The Three Seas Group

The Three Seas Group Melbourne’s hub for people seeking comprehensive mental health support from skilled & caring psychologists.

The Three Seas Psychology Group is a team of registered and experienced psychologists that specialise in helping people overcome life’s challenges whether they are at home or at work. We are professional and ethical practitioners who deliver authentic care through our wide range of high quality services and products. These services and products focus on providing real help for life’s problems. We achieve this by helping clients understand deeper psychological processes that limit or propel their happiness, wellbeing and potential.

To anyone reading this and quietly thinking, “I didn’t do enough this year” pause for a moment.Strength doesn’t always l...
29/12/2025

To anyone reading this and quietly thinking, “I didn’t do enough this year” pause for a moment.

Strength doesn’t always look like consistency, productivity or big milestones. Sometimes it looks like getting through the day. Sometimes it looks like resting. Sometimes it looks like stopping altogether… and then starting again when you could.

There may have been days you did give up, and that’s okay. That doesn’t erase the days you showed up. The next day came, and you continued in whatever way you could. That matters.

Achievement is a tricky word. It doesn’t have a single definition, and it doesn’t look the same for everyone. For some, it’s career growth or visible wins. For others, it’s surviving grief, managing anxiety, setting boundaries, asking for help, or simply staying. All of those count.

If guilt or shame has crept in around what you think you “should” have done, try meeting yourself with curiosity instead of criticism.

If you’re still here, still trying in any capacity, that’s worth acknowledging. And yes, you deserve to be proud of yourself too 🤍

Tag someone you’re proud of. Or take this as your sign to quietly honour yourself today.

The festive season can fill our “stress bucket” much faster than we expect. Changes to routine, family dynamics, financi...
18/12/2025

The festive season can fill our “stress bucket” much faster than we expect. Changes to routine, family dynamics, financial pressure, sensory overload, and old memories can all add up, even when parts of the season are joyful.
When the bucket gets too full, stress often spills out in ways we don’t feel proud of later. That doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means your system is overloaded and asking for relief.

Small, intentional stress relievers can make a real difference. Quiet moments, fresh air, sensory breaks, and clear boundaries help release pressure before it overflows. These aren’t indulgences, they’re protective strategies.
If you notice yourself reaching for less helpful coping habits, try meeting that moment with curiosity rather than judgement. Ask yourself what your body or mind actually needs right now, not what it’s trying to escape from.

You don’t have to “do Christmas perfectly.” You just need enough support to get through it with care for yourself intact 🎄

Many people grow up believing they need to be the strong one, the capable one, the person who “has it together.” Over ti...
03/12/2025

Many people grow up believing they need to be the strong one, the capable one, the person who “has it together.” Over time, that can turn into carrying far more than any one person is meant to hold.

Reaching out for help is not a sign that you’re falling apart. It’s a sign that your nervous system, your mind, and your body have reached their limit. Even the most resilient people have limits. In fact, resilience includes knowing when to lean on others rather than pushing yourself past your capacity.

Support doesn’t erase your strength. It protects it.
If you’ve been coping alone for a long time, it’s understandable that asking for help may feel uncomfortable or unfamiliar. But you don’t have to wait until things feel unbearable. You deserve care long before you reach breaking point.

Resentment often shows up when a deep pain has gone unseen or unmet for too long. It is not a sign that you are holding ...
01/12/2025

Resentment often shows up when a deep pain has gone unseen or unmet for too long. It is not a sign that you are holding on for the sake of it. It is usually a sign that something important inside you has not felt acknowledged, understood, or cared for.

Letting go of resentment is not about forcing yourself to “move on.” It is about understanding the wound beneath it. When you slow down and get curious about the thoughts, emotions, and body sensations tied to the resentment, you create space for real healing rather than pressure or self-blame.

This kind of work takes time. It means recognising what you can and cannot control, tending to the parts of you that still feel hurt, and offering your body a sense of safety again. Some days the resentment may soften. Other days it may feel loud again. This is all part of a natural healing process.

Letting go does not mean pretending the pain never existed. It means choosing not to let that pain decide how you show up in your life, your relationships, or your sense of self. You can move toward peace at your own pace, one compassionate step at a time.

Being cast as the “villain” in someone else’s story can feel confusing and unfair. But often, it has very little to do w...
26/11/2025

Being cast as the “villain” in someone else’s story can feel confusing and unfair. But often, it has very little to do with who you actually are. When someone is struggling to face their own behaviour or choices, shifting the blame outward can feel safer than sitting with discomfort.

Blame can be a defence against shame. It creates a simple narrative that protects a person from looking at their own patterns. And while that may help them cope in the moment, it can leave you carrying the weight of a story that was never yours to hold.

It’s important to remember that their interpretation does not define your character. You can reflect on your part in a situation without absorbing someone else’s version of you.
You are allowed to let their narrative belong to them and keep your sense of self intact.

