Healing the Psyche: Renewal and Hope in Rural Practice
| Friday, November 7, 2025 |
| 1:50 PM - 2:20 PM |
Overview
Andrew Fuller, Author, Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist
Presenter
Andrew Fuller
Author, Clinical Psychologist and Family Therapist
Healing the Psyche: Renewal and Hope in Rural Practice
Presentation Overview
Healing is more than the absence of illness – it is the renewal of the psyche, the spirit, and the soul. Too often, we overlook the deeper places within ourselves, leaving hearts hungry and unfulfilled.
In a world where harmful influences can undermine wellbeing, how do we stay safe, restore balance, and nurture true healing? This keynote explores practical processes for renewing hope and fostering possibility, with a particular focus on rural communities.
Delegates will gain insights into:
• The deeper dimensions of psychological healing
• How practitioners can harness the strengths unique to rural communities
• Practical strategies to promote healing for individuals and communities alike
This session invites reflection, renewal, and a re-imagining of how we approach psychological wellbeing in challenging environments.
In a world where harmful influences can undermine wellbeing, how do we stay safe, restore balance, and nurture true healing? This keynote explores practical processes for renewing hope and fostering possibility, with a particular focus on rural communities.
Delegates will gain insights into:
• The deeper dimensions of psychological healing
• How practitioners can harness the strengths unique to rural communities
• Practical strategies to promote healing for individuals and communities alike
This session invites reflection, renewal, and a re-imagining of how we approach psychological wellbeing in challenging environments.
Biography
Andrew Fuller is a clinical psychologist, family therapist, author, speaker and creator of Learning Strengths™. Andrew started working in mental health crisis teams with people who were at their last hopes and that inspired him to create with people, futures they can fall in love with. His work with over 5,000 communities and with more than 500,000 young people has identified the concept of The Resilient Mindset and also the three main components of resilience- connect, protect and respect (CPR).
Andrew’s work influences how schools, organisations and communities build strengths, effective learning and teamwork. As Andrew describes, resilience is "the happy knack of being able to bungy jump through the pitfalls of life”
Andrew is an Hon. Fellow at the Uni of Melbourne and a scientific consultant for the ABC. He is the Chairperson of Generation Next, an ambassador for Adolescent Success, and Lion’s Wellbeing and is a regular presenter on Radio National. He has worked with teams in the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mozambique, South Africa, NZ and Australia.
Andrew’s research on combines resilience and brain sciences to create practical solutions. In the past year he has released research on reducing youth violence and extremism, Project 2040 and taking learning from cognitive load to learning ease to cognitive velocity.
His is currently working on creating cultures of wellbeing, high performing terms, biohacking learning and behaviour and metacognition.