Matt Brown (he/him)
@mattmelbourne.bsky.social
Londoner relocated to Melbourne in 2024. Clinical Psychologist. Psycho-oncology. 🏳️🌈LGBTQIA+. Cat dad 🐈 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 He/Him
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"Reich citizenship will not be laid in the cradle of every one born in Germany, but will be ceremoniously conferred on him after he has shown himself worthy of it through special accomplishments, through loyal services to the State." NY Times, July 6, 1933.
July 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Reich citizenship will not be laid in the cradle of every one born in Germany, but will be ceremoniously conferred on him after he has shown himself worthy of it through special accomplishments, through loyal services to the State." NY Times, July 6, 1933.
Rest isn’t indulgent, it’s a core part of psychological and emotional wellbeing. For many of us, Sundays offer space to reset our nervous systems before the week ahead.
Take the opportunity to rest up today.
#MentalHealth #RestAndRecovery #SundayReset
Take the opportunity to rest up today.
#MentalHealth #RestAndRecovery #SundayReset
June 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Rest isn’t indulgent, it’s a core part of psychological and emotional wellbeing. For many of us, Sundays offer space to reset our nervous systems before the week ahead.
Take the opportunity to rest up today.
#MentalHealth #RestAndRecovery #SundayReset
Take the opportunity to rest up today.
#MentalHealth #RestAndRecovery #SundayReset
Just posted a reflection on homesickness, identity, and adjusting to life in Melbourne — and how therapy can help during times of change.
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Read it here: iconpsychology.com.au/blog
#psychologist #homesickness #therapy
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Read it here: iconpsychology.com.au/blog
#psychologist #homesickness #therapy
June 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Just posted a reflection on homesickness, identity, and adjusting to life in Melbourne — and how therapy can help during times of change.
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Read it here: iconpsychology.com.au/blog
#psychologist #homesickness #therapy
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Read it here: iconpsychology.com.au/blog
#psychologist #homesickness #therapy
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"...illness is the abnormality that reveals what is normal, indeed fundamental, in human life." familymeetingnotes.substack.com/p/helping-pe... #medsky #hapc
Helping People Survive Better
Even When They're Dying
familymeetingnotes.substack.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"...illness is the abnormality that reveals what is normal, indeed fundamental, in human life." familymeetingnotes.substack.com/p/helping-pe... #medsky #hapc
Since working in cancer services for the past decade, this has remained an ongoing issue. Healthcare professionals rarely ask patients about their sexual functioning.
“My patient’s cancer was curable but for years she endured painful sex as a result. This story is all too familiar”
“My patient’s cancer was curable but for years she endured painful sex as a result. This story is all too familiar”
May 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Since working in cancer services for the past decade, this has remained an ongoing issue. Healthcare professionals rarely ask patients about their sexual functioning.
“My patient’s cancer was curable but for years she endured painful sex as a result. This story is all too familiar”
“My patient’s cancer was curable but for years she endured painful sex as a result. This story is all too familiar”
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For #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek, which has a theme around the culture of dying, you'll find some relevant articles and interviews here www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Death and dying | BPS
We collect together archive links on the psychology of death, dying, loss, near-death, bereavement and grief.
www.bps.org.uk
May 6, 2025 at 5:55 AM
For #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek, which has a theme around the culture of dying, you'll find some relevant articles and interviews here www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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Announcing World Psycho-Oncology Day #WPOD – April 9
World Psycho-Oncology Day will serve as a global platform to raise awareness of the importance of addressing the psychological and emotional needs of people affected by cancer.
Read more by going to ipos-society.org/WPOD
World Psycho-Oncology Day will serve as a global platform to raise awareness of the importance of addressing the psychological and emotional needs of people affected by cancer.
Read more by going to ipos-society.org/WPOD
March 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Announcing World Psycho-Oncology Day #WPOD – April 9
World Psycho-Oncology Day will serve as a global platform to raise awareness of the importance of addressing the psychological and emotional needs of people affected by cancer.
Read more by going to ipos-society.org/WPOD
World Psycho-Oncology Day will serve as a global platform to raise awareness of the importance of addressing the psychological and emotional needs of people affected by cancer.
