Minding Our Minds: The Relationship Counselling Centre

13/11/2025

✨ What’s New at Minding Our Minds ✨

🌿 A Fresh Chapter:
I’m so excited to share that Minding Our Minds | The Relationship Counselling Centre has moved to Being Well Bentleigh — a beautiful, calm wellness centre at 56 East Boundary Rd, Bentleigh East. It’s the perfect space to slow down, reflect, and reconnect.

💞 For New Clients — “Relationship Rescue” Package:
Start 2026 feeling reconnected and supported with four couples sessions for $700 when booked in January. A caring reset designed to rebuild connection, strengthen communication, and restore closeness.

🧠 Expanding Support:
In 2026, I’ll also begin working with neurodiverse couples, both in-clinic and online through relationshipcounsellingcentre.com.au.

🌸 Giving Back:
Next year, one counselling space will be offered at nominal cost for someone navigating divorce or separation. Please reach out if this could help someone you know.

📚 For My Clients:
I’ve created a private Skool community — an extensive free resource hub with videos, tools, and guides on communication, intimacy, conflict, and more. Message me for your invite.

✨ As the end of the year comes into view, I hope you find moments to pause, rest, and reconnect with what really matters. Relationships thrive when we meet each other with patience, curiosity, and care.
With warmth and gratitude,
Talitha Newton
MindingOurMinds.com.au 💫

11/11/2025

27/10/2025

Here’s a easy resource to help create boundaries for couples around conflict.

24/10/2025

🌿 Exciting News! 🌿
I’m so happy to share that from November 6th, Minding Our Minds | The Relationship Counselling Centre will have a new home at Beingwell Bentleigh, located at 56 East Boundary Road, Bentleigh East.

Everything will continue to run as usual — same sessions, same care, just a beautiful new space to welcome you into. 💫

Bookings for couples counselling and individual psychotherapy can be made via www.mindingourminds.com.au or by calling 📞 0466 810 183.

I’m really looking forward to continuing this work with you from our new home. 🕊️

21/10/2025

Book Review: The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer
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I actually started reading this book last year but put it down not too far in. At the time, I just wasn’t connecting — he kept referencing his corporate business success, and it felt a bit distant for where I was at. I also hadn’t taken much notice of the author’s name (I can get a bit stuck in my own little bubble sometimes).
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Then a few months ago, someone recommended The Untethered Soul, which I absolutely devoured and connected with deeply. Only after finishing it did I realise — same author! So I picked The Surrender Experiment back up, and honestly, it felt like a completely different book. It was as if it was speaking right to me.
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This time around, the message landed so clearly: life has a way of unfolding when we stop trying to control it. Singer’s story shows what happens when we say yes — not to everything mindlessly, but to the flow of life itself. His idea of surrender isn’t about giving up; it’s about trusting that what comes our way is part of something much bigger.
It’s a beautiful, humbling reminder to soften, to stay open, and to let life lead instead of constantly trying to steer it.
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Sometimes a book doesn’t land because we’re not quite ready for it yet. When the timing’s right, the same words can meet you in a completely new way.
Have you ever had that happen with a book?
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❤️ I’m in search of my next book. If you have a must read please share it in the comments. ❤️

12/10/2025

Your energy shapes your relationships
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So often we think relationship challenges are about communication, compatibility, or commitment — and while those matter, one of the biggest invisible factors is energy.
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When we’re depleted, stressed, or running on empty, even small interactions can feel heavier. Our capacity for empathy, patience, and connection shrinks. But when we’re rested, nourished, and emotionally resourced, we relate differently — we listen more deeply, respond more gently, and connect more authentically.
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It’s important to notice where your energy leaks from.
🙈Lifestyle choices — lack of rest, poor nutrition, or overcommitment.
🙈Social interactions — spending time in spaces that drain rather than replenish.
🙈Relationships — dynamics that consistently take more than they give.
🙈Beliefs — the stories you tell yourself that keep you small, stuck, or striving.
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Your relational health begins with your energetic health. Taking time to restore your own reserves isn’t selfish — it’s an act of care for the people you love.

✨ Protect your energy. Your relationships will thank you.

09/10/2025

✨ The Power of Belonging in Your Relationship ✨
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Feeling like you truly belong in your intimate relationship isn’t a luxury — it’s a fundamental emotional need.
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When we feel safe to be seen, heard, and accepted as we are, our nervous system relaxes. Connection deepens. Love becomes a place of rest, not performance.
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Belonging doesn’t mean losing yourself — it means being able to bring your whole self to the relationship and knowing you’ll still be met with care and respect.
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Healthy relationships create safety for both partners to grow, explore, and express without fear of rejection. That’s what makes love not just passionate, but secure. 💫
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08/10/2025

I see this presenting issue in couples all the time. This approach works so well. 🫶

02/10/2025

We’re counting down to Building Relationships & Connections, a one-day only seminar for anyone supporting or navigating ADHD-impacted relationships.

Saturday 11 October 2025, 9:00 am–3:30 pm, The Boulevard Centre, Floreat WA

Why You Can’t Miss This

- World-renowned keynote: Melissa Orlov - international ADHD & relationships expert and award-winning author - is flying in from the US just for this seminar.

- Intimate, capped numbers: A rare chance to learn directly from Melissa in small workshops.

- Actionable strategies: Walk away with proven tools to transform communication and connection in ADHD-impacted relationships - whether in your practice or your own life.

Workshops include:

- Tackling Anger & Resentment (Melissa Orlov)
- Building Your Child’s ADHD Support Network
- Boundaries, Negotiation & Tasks (Melissa Orlov)
- ADHD Across the Lifespan

Seats are strictly limited and Melissa’s sessions will fill fast.

Secure your spot today: https://www.adhdwa.org/get-involved/building-connections-relationships/

25/09/2025

Unmet Needs & Connection
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Often in our romantic relationships, it isn’t just the present moment we’re navigating — it’s our history too. Unmet needs from childhood and protection mechanisms we built during past relationships can quietly show up, shaping the way we connect (or disconnect) with our partners.
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Walls, avoidance, defensiveness, or shutting down often began as survival strategies. They once kept us safe. But in love, they can become barriers to the very closeness we long for.
The paradox? Vulnerability and accountability — the things we often fear will push someone away — are actually what create secure attachment.
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When we take ownership of our patterns and allow ourselves to be seen, we offer our partner the chance to meet us with empathy, safety, and love.
True connection isn’t about perfection; it’s about courage. ❤️

👉 If you’re curious about how these dynamics play out in your own life, or want to explore ways to move past protective patterns, I share more insights at www.mindingourminds.com.au

25/09/2025

Hi, I’m Talitha 🌻

I support people navigating all stages of relationships — from marriage and long-term partnerships, to separation, divorce, new love, or even situationships.

As a relationship counsellor and psychotherapist, I feel privileged to walk beside couples and individuals as they move through their pain, untangle old patterns, and rediscover joy — those moments when the smiles return are why I do this work.

This page is a space to explore what it means to live, heal, grow, and love with authenticity. Whether you’re here for guidance, curiosity, or inspiration, I’m glad you’ve found your way here 💜

Learn more about my work at www.mindingourminds.com.au

23/09/2025