Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Mental health”
My knickers are staring at me. My make-up is anywhere but where I’m looking for it. And somehow, I came home from Bali with four sarongs. FOUR. It’s 10 degrees in Melbourne and in the eight years that I have lived here, I have not once, used a bloody sarong. And now I have another four to add to the …
When I sat down to write this week’s blog, I assumed it was going to be a piece about my decision not to have children. Being 38 (internal jukebox starts playing “Time Is Running Out” by Muse) and in the throes of a new relationship, it seems to be the hot topic of the moment. In part, this blog has …
So I’m gonna start this week’s blog with a confession. I am a massive eavesdropper. Seriously. I love listening in on other people’s conversations. Sit me in a café with my laptop and a standard strength latte and within minutes, my BFG (Big Friendly Giant of Roald Dahl fame) sized ears will be tuned into the conversation between Jan and …
On Sunday morning, I woke up in a colossally shit mood. I couldn’t explain it with the usual plethora of reasons which often have the punch to tip me over into being an utter brat. Am I hormonal? Yes but I’m always hormonal these days. Is a planet in retrograde? Probably. Did someone have the audacity to behave in a …
In the world of personal development there are an obscene number of blogs, vlogs, podcasts and downloadable pdf’s (FREE in exchange for a current email address and a piece of your soul) all to help us when life is just a bit shit. We have a problem and immediately turn to Dr Google who, without doubt, will have an array …
Three things have inspired this week’s blog. Number one is the (honestly) overwhelming response to my blog from last week (Drugs Aren’t The Problem – read it here), the second is the delightful weekend I spent with my mates and the third is Lady Gaga’s recent Grammy’s win. (Some may assume a tenuous link and you’d probably have a fair …
There’s been some negative news in the Australian press recently about a music festival called Rainbow Serpent. Why? Well drugs, really. People go into the Australian bush under the blistering sun and dance to music many don’t understand (full disclosure, I don’t out of context) and while they do so, some of the crowd inevitably push their boundaries with substances …
