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Introducing Dr Chris Walsh
Dr. Chris Walsh is a psychiatrist working in private practice in Melbourne. His psychotherapy integrates diverse theoretical frameworks, including Mindfulness, CBT, Gestalt and Self-Psychology. He has worked in jails, in community settings, in drug and alcohol treatment centres, with the military and with urban and tribal Aboriginal communities. He has extensive experience with treating trauma. He has recently been involved as a clinician in research into the therapeutic use of psilocybin at Monash University.
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Midweek Mindful Moment. You don’t see the world. You see the story your mind tells about it.
Want to try something different?
This 2–5 minute sensory mindfulness practice invites you to look without analysing, labelling, or fixing.
No deep calm. No emptying the mind. Just noticing how quickly thoughts jump in and gently coming back to pure seeing.
Colors. Light. Movement.
Before the commentary starts.
It’s simple. It’s surprisingly revealing. And it works anywhere.
👉 Try the practice here🔗 https://www.mindfulrepresentations.com/blog/seeing-without-the-story-a-simple-sensory-mindfulness-practice-sight/
#mindfulness #sensorymindfulness #mentalfitness #presence #neuroplasticity #attentiontraining #mindfulmoments #selfawareness #wellbeing #slowdown #mindset #mindsetmatters #pause #mindsetshift #IntentionalLiving #SpiritualJourney #Overthinking #BlogPost #HealthyHabits #MindBodySoul #WellnessJourney
Midweek Mindfulness Moment🌳Is your family tree looking more like a tangled vine?
Two brilliant minds—Murray Bowen and Bert Hellinger—took different routes to help us stop inheriting emotional clutter.
🔍 Bowen zoomed in on the individual: “Let’s figure out your patterns and stay steady when the family sofa sags.”
🌀 Hellinger zoomed out to the system: “Let’s honour what’s been carried for generations and let the tangled roots untangle.”
✨ Mindful Representations brings both together, blending systemic insight, mindfulness, and a dash of practical magic.
You don’t have to fix everyone. Just notice, relate differently, and give yourself more breathing room (and maybe fewer Christmas table meltdowns).
👉 See our blog https://www.mindfulrepresentations.com/blog/changing-self-within-family-of-origin/
#EmotionalWellbeing #mindsetmatters #mindset #pause #SpiritualJourney #BlogPost #mindfulness #MindfulnessMatters #EmotionalResilience #SelfCompassion #EmotionalWellness #MindfulLiving #MindfulMoments #SelfCareRoutine #MeditationPractice #MentalWellness #MindBodySoul #WellnessJourney #InnerPeace
Midweek Mindfulness Moment 😴 When Trauma Steals Sleep
For many people, trauma doesn’t ease at night. Sleep becomes something to survive rather than rest into.
Nightmares, sudden waking, and hyper vigilance aren’t personal failures. They’re signs of a nervous system still on guard.
Here’s the key point: Poor sleep keeps trauma active, and trauma disrupts sleep. It’s a loop.
Recovery usually happens in layers:
• Calming baseline arousal
• Reducing nightmares
• Cutting alcohol and sedatives that fragment sleep
• Treating sleep apnea
• Re-establishing body rhythms
• Mindfulness, once the body feels safer
For some, inherited or transgenerational trauma keeps sleep lightly guarded.
This is where Mindful Representation work can help the body settle more deeply.
Healing isn’t linear. Sleep returns gradually. And with time, night can become safe again.
Read the full article: Managing Sleep Disturbance in the Traumatised
https://www.mindfulrepresentations.com/blog/managing-sleep-disturbance-in-the-traumatised/
#EmotionalWellbeing #BeHereNow #BlogPost #mindfulness #MindfulnessMatters #SelfCompassion #EmotionalWellness #MindfulLiving #HealthyHabits #SelfCareRoutine #MentalWellness #MeditationPractice #MindBodySoul #WellnessJourney
A quiet turning. The year turns. No drum roll. No grand resolution list.
Just a small pause to notice what’s settling, what’s still moving, and what might be ready to grow next.
Mindfulness doesn’t ask us to reinvent ourselves in January.
It invites us to arrive, again and again, with a little more honesty and a little less rush.
