Self-Care
Throwback : The 50 things nobody tells you before you become a Dad
I wrote this article 7 years ago when my kids were 5, 4, 3 and 1 year old, and all of it is still absolutely
May 14, 2022
My Blog Posts
Personal Growth
Words have power: the stigma of labelling mental illness
Labelling mental health and mental illness, and applying those labels to people living with mental health conditions – or even people who are just experiencing
May 4, 2022
Inspiration and Motivation
There is no such thing as an addictive personality.
Do you know someone who has an ‘addictive personality’? Or have you ever said that you have an addictive personality? Maybe they (or you) just can’t seem
February 1, 2022
Self-Care
Decision Fatigue: Why I wear the same $10 shirt every day
Having to make complex (or even simple) decisions every day can be really draining and lead to decision fatigue and impaired mental health. Here are
June 2, 2020
Inspiration and Motivation
Is it feedback? Or is it criticism?
I do a lot of public speaking at conferences and events both in Australia and internationally. The audiences who hear me speak are usually a
May 27, 2020
Self-Care
Healthy Shame or Toxic Shame?
Shame. Even the word sucks. I want you to think about something that you have felt shame about, either recently or long term. And, in
May 20, 2020
Self-Care
What are the 3 things that stop us being the best version of ourselves?
And throughout my recovery, I have realised (finally) that there are 3 things that will also stop my growth, and always send me backwards to where I don’t want to be any more.
February 21, 2020
Self-Care
What’s more important? The rupture or the repair?
Dan Siegel is a parenting and brain development expert. His insights into how children and adults sometimes resort to activating the most primitive parts of our brain because a situation becomes so emotional or so many other things are going on for us that we can’t clearly reason, problem solve and find a resolution.
February 18, 2020
Self-Care
I am doing my best (and so are you).
At any given moment, no matter how much I have hurt someone, hurt myself, misrepresented myself in the past, lied, cheated, used, gave in to my addictions, or been lying in bed anxious or depressed or both, I was, and am, still doing the very best I can do at that time.We all are. I think that every one of us is
February 12, 2020
Self-Care
Meditation For Kids.
I love meditation.
It could have helped me a lot during times in my life before I was introduced to it.
One of the most interesting things about meditation, for me, is its uniqueness. There is no right or wrong way to meditate, no required duration, posture, location.
It is what it is to everyone who is doing it in that moment.
There are many different types of meditation today. Harvard University’s Dr. Anne Fabiny talks about how meditation can be done in many forms and for many reasons.
December 17, 2018
Self-Care
Language matters.
Language matters, and words have power. They have the power to encourage and praise and make someone feel really good, and they also certainly have the power to hurt and harm, and make someone feel less-than. Often, it’s the words that we use to describe ourselves which is most hurtful.
October 17, 2018