We sometimes imagine emotionally healthy people as calm, confident, and unbothered. But real psychological health looks ...
24/11/2025

We sometimes imagine emotionally healthy people as calm, confident, and unbothered. But real psychological health looks very different. Healthy people still get triggered, doubt themselves, feel insecure, crave reassurance, and fall into old patterns. The difference is in how they respond to those moments.

Emotional health is not about getting rid of hard feelings. It is about recognising what belongs to you, staying curious about your reactions, and choosing not to hand those feelings to everyone around you. It is about letting pain move through instead of pushing it away, repairing when you misstep, and staying grounded in who you are even when old insecurities flare up.

Growth does not make you invincible. It makes you more aware, more honest with yourself, and more able to navigate tough moments without losing your sense of self.
If you are still triggered, still learning, still catching yourself in old patterns, you are not failing. You are human, and you are healing.

As we move through adulthood, friendships don’t disappear because we stop caring. They often shift because our lives shi...
19/11/2025

As we move through adulthood, friendships don’t disappear because we stop caring. They often shift because our lives shift. Different routines, responsibilities, cities, and priorities mean we lose the automatic moments that used to keep us close.

This doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong. It also doesn’t mean the friendship is failing. It reflects the reality that adult connection takes more intention and structure than it did when life naturally placed us in the same spaces every day.

If you’ve been feeling like you’re always the one initiating contact, it may not be a sign that you’re “too much” or that your friend doesn’t value you. Many people are overwhelmed, stretched thin, or unsure how to reconnect.

A gentle reminder: meaningful friendships can evolve and still be strong, even if they look different from before. It’s normal for adult relationships to need more communication, clarity, and effort to stay connected.

You’re not alone in feeling this shift.

When life feels overwhelming, our minds tend to jump to the worst possible conclusions. This is a normal stress response...
17/11/2025

When life feels overwhelming, our minds tend to jump to the worst possible conclusions. This is a normal stress response, but it can also make everything feel even more out of control.

A helpful way to interrupt this spiral is to gently add a grounding phrase to the end of the thought. This doesn’t dismiss what you are feeling. Instead, it creates a bit of space between the emotion and the story your mind is telling about it.

These small cognitive shifts can reduce urgency, regulate your nervous system, and help you see the situation with more clarity. You are not forcing yourself to “think positive.” You are simply giving your brain another pathway to follow. Over time, these tiny reframes can make overwhelming moments feel more manageable. One thought at a time is enough.

We often use humour to connect, to soften a moment, or to cope. But when self-deprecating jokes become the main way some...
12/11/2025

We often use humour to connect, to soften a moment, or to cope. But when self-deprecating jokes become the main way someone talks about themselves, it can start to reinforce the very beliefs they’re trying to hide behind a laugh.

It’s okay to joke about ourselves now and then, but repeated self-criticism, even in jest, can quietly shape how we see our worth. If you notice a friend doing this often, gentle curiosity and compassion can go a long way.
You don’t have to “fix” it. Instead, try responding with kindness, perspective, or a simple question that helps them see themselves the way you do.

Humour can still bring us closer, especially when it’s rooted in care rather than self-attack. 💛

When something challenging happens, the way we approach it can shape what happens next.If we lead with judgment, our bod...
10/11/2025

When something challenging happens, the way we approach it can shape what happens next.

If we lead with judgment, our body and mind can tighten up. We get stuck in stress, defensiveness, or frustration. But when we choose curiosity instead, it opens space for understanding — both of ourselves and others.
Curiosity helps regulate our emotions, lowers tension, and supports problem-solving. It invites us to ask “what’s really going on here?” rather than “what’s wrong with me or them?”

That small shift can change everything. 💛

Grief is not something we “get over.” Psychologically, it’s something we adapt to. Over time, our brains integrate the l...
05/11/2025

Grief is not something we “get over.” Psychologically, it’s something we adapt to. Over time, our brains integrate the loss into our sense of self and daily life, not by forgetting, but by finding new ways to hold both love and pain together.

As our grief changes, so does the way it shows up. Crying less doesn’t mean caring less. Feeling moments of joy doesn’t mean we’ve stopped missing someone. It’s a sign that our emotional system is learning to expand again.
Healing doesn’t erase grief; it makes space for it to coexist with life. 💜

Your feelings are always valid. They tell you something important about your needs, your boundaries, and your experience...
29/10/2025

Your feelings are always valid. They tell you something important about your needs, your boundaries, and your experiences. But how we express those feelings matters.
Emotions can explain why we react a certain way, but they don’t excuse harmful behaviour.

Growth happens when we pause long enough to notice what’s underneath the emotion before acting on it. That’s emotional intelligence, recognising our responsibility for what we do with what we feel. 💚

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