Resources
Resources for Relationships, Parenting and Emotional Wellbeing
Explore practical articles and reflection tools on communication, parenting, separation, ADHD and emotional wellbeing. Written by Pooja Sharma, counsellor and psychotherapist, these resources offer general information to help you understand common challenges and consider your next steps.
Relationships and couples
Why Do We Keep Having the Same Argument? Understanding Relationship Conflict
How to step out of a cycle of criticism and defence, and when communication tips are not enough.
ADHD and everyday life
ADHD in everyday life: work, study and relationships without blame
Practical, blame-free ways to approach ADHD-related difficulties at work, in study and in relationships, and where counselling fits.
Parents, children and teens
Helping Children and Teens Manage Big Feelings: Connection Before Correction
Emotion coaching for parents and caregivers, with sample phrases for children and teenagers and a simple approach to try.
Separation and co-parenting
Separation and co-parenting: helping children feel secure
What parents can say to children about separation, what children need to know, and why safety changes the approach.
Emotional wellbeing
Feeling overwhelmed? A gentle way to come back to the present
A brief, eyes-open grounding pause for overwhelming days, alternatives if breathing exercises do not help, and the limits of a coping tool.
Understanding counselling
Counselling vs Psychotherapy: What Is the Difference?
What counselling and psychotherapy involve, how they overlap, and questions you could ask before starting.
Culture, identity and intergenerational expectations
Navigating Cultural and Family Expectations: Finding Your Own Voice
Reflection prompts and conversation starters for navigating family expectations, culture and identity, with safety in mind.
Worksheets and practical tools
A simple emotional check-in: a worksheet for difficult days
A gentle written check-in for noticing what happened, what you are feeling and what support you might need, with an everyday example.
These articles are general information, not advice for your situation. If you need help now, call 000 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.