Amberley Meredith – Media and Speaking
Psychology insights, interviews, and commentary on mental health, wellbeing, and relationships.
Below are links to selected media appearances, articles, and interviews featuring Amberley’s work.
Guest Appearances on Podcasts
HerStory Circle TV
Hosted by Getrude Matshe
Interview with Amberley discussing her personal and professional journey towards the creation of The Adaptable Sustainable Psychology Collection.
Articles Featuring Amberley
Why sometimes it all feels too much
By Amberley Meredith
December 2025
…“When life feels like it’s too much, it’s often not because something is ‘wrong’ with us,” says Amberley Meredith, consultant at Being Well Process and a registered Australian psychologist.
“Our cognitive and emotional bandwidth can only stretch so far. When demands keep piling up, overwhelm isn’t a failure — it’s a human response.”
She explains that many people internalise exhaustion as personal inadequacy rather than recognising it as a signal to slow down.
“Instead of asking ‘what’s wrong with me?’, a more compassionate question is ‘what has been too much for too long?’ That shift alone can create space for relief, clarity, and self-kindness.”…
Pursuit of Understanding Within Complexity
How we can improve our response to hard problems as individuals and organizations
By Michael Toebe
17th December 2025
…When we’re faced with difficult problems, instinctive reactions like complaining are often the easiest response,” says Amberley Meredith, consultant at Being Well Process and author of the Adaptable Sustainable Psychology collection. “But complexity doesn’t yield to instinct — it requires awareness, curiosity and the willingness to sit with uncomfortable nuance.”
She explains that true understanding emerges when individuals slow down, question assumptions, and consciously expand their interpretation beyond the first impression. “We reach for the activated reaction rather than the considered response — and that makes navigating complexity harder than it needs to be.”
According to Meredith, this shift — from reaction to reflection — is not just personal. “It must begin within each of us, and then it can move into our collaborations, our workplaces, and how we solve problems together.”
ABC News
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Noosa's youth have limited access to proper health services for mental illness and drug addiction
By Grace Hickling and Grace Nakamura
February 2022
…'What is being provided isn't meeting the needs'
Noosa-based psychologist Amberley Meredith said this has been a long-term problem in the beachside town.
"Not only is there a gap in services, but I think what is being provided isn't meeting the needs," she said.
"It's often delivered in a way that suits the organisations that are delivering, rather than the young people who need to access it."…
Read the full article here:
https://www.hrmonline.com.au/how-tos/gaslighting-at-work-how-do-you-manage-it/
How to help an employee or colleague panicked by coronavirus
By Girard Dorney, HRM Online
12 March, 2020
… 1. Detecting anxiety in yourself and others
You want people in your workplace to feel safe. If they’re feeling anxious, you want them to come forward. The best detection method is encouraging people to be self-aware, says Amberley Meredith, consultant at The Being Well Process and a registered Australian psychologist.
“It makes getting help 100 times easier,” says Meredith. She offers the following questions that people can ask themselves.
Am I feeling a bit overwhelmed?
Am I constantly checking the headlines and looking for updates?
Am I ruminating so much on coronavirus that I’m not focusing at work?
Am I able to hear objective facts or am I focusing on fears and potential scenarios? …
Australian HR Institute
Read the full article here:
https://www.hrmonline.com.au/how-tos/gaslighting-at-work-how-do-you-manage-it/
Gaslighting at work: how do you manage it?
By Kate Neilson
21 June, 2019
… The ‘professional’ gaslighter
“Gaslighters have a very domineering personality,” says Amberley Meredith, consultant at Being Well Process and a registered Australian psychologist.
She says this behaviour can occur both vertically (between co-workers) and horizontally (between a manager and their direct report) in a workplace.
“If they know what your weak spots are, they will use them against you – usually in subtle and cruel ways. They’re different from the narcissist who just wants everyone to think they’re fabulous, the gaslighter wants to manipulate and control. People can become completely unhinged by this process.” …..
