{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Straight Up Psychological Services","home_page_url":"https://straightuppsych.com.au","description":"Straight Up Psychological Services","author":{"name":"Straight Up Psychological Services"},"items":[{"id":"https://straightuppsych.com.au/f/stop-borrowing-energy-from-tomorrow","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/75e853de-3609-4409-b1d0-9c8ddf3f80b4/exhaustion.jpeg\"/><p>Something I see regularly in therapy is people coming in exhausted, burnt out, overwhelmed or struggling with their mood. As we explore their history, there's often a familiar cycle:</p>","url":"https://straightuppsych.com.au/f/stop-borrowing-energy-from-tomorrow","title":"Stop Borrowing Energy From Tomorrow","summary":"Something I see regularly in therapy is people coming in exhausted, burnt out, overwhelmed or struggling with their mood. 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Instead of saying “a person wit...</p>","url":"https://straightuppsych.com.au/f/identity-first-language","title":"Identity-First Language","summary":"In my recent post about how to find a neuroaffirming therapist, I spoke about identity-first language. Identity-first language is, for example, saying someone is autistic, or is an ADHDer. Instead of saying “a person wit...","date_modified":"2026-06-27T23:28:33Z"},{"id":"https://straightuppsych.com.au/f/why-see-a-psychologist-instead-of-ai","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/75e853de-3609-4409-b1d0-9c8ddf3f80b4/Counselling%20therapy%20support%20Griffith%20NSW%20psych.png\"/><p>I wrote a draft of this post about a week ago after listening to a podcast that worried me. Then I saw a Facebook post by the American Psychological Association (APA this week that added to the worry. 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