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"extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult."

It occurred to me that people suffering from this condition might have trouble getting help. How do they get of the house to find out or to seek help? The answer is, they probably don't, they are more likely to read articles on-line or in newspapers or magazines, or hear about what help is available through friends or family.

They have an unusually high amount of anxiety about leaving the house and possibly having a panic attack, and sometimes it is the fear of having an attack which keeps them inside, rather than the fear of public spaces.

It's important to celebrate our elders and their achievements and their value to society.

There have been lots of studies and trials on being healthy in later years, particularly emotional well-being as that has a definite impact on your physical well-being.

Yes it is possible to change your ways and improve your life by overcoming those things that are annoying you, ( I am not talking medical or physical things - I'll leave those things for the doctors and medical professionals)

YES - you can learn to overcome stresses, difficult situations, bad habits.  Scientists have done thousands of trials and brain scans, and the brain is pliable i.e. plasticity of the brain cells is real.

We are happy to announce that the experienced brain coach HELEN DUGDALE is part of our staff at The Body Spot Massage at Shoal Bay.

This method is fairly new to Australia but is rapidly becoming a go-to method for behavioural and cognitive change.

The Narrabri SIAHTO Woman of the Year, Helen Dugdale, is a passionate advocate for young people and for education.

In those areas, and in others across the community, Mrs Dugdale has dedicated many years of voluntary commitment and enthusiasm.

Her achievements were recognised and applauded by the audience – which included her daughter Anna Dugdale – when a surprised Mrs Dugdale was announced as the 2019 Narrabri Woman of the Year at Narrabri SIAHTO’s awards night on Tuesday.

Mrs Dugdale was taken by surprise – she had been invited to the dinner as a guest speaker – with no inkling of her honour to come.

SIAHTO and family members had carefully planned to circumvent the award winner’s prior commitments to ensure she would be at the event.

Phobias anyone? Snakes and heights! This beauty was on our path up to the look-out. Luckily it was only a python. Tap on photo to get full picture. #phobias #snakes #heights #braincoaching