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National Day of Prayer and Fasting in Australia
Today is the National Day of Prayer and Fasting. “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.” Hebrews 12:2 In simple terms fasting is giving up things in the natural to birth things in the spiritual. It’s a period where we grow in our spiritual walk by...
The Connection Between Our Thoughts, Actions & Overall Health
Negative thoughts and actions have a negative impact on the whole of our being. Dr. Caroline Leaf is a cognitive neuroscientist with a Ph.D. in Communication Pathology specialising in Neuropsychology. In an excerpt from her article, The Perfect You: Wired for Health ,...
The Impact Of Stress On The Mind & Body
Reading Time: 3 minutesStress is linked with a series of physical problems that can come about after impacting on a person’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Nichole Howson Interview About Her Bipolar Disorder
In an interview with aifc, Nichole Howson tells us about how she coped with bipolar disorder when growing up with her family, how her bipolar affected her relationships and how managing her Bipolar Disorder with treatment and counselling has helped her immensely....
BIPOLAR DISORDER – Message To A Young Girl
As we grow older and wiser we tend to think, “If we only knew then what we know now!” Nichole Howson addresses issues that young girls could be facing in the hope that she can help other young ones who are going through the same thing. Dear young girl, I know these...
What I Wish You Knew About My Bipolar Disorder
The demand for mental health care in Australia has never been so great with Lifeline reporting a record breaking 1M calls to the service in 2015, according to news.com. Nichole Howson’s blog, ‘Dear unnamed’ helps shed some light on her Bipolar disorder. This is but...
Mentally Preparing Your Kids for the First Day of School
In the midst of new uniforms, checking booklists, filling the lunchboxes, and finally getting everybody to their classrooms, here is something to consider. Your child’s mindset is their most important asset. We all have a mindset. Which one we choose will determine...
Organising Those Dreaded Back To School Mornings
School morning multitasking can be a parent’s worst nightmare. We dash around the house juggling between making lunches, seeing that the kids have all the right stuff in their school bags and school uniforms on. Then there are the constant reminders to get their shoes...
Commencing The School Year
Starting a new school year can be an exciting time for many children, whilst others experience anxiety about the new school year or about leaving those they love. Although each of us have had to deal with separation at some stage in our lives, some children find this...
Steve Poisat – Testimonial
“Studying with aifc gave me the pastoral counselling confidence and specialist skills that I needed to competently and compassionately engage with the members of my congregation and the community chaplaincy work that I was involved in. The biblically based framework...
What makes aifc different?
Our Christian bible based counselling courses attract men and women from all over Australia. aifc takes a comprehensive and balanced approach to counselling training that integrates psychology, theology and spirituality. Theology helps us know and grow in God’s ways...
Procrastination Could Be Robbing You Of Your Potential
We all have days when we want to put off task that need to be accomplished. At times we don’t care enough about the task ahead, however, there are times that we do care and still end up doing something other than what we are meant to do. Why do we do it? We have a...