If you’re feeling the urge to begin gently, you’re already on track.
Wishing you a steady start to the year ahead.
#EmotionalWellbeing #pause #mindsetshift #IntentionalLiving #SpiritualJourney #mindfulness #MindfulnessMatters #mindfulnesspractice #SelfCompassion #EmotionalWellness #SelfAwareness #MindfulLiving #HealthyHabits #MindfulMoments #SelfCareRoutine #MentalWellness #MeditationPractice #MindBodySoul #WellnessJourney #InnerPeace #newyear #newyear2026 #newyearsday
Midweek Mindfulness Moment : Are You Carrying Feelings That Aren’t Yours?
We’re constantly absorbing emotions. From family, workplaces, relationships, even whole cultures. Most of the time, we don’t notice… until something feels off. That’s emotional resonance.
Mindful Representations help people:
• widen empathy without burning out
• let go of absorbed emotions
• reclaim hidden or forgotten parts of themselves
• untangle long-held family and ancestral emotional patterns
In our workshops, stepping into another person’s role often reveals unexpected strength, clarity, or relief. And just as importantly, people learn how to step out, releasing emotions that don’t belong to them before they follow them home.
There’s growing research showing how trauma and emotional patterns can be passed down across generations. What feels like your reaction might be a much older story still playing out.
Mindful Representations help return those emotional hand-me-downs, leaving more space for clarity, creativity, and grounded connection.
Curious what emotions you might be carrying that aren’t yours? Read more and explore upcoming workshops.
👉https://www.mindfulrepresentations.com/blog/emotional-resonance-in-mindful-representations/
#mindset #mindsetmatters #EmotionalWellbeing #BlogPost #MindfulnessJourney #mindfulness #MindfulnessMatters #EmotionalResilience #SelfCompassion #EmotionalWellness #SelfAwareness #MindfulLiving #HealthyHabits #MindfulMoments #SelfCareRoutine #MentalWellness #MeditationPractice #MindBodySoul #InnerPeace
A Mindful Pause at the year’s edge.
Not a year-end summary. A pause at the threshold to notice what’s been moving, what’s been steady, and what’s quietly taking shape.
This year, Mindful Representations stayed close to its core. Open to what emerges from the field, grounded in mindful awareness, respect for the facts, and the principles that support healthy movement in families.
We also opened things up a little. The Behind Mindful Representations workshops slowed the work down. Less performance, more seeing. Space to develop both understanding and felt experience.
Alongside this, a quieter project has been finding its voice. What began as fragments, blogs, and posts is steadily becoming a book. Still ripening, but very much alive.
If you’d like to follow that unfolding, you can visit The Golden Moment:
https://www.mindfulrepresentations.com/the-golden-moment/
As the year turns, there’s no rush. Just a gentle orientation toward what’s next.
All Mindful Representations events for 2026 can be found here : www.mindfulrepresentations.com/events/
Thank you for walking alongside this work, at your own pace.
Warmly,
Chris
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Midweek Mindful Moment
Carrying More Than You Know? Some burdens aren’t yours, but you carry them anyway.
Grief. Fear. Silence. Passed down like invisible heirlooms. This is transgenerational trauma, emotions and patterns inherited from those who came before. You might feel it in your bones, without knowing the story behind it.
But here’s the hope: What’s passed down can be processed.
What’s unnamed can be healed. And you don’t have to carry it alone.
Curious how? Explore the full blog: https://www.mindfulrepresentations.com/blog/trauma-echoing-across-generations/
🌀 Let this be the start of breaking the cycle.
#mindset #EmotionalWellbeing #mindsetshift #IntentionalLiving #BlogPost #mindfulness #MindfulnessMatters #EmotionalResilience #mindfulnesspractice #SelfCompassion #EmotionalWellness #MindfulLiving #SelfCareRoutine #MentalWellness #MindBodySoul #InnerPeace
Midweek Mindful Moment.
Feeling flat? Try Savouring.
That first sip of coffee. The warmth of sunlight on your back. A bird`s cheeky tune.
Savouring is mindfulness in action: pausing long enough to actually enjoy the good stuff. Not clinging, just soaking it in before it floats away.
