Sometimes we realise we’re not perfect. It’s very confronting. If you want to change something about yourself – become less irritable, or more assertive, stop losing your temper, worry less – how do you do it? Are our character traits hard-wired, or can we change our brains and improve ourselves?

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To find out more about depression and support services you can contact Head to Health at www.headtohealth.gov.au  Beyond Blue at www.beyondblue.org.au , Lifeline at www.lifeline.org.au or on 13 11 14 and www.headspace.org.au. Thanks to Future Generation Global