Read more by going to ipos-society.org/WPOD
Living with #lateeffects of childhood/adolescent #cancer and cancer treatments can be challenging, with emotional, cognitive, and social impacts. Psychological interventions can improve quality of life, enhance coping, and support overall wellbeing. #clinicalpsychology
www.iconpsychology.com.au
www.iconpsychology.com.au
March 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Living with #lateeffects of childhood/adolescent #cancer and cancer treatments can be challenging, with emotional, cognitive, and social impacts. Psychological interventions can improve quality of life, enhance coping, and support overall wellbeing. #clinicalpsychology
www.iconpsychology.com.au
www.iconpsychology.com.au
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The Power Threat Meaning Framework has now moved to Bluesky. Please do follow us! Contact and website details on LinkTree. #PTMFramework #PTMF
March 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Power Threat Meaning Framework has now moved to Bluesky. Please do follow us! Contact and website details on LinkTree. #PTMFramework #PTMF
We presented a poster reporting on the survivorship needs of cancer patients in their 20s and 30s based on focus groups of patients and staff at #surv25 today
This work will help us shape what we provide for young patients in the Alfred Cancer Integrative Oncology and Wellness Centre.
This work will help us shape what we provide for young patients in the Alfred Cancer Integrative Oncology and Wellness Centre.
March 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
We presented a poster reporting on the survivorship needs of cancer patients in their 20s and 30s based on focus groups of patients and staff at #surv25 today
This work will help us shape what we provide for young patients in the Alfred Cancer Integrative Oncology and Wellness Centre.
This work will help us shape what we provide for young patients in the Alfred Cancer Integrative Oncology and Wellness Centre.
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Russia ‘creating database of LGBTQ+ citizens’, new report claims
Russia 'creating database of LGBTQ+ citizens', new report claims
Russia’s government is allegedly creating a sweeping database of LGBTQ+ people, an independent Russian news outlet has reported.
www.thepinknews.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Russia ‘creating database of LGBTQ+ citizens’, new report claims
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Californian here. Where do I sign?
Thousands of Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S.
In response to President Donald Trump’s continued musing about the U.S. acquiring Greenland from Denmark, Danish citizens have launched their own effort to purchase America’s most econo…
ktla.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Californian here. Where do I sign?
Excellent podcast episode hearing from Dr Stirling Moorey about the value of CBT (and more broadly psycho-oncology) within cancer care.
#psychooncology
#clinicalpsychology
#cancerpsychology
#psychooncology
#clinicalpsychology
#cancerpsychology
Let's Talk about CBT- Practice Matters: CBT, Cancer and Coping with Dr Stirling Moorey
This episode, Rachel talks to Dr. Stirling Moorey about the role of CBT in supporting individuals with cancer. Dr Moorey is a consultant psychiatrist and a leading expert in psycho-oncology as well as...
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February 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Excellent podcast episode hearing from Dr Stirling Moorey about the value of CBT (and more broadly psycho-oncology) within cancer care.
#psychooncology
#clinicalpsychology
#cancerpsychology
#psychooncology
#clinicalpsychology
#cancerpsychology
On #worldcancerday we started our eight-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Group at @alfredhealth.bsky.social Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre today. Providing evidence-based psychological interventions is integral to good quality cancer care to enhance quality of life and wellbeing.
February 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
On #worldcancerday we started our eight-week Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Group at @alfredhealth.bsky.social Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre today. Providing evidence-based psychological interventions is integral to good quality cancer care to enhance quality of life and wellbeing.
Behind every cancer diagnosis is a unique human story—stories of resilience, grief, hope, and healing. Person-centred care means seeing the whole person and meeting their unique needs with compassion and empathy. #WorldCancerDay
#UnitedByUnique
#UnitedByUnique
February 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Behind every cancer diagnosis is a unique human story—stories of resilience, grief, hope, and healing. Person-centred care means seeing the whole person and meeting their unique needs with compassion and empathy. #WorldCancerDay
#UnitedByUnique
#UnitedByUnique
It’s #worldcancerday
A #cancer diagnosis and managing cancer treatment and/or recovery is often a difficult experience for most people. For the #LGBTQIA+ communities there can added complexity and there’s often little professional support available to help navigate the experience. Read my blog to find out more:
Supporting people from LGBTQIA+ Communities Through Cancer: The Role of a Clinical Psychologist — Icon Psychology
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is often experienced as life-changing and, for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, it may also come with some additional challenges. Healthcare systems continue to struggle...
www.iconpsychology.com.au
February 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It’s #worldcancerday
A #cancer diagnosis and managing cancer treatment and/or recovery is often a difficult experience for most people. For the #LGBTQIA+ communities there can added complexity and there’s often little professional support available to help navigate the experience. Read my blog to find out more:
Supporting people from LGBTQIA+ Communities Through Cancer: The Role of a Clinical Psychologist — Icon Psychology
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is often experienced as life-changing and, for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, it may also come with some additional challenges. Healthcare systems continue to struggle...
