There are a lot of people in this world who, for whatever reason, have depleted levels of resilience. You may not have been filled with a bucket of load and enthusiasm as a kid. Or you may have been, only to have life slowly tip the contents on the floor. It sucks to...
The happiness industry is worth $11 billion dollars (US market), consists of over 45,000 titles and sees cornerstone motivational speakers such as Anthony Robins with personal wealth estimates of $480 million dollars. Self help books, motivational speakers and pop...
Yesterday the world lost Chris Cornell to an apparent suicide. I was of the era where grunge was at its height and Soundgarden was a defining band for me during university. I feel the loss of the man and the music keenly, as I think most of Generation X will. To hear...
While many of us may be bracing ourselves for hot weather or Great Aunt Jessica’s sharp cactus tongue, some people face a festive season that is far scarier. Unfortunately, Christmas and New Year is a hard time for many people. It’s a time where the grief and loss of...
As someone who spends a stupid amount of time dealing with migraines, I have also done an amazing amount of reading and study on the subject. Most of it has to help get rid of the problem, to prevent triggers and so on. But ever curious, I have also looked at the...
You commit to work for financial reward and the satisfaction of a job well done. Yet it’s estimated 1 in 5 Australians who suicide do so because of their working environment according to Suicide Prevention Australia. How can we possibly be making people so miserable...
Commentary on social media, news articles and forums is always problematic. You’ve got people who are invested in loving or hating the content delivery agent. Topics of all kinds get people more than a little hot under the collar. And of course you’ve got trolls,...
I want to look at the conversations that let us down around mental health and stress. In Australia, there is still so much mental health stigma in how we talk about issues. Stress is seen as a badge of honour and mental health issues are seen as something to be afraid...
Randomness is delightful, empowering and beautiful. But it’s also neglected, shunned and feared. We humans simply don’t enjoy not having the answer. A lack of back-story drives us quite batty as we search for the reasons why the good and the bad conspire against us....
