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
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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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Acknowledge of country.
I live and work on Guringai and Darkinjung land, and I want to pay my respects to the traditional custodians of this place, past and present, their elders and leaders emerging, and I acknowledge that this is now, has always been, and will always be Aboriginal land.
Acknowledge of lived experience.
As someone who has a lived experience of mental illness, I want to acknowledge people visiting and using this website who might have, or have had, a similar experience, as well as the people who have been carers, families, or supporters of those who live with mental illness.