www.iconpsychology.com.au
February 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I had to endure the heat with my cat, who insisted he wanted to sit outside despite the intense heatwave. He stayed there for 10 minutes. We’re now back in the AC 🥹
February 2, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I had to endure the heat with my cat, who insisted he wanted to sit outside despite the intense heatwave. He stayed there for 10 minutes. We’re now back in the AC 🥹
The attack on transgender community requires us all to stand up and support our fellow humans. Transgender people have ALWAYS existed and denying their identity will not alter that. I hope Penny Wong, along with other leaders around the world, stand up to Trump administration. But I fear they won’t…
Call for Wong to defend Aus travellers and diplomats in wake of Trump trans ban
Just.Equal Australia wants Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, to clarify whether transgender Australians could be blocked from entering the United States under their legally-recognised name and gender iden...
qnews.com.au
January 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The attack on transgender community requires us all to stand up and support our fellow humans. Transgender people have ALWAYS existed and denying their identity will not alter that. I hope Penny Wong, along with other leaders around the world, stand up to Trump administration. But I fear they won’t…
With Melbourne's #MidsummaFestival in full swing and this weekend's #Pride march coming up on Sunday, I've written a short blog about how Pride may help to boost our mental health along with some tips for managing wellbeing both now and throughout the year.
www.iconpsychology.com.au/blog-pride
www.iconpsychology.com.au/blog-pride
January 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
With Melbourne's #MidsummaFestival in full swing and this weekend's #Pride march coming up on Sunday, I've written a short blog about how Pride may help to boost our mental health along with some tips for managing wellbeing both now and throughout the year.
www.iconpsychology.com.au/blog-pride
www.iconpsychology.com.au/blog-pride
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What is the impact of a pre existing severe mental illness on cancer outcomes?
⬆️ Inequalities in outcomes
⬆️ Increased cancer related mortality
⬆️ Greater probability of metastatic disease
⬇️ Reduced access to stage appropriate treatment
#cancer #mentalhealth
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
⬆️ Inequalities in outcomes
⬆️ Increased cancer related mortality
⬆️ Greater probability of metastatic disease
⬇️ Reduced access to stage appropriate treatment
#cancer #mentalhealth
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How does severe mental illness impact on cancer outcomes in individuals with severe mental illness and cancer? A scoping review of the literature
Les personnes atteintes de maladie mentale grave (MMG) ont une espérance de vie réduite d'environ 15 à 20 ans par rapport à la population générale [1,…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:24 AM
What is the impact of a pre existing severe mental illness on cancer outcomes?
⬆️ Inequalities in outcomes
⬆️ Increased cancer related mortality
⬆️ Greater probability of metastatic disease
⬇️ Reduced access to stage appropriate treatment
#cancer #mentalhealth
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
⬆️ Inequalities in outcomes
⬆️ Increased cancer related mortality
⬆️ Greater probability of metastatic disease
⬇️ Reduced access to stage appropriate treatment
#cancer #mentalhealth
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Bluesky now has more people than Australia.
January 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Bluesky now has more people than Australia.
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Let's do this!
Still on the Other Place for now… I've spent 14 years building up 185K followers, and (more importantly) following 20K psychologists.
But we'll grow on here, hopefully with help from you friends, old and new.
If you're the latter, here's what we do!
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist
Still on the Other Place for now… I've spent 14 years building up 185K followers, and (more importantly) following 20K psychologists.
But we'll grow on here, hopefully with help from you friends, old and new.
If you're the latter, here's what we do!
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist
The Psychologist | BPS
The magazine of the British Psychological Society - in print and online.
www.bps.org.uk
November 11, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Let's do this!
Still on the Other Place for now… I've spent 14 years building up 185K followers, and (more importantly) following 20K psychologists.
But we'll grow on here, hopefully with help from you friends, old and new.
If you're the latter, here's what we do!
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist
Still on the Other Place for now… I've spent 14 years building up 185K followers, and (more importantly) following 20K psychologists.
But we'll grow on here, hopefully with help from you friends, old and new.
If you're the latter, here's what we do!
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist
A wonderfully sunny start to the year and a lot of exciting things on the horizon for the #integrativeoncology service at #AlfredHealth for 2025.
#cancercare #psychooncology #clinicalpsychology
#cancercare #psychooncology #clinicalpsychology
January 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A wonderfully sunny start to the year and a lot of exciting things on the horizon for the #integrativeoncology service at #AlfredHealth for 2025.
#cancercare #psychooncology #clinicalpsychology
#cancercare #psychooncology #clinicalpsychology
Sad to hear the YMCA club at Tottenham Court Road in London closing. I really enjoyed going there before moving to Australia this year. It will have a negative impact on the local community - such a rare community, gym and swimming space in the middle of the West End!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
World's first YMCA in central London to close - BBC Sounds
The world's first YMCA, is due to close in February after being sold.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 6:34 AM
Sad to hear the YMCA club at Tottenham Court Road in London closing. I really enjoyed going there before moving to Australia this year. It will have a negative impact on the local community - such a rare community, gym and swimming space in the middle of the West End!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...