Try this: Next time something lovely happens, take a slow breath and let the feeling land. That’s “breathing in the good.”
It’s how we rewire for joy, one mindful moment at a time.
Read our blog on Savouring - A Nutritious Introduction
https://www.mindfulrepresentations.com/blog/savouring-a-nutritious-mindfulness-introduction/
#mindset #mindsetmatters #EmotionalWellbeing #pause #mindsetshift #BeHereNow #IntentionalLiving #BlogPost #mindfulness #MindfulnessMatters #EmotionalWellness #SelfAwareness #MindfulLiving #HealthyHabits #MindfulMoments #BreatheInBreatheOut #WellnessJourney
🛌 Can’t Sleep After Trauma? You’re Not Alone.
Many trauma survivors feel stalked by the night, wide awake while the rest of the world sleeps. Nightmares, restlessness, or anxiety can linger even after therapy.
But sleep can return. One layer at a time.
In our latest post, we explore:
💊 Why meds help (but aren’t the full answer)
🌙 The 6 essential steps to reclaiming sleep
🌀 How trauma loops hijack rest
🧘♀️ The healing role of mindfulness & transgenerational work
If you or someone you love is tired of being tired, this one’s for you.
👉 Read the blog: https://www.mindfulrepresentations.com/blog/managing-sleep-disturbance-in-the-traumatised/
#mindset #EmotionalWellbeing #BlogPost #mindfulness #MindfulnessMatters #EmotionalResilience #SelfCompassion #SelfAwareness #MindfulLiving #HealthyHabits #MindfulMoments #SelfCareRoutine #MentalWellness #MeditationPractice #MindBodySoul #WellnessJourney
Ever walk into a room and feel off?
One minute you’re fine, the next you’re tense, teary, or tired—for no clear reason.
That’s emotional resonance: how we soak up others’ moods like sponges.
💫 The good: it helps us connect, feel joy, share unspoken understanding.
⚠️ The tricky bit? We can carry emotions that aren’t even ours.
💡 Mindfulness helps you notice what’s yours and what you’ve picked up along the way. Because riding the wave beats being dumped by it.
👇 Read the full blog: Navigating Emotional Currents
https://www.mindfulrepresentations.com/blog/navigating-emotional-currents/
#mindset #mindsetmatters #EmotionalWellbeing #pause #mindsetshift #BlogPost #mindfulness #MindfulnessMatters #SelfAwareness #HealthyHabits #SelfCareRoutine #MindBodySoul
Midweek Mindfulness Moment. What Makes Mindful Representations Different?
🧭 Rooted in family systems
📚 Grounded in facts, not fantasy
🌫️ Open to uncertainty
🧘 Mindfulness in every step
It’s Family Constellations with clarity, care and creativity. No guesswork. Just grounded healing.
👉 Curious? See our blog https://www.mindfulrepresentations.com/blog/what-sets-mindful-representations-apart/
#IntentionalLiving #BlogPost #mindfulnessmeditation #mindfulness #MindfulnessMatters #EmotionalResilience #SelfCompassion #EmotionalWellness #SelfAwareness #MindfulLiving #HealthyHabits #MindfulMoments #SelfCareRoutine #MentalWellness #MeditationPractice #MindBodySoul #BreatheInBreatheOut #WellnessJourney #InnerPeace
Midweek Mindfulness Moment🍇 Want the Fruits of Your Effort? Don’t Let Them Wither on the Vine.
Too safe? Life stays flat.Too hard, too fast? You burn out.
But there’s a sweet spot, your growth edge, where challenge meets ability.
That’s where the magic (and the juicy grapes) live.
🌱 Mindfulness helps you find it and thrive.
👉 Read the blog: “Finding Your Challenge Sweet Spot”
Tag a mate who’s ripe for a growth spurt.
See our blog : https://www.mindfulrepresentations.com/blog/embracing-challenge/
#mindset #mindsetmatters #EmotionalWellbeing #pause #mindsetshift #IntentionalLiving #BlogPost #mindfulness #SelfAwareness #MindfulLiving #HealthyHabits #SelfCareRoutine #MindfulMoments #MentalWellness #MeditationPractice #MindBodySoul #WellnessJourney #InnerPeace
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