Colourful Mind Psychological Services

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Calm on the outside = internally replaying a conversation from 2017 and preparing for six emergencies that currently exi...
14/10/2026

Calm on the outside = internally replaying a conversation from 2017 and preparing for six emergencies that currently exist only in your imagination. 🫠

If that sounds familiar, “High-Functioning Anxiety” by psychologist Dr. Lalitaa Suglani is worth adding to your reading list.

Dr Lalitaa combines psychological insights, case studies, reflective questions and practical exercises in a five-step guide designed to help readers understand where these patterns come from and begin responding to themselves with greater kindness.

Follow us for more thoughtful mental health resources, practical tips and recommendations that make life feel a little less overwhelming.

Please note this is general advice and might not fit everyone’s situation.

Some people respond to anxiety by crying in the bathroom. Others respond by reorganising the pantry, replying to every e...
12/10/2026

Some people respond to anxiety by crying in the bathroom. Others respond by reorganising the pantry, replying to every email, helping three friends and creating a colour-coded spreadsheet before breakfast. 🤦‍♀️😂

Sometimes being “the capable one” becomes such a familiar role that people miss how much energy it takes to maintain. Even the friend with the colour-coded calendar may be holding things together with caffeine and pure determination.

Swipe 👉 left to explore what “coping well” can hide and discover a few meaningful ways to check in.

Follow us for more practical mental health tips, helpful resources and gentle reminders to check on your capable friends too.

Please note this is general advice and might not fit everyone’s situation.

08/10/2026

You can forget to reply to an email for nine business days, leave the washing in the machine overnight and completely lose track of which day it is. Your bills, however, remain organised, punctual and deeply committed to showing up. 🤦‍♀️💵

Financial pressure can add another layer of stress when your mental health affects your ability to work. Understanding your income protection cover could help you feel more prepared if you need time away from work.

A qualified financial adviser can help you understand your existing cover and which options may suit your circumstances. Speak with an adviser such as Skye - Life Insurance, Simplified for personalised financial advice. Insurance is what they do and only what they do.

Which bill always seems to arrive at the worst possible time? Wrong answers are highly encouraged!

Please note this is general advice and might not fit everyone’s situation.

08/10/2026

Phone? Protected. ✔️
Laptop? Protected. ✔️
Sunglasses that spend most of their life lost in a handbag? Extremely protected. ✔️✔️✔️

Our income often funds all of these things, along with the slightly more important expenses like housing, groceries and electricity. But if a mental health challenge affected your ability to work, financial pressure could add another layer of stress during an already difficult time.

Understanding what income protection you already have, including any cover through your super, may help you feel more prepared.

Speak with a qualified financial adviser about your circumstances. You could contact .wealth if you’d like professional help reviewing your existing cover and options.

Follow us for more practical mental health tips, helpful resources and gentle reminders to look after your future self.

Please note this is general advice and might not fit everyone’s situation.

Does reading an insurance policy make you feel like someone tipped a Scrabble bag onto a contract and called it a senten...
06/10/2026

Does reading an insurance policy make you feel like someone tipped a Scrabble bag onto a contract and called it a sentence? You’re in excellent company.

Moneysmart Income Protection Insurance Guide is a helpful place to start. It explains what income protection is, where you may already have cover and which policy features are worth understanding.

It also includes questions you can ask yourself, your insurer or a qualified financial adviser, such as:

👉 How much of my income would be replaced?
👉 How long would I need to wait before receiving payments?
👉 How long could the payments continue?
👉 Which conditions or situations are excluded?

Read the guide here: https://moneysmart.gov.au/how-life-insurance-works/income-protection-insurance

Please note this is general advice and might not fit everyone’s situation.

We protect our homes, cars, phones and the tiny pair of sunglasses we bought for $12.99 three summers ago. Yet many of u...
04/10/2026

We protect our homes, cars, phones and the tiny pair of sunglasses we bought for $12.99 three summers ago. Yet many of us have never checked what would happen to our income if we couldn’t work due to our mental health. 😬

Consider this a small favour for future you, who already has enough on their plate. ❤️ Tap and scroll down to learn what to check and which questions to ask.

Follow us for more practical mental health tips, helpful resources and gentle reminders to look after your future self.

Please note this is general advice and might not fit everyone’s situation.

02/10/2026

We ❤️LOVE❤️ a grandparent who arrives at Sunday lunch with the familiar snacks, a copy of the routine and several pages of handwritten notes!

Helping family and friends understand autism doesn’t need an honorary psychology degree. It can begin with a few practical conversations about what helps your child feel safe, comfortable and included. Maybe that means giving them warning before a change, allowing extra processing time, respecting their way of connecting or keeping their reliable foods available.

Your loved ones may need reminders while they learn. The willingness to listen, adjust and try again means so much. 🥰

Follow us for more practical, neuroaffirming advice to help your family understand and support the autistic child you love.

Please note this is general advice and might not fit everyone’s situation.

01/10/2026

Grandparents, aunties, uncles and family friends usually want to connect with your child. Sometimes their idea of connecting involves a surprise change of plans, an exciting new food and a request for a hug all within approximately seven minutes. 😂

A little understanding can make family time much easier.

Keeping routines predictable, respecting familiar foods, allowing your child to connect in their own way and asking their parents what helps can go a very long way.

And if a child doesn’t want a hug, try not to take it personally. Connection can look like sitting beside you, showing you their favourite thing or simply feeling comfortable enough to be themselves around you.

Follow Colourful Mind Psychological Services for more simple ways to better understand and support neurodivergent kids.

You can have the kindest intentions and still accidentally choose wording from 1997. 😬😅Talking about autism respectfully...
30/09/2026

You can have the kindest intentions and still accidentally choose wording from 1997. 😬😅

Talking about autism respectfully comes down to listening, staying curious and being willing to adjust your language. Tap and scroll down for a practical guide to neuroaffirming language and a few common phrases that need to be in the bin already.

Follow us for more warm, practical and neuroaffirming information about autism, parenting and mental health.

This post was accurate at the time of creation. We understand neuroaffirming language is constantly evolving, and we do our best to stay current and client-centred. Please also note this is general advice and might not fit everyone’s situation.

When a child in your family receives an autism diagnosis, you may be ready to help with absolutely anything… as soon as ...
27/09/2026

When a child in your family receives an autism diagnosis, you may be ready to help with absolutely anything… as soon as someone explains what “anything” actually involves. 🤔

Tap and scroll down for practical ways you can make family time more comfortable for an autistic child while offering meaningful support to their parents.

Download our post-diagnosis guide here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bxGjvPTvSKBdRBiv4aBGi0VeppXsHido/view?usp=drive_link - for more gentle guidance on what comes next.

Please note this is general advice and might not fit everyone’s situation.

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