your partner is talking.

Whether you say thank you for something you've started taking for granted.

Whether you bring up something that's bothering you before you've been silently collecting evidence for three weeks.

Whether you can say, “That came out wrong. Let me try again.”

Whether you occasionally choose the relationship over your phone, the washing or another episode of whatever you're watching.

None of those things sounds particularly groundbreaking.

But do them consistently and they start changing the way two people experience each other.

This is really the thinking behind the Together 30-Day Couples Program I'm developing through Centre 31.

I don't want to give couples 30 days of therapy homework.

I want to give them small, intentional things to do that create conversations, connection and a better understanding of each other.

Something realistic enough to do when you have jobs, kids, responsibilities and an actual life.

Because you don't necessarily need to completely change your relationship.

Sometimes you need to change some of the small things you're repeatedly doing inside it.

And those little changes can add up to something pretty bloody significant.

— Chan

23/09/2026

Some people are absolutely terrible at resting.

They can sit down, technically. But their brain is still walking around the house pointing out everything they could be doing.

There's washing.

The kitchen needs cleaning.

You should answer that email.

You could quickly organise that cupboard.

And suddenly you've turned having a cup of tea into a a whole deal.

A lot of us have learned to measure a “good day” by how much we got done. Being productive feels responsible. Sitting down when there are unfinished jobs can feel lazy.

The problem is there will ALWAYS be another job.

If your rule is “I can rest when everything is finished”, congratulations, you've created a system where you're never allowed to rest.

Rest isn't something you earn by completely exhausting yourself first.

Your brain and body need periods where they're not constantly producing, solving, responding, planning or looking after somebody.

And rest doesn't have to mean lying perfectly still doing nothing.

It might be reading. Sitting outside. Watching something you enjoy. Going for a slow walk. Having a coffee without doing three other things at the same time.

If resting makes you uncomfortable, get curious about that.

What do you think it says about you when you're not being productive?

That's a much more interesting question than whether the washing could have been folded.

Because yes, it probably could have.

It will also still be there later.

- Chan xo

22/09/2026

Most couples don't wake up one morning and suddenly feel disconnected. It usually happens much more quietly than that.

Life gets busy. Work takes more out of you. The kids need something every five minutes. Someone's tired, someone's stressed, there's washing everywhere and by the time you finally sit down together at night, neither of you has much left.

So your partner starts getting the leftovers.

The leftover time. The leftover patience. The leftover attention. Sometimes even the version of you that's been holding it together for everyone else all day and has absolutely nothing left by the time you get home.

That's not because you don't love each other. It's because relationships are often the easiest thing to put on autopilot when life gets full.

The problem is, if autopilot runs for long enough, you can start feeling more like housemates, co-parents or people running a small and slightly chaotic business together than a couple.

And I don't think the answer is automatically “you need more date nights”. Date nights are great, but connection also happens in really ordinary moments.

Sit together for ten minutes after dinner. Make each other a coffee. Send the stupid meme. Kiss each other goodbye properly. Ask, “How are YOU going?” and actually wait for the answer.

Small things don't look particularly impressive on Instagram, but they're often what keeps a relationship feeling like a relationship.

If things have felt a little disconnected lately, don't immediately assume something is terribly wrong.

Have a look at how much genuine time and attention the relationship has actually been getting.

Sometimes the love hasn't disappeared.

It's just been buried under everything else that ironically is there because of you having the relationship to begin with.

- Chan

21/09/2026

We do something strange with relationships. We tend to wait until things are REALLY bad before we decide we should probably do something about them.

You can still love each other and know things could be better.

Maybe you're not talking like you used to. Maybe s*x has changed. Maybe every conversation somehow turns into an argument. Maybe you're basically running the household together really well but don't feel particularly connected as a couple anymore.

None of that automatically means your relationship is broken.

It might just mean it needs some attention.

And relationship work doesn't have to mean sitting opposite each other having huge, uncomfortable conversations every night.

Sometimes it's learning how your partner actually experiences conflict.

Sometimes it's asking questions you haven't asked in years.

Sometimes it's noticing the tiny ways you've stopped reaching for each other.

And sometimes it's actually making time for the relationship rather than hoping you'll magically feel closer once work settles down, the kids are easier, the house is finished and life becomes less busy.

Because we all know how often THAT week arrives.

This is why I'm developing the Together 30-Day Couples Program through Centre 31.

I want it to be practical. Small things couples can actually do. Conversations that have a purpose. Tools that help you understand each other better without making every night feel like a therapy session.

It won't replace couples counselling when that's what's needed.

It's for the couples who are thinking, “We're okay... but I want us to be better than okay.”

You don't need to wait until you're trying to save your relationship to start investing in it.

— Chan

19/09/2026

When people hear “emotional regulation”, I think they sometimes picture meditation, breathing exercises, yoga and somehow finding 45 peaceful minutes in the middle of the day.

Lovely if you've got it.

Most people I know are trying to regulate themselves while answering emails, picking kids up, running late and wondering what they're going to cook for dinner.

So sometimes we need to make it much smaller.

Before you walk into your next meeting, stop for 20 seconds. Put both feet on the ground, drop your shoulders and take one slower breath.

When you make a coffee, just make the coffee. Don't make it while answering an email, checking Facebook and mentally planning tomorrow.

If you've just had a difficult conversation, don't immediately launch into the next thing. Give your brain a minute to come down.

And when something annoys you, ask yourself, “Do I actually need to respond to this right now?”

That question alone can save you from quite a few conversations you probably didn't need to have while your nervous system was fired up.

These things sound almost too basic, but that's actually the point.

A strategy you can use for 30 seconds during a normal workday is probably more useful than the perfect regulation strategy you never have time to do.

I'm putting together Centre 31 resources around emotional regulation that are practical enough to use in real life — at work, at home, with kids, in relationships and when your brain has simply had enough for the day.

Regulation isn't about being calm all the time.

It's noticing when you're getting wound up and knowing a few ways to help yourself come back down.

— Chan

18/09/2026

Before a lot of women ever hear “have you considered ADHD?”, they've usually spent years hearing completely different explanations.

You're anxious. You're disorganised. You're too sensitive. You're lazy. You're forgetful. You need to stop procrastinating. You need to try harder.

After hearing those things enough times, you don't just think you struggle with organisation. You start thinking there's something wrong with YOU.

If you can't start something you genuinely want to do, you don't think, “My executive functioning is struggling today.” You think, “Why am I so bloody lazy?”

If you forget appointments, lose your keys, leave washing in the machine for two days and realise at 10pm that you never replied to that important message, you don't automatically think ADHD.

You think, “Why can't I get my s**t together like everybody else?”

This is one reason ADHD has been missed in so many women. It hasn't always looked like the stereotypical version people expected to see.

And yes, ADHD can sit alongside anxiety, depression and other things. Not every difficulty is ADHD and getting a diagnosis doesn't suddenly explain every part of your personality.

But having the right explanation matters.

Because “I'm lazy” requires more shame and more effort.

“My brain struggles with task initiation” requires a different strategy.

That's a very different starting point.

A lot of the ADHD resources I'm developing through Centre 31 will be around exactly this — understanding what's actually happening and finding practical ways to work WITH your brain.

Because if beating yourself up was going to make you more organised, I'm fairly certain it would have worked by now.

— Chan

17/09/2026

“We've grown apart” is something I hear quite a bit from couples, and usually by the time someone says it, they're pretty worried about what it means.

But growing apart doesn't necessarily mean you've stopped loving each other or that the relationship is over. Sometimes life has simply taken over and somewhere along the way you've stopped being a couple and become really good at running a household together.

You talk all the time, but it's about the kids, work, bills, appointments, what's for dinner and who's doing what tomorrow. You might even work really well as a team, but you can't remember the last time you had a conversation that wasn't about organising your life.

And connection usually doesn't disappear overnight. It happens slowly. You stop asking each other things. You spend more time on your phones. You're both tired. S*x becomes less frequent. You stop doing the little things you used to do because there's always something else that needs attention.

Then one day you look at each other and think, how did we get here?

If this is you, I'd start with something really simple. Instead of asking, “Are we still in love?”, ask, When did we stop being interested in each other's world?”

When was the last time you asked your partner how they actually are? What they're thinking about lately? What they're looking forward to? What they're finding hard? What they miss about the two of you?

You don't need to book a romantic weekend away and force yourselves to reconnect by Sunday.

Start with talking again.

I'm creating more Centre 31 relationship resources for exactly this space — couples who aren't necessarily falling apart but know they've lost something along the way and want some help finding their way back to each other.

Sometimes you've grown apart.

Sometimes you've just stopped making space to grow together.

— Chan xo

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