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Can you sit in a room alone? Rethinking mental health in a noisy world
In the past week the death of former AFL player and coach Adam Selwood has seen mental health publicly discussed, dissected and debated. It’s a tragic outcome for the Selwood family, particularly when you consider that his twin brother Troy died three months ago, also by suicide.
Managing Lockdown and Improving Mental Health
UPDATED & REVISED article ‘COVID-19 and its impacts on our Mental Health’ 26 Oct, 2020. As I write this Coronavirus continues to change the world
Mental illness is the most challenging thing I’ve faced in my life. Here’s why.
In recent times depression and mental illness have been in the news again after the tragic death of high profile former AFL player and Television personality Danny Frawley . Danny had spoken publicly about his battle with the “black dog” and many around him had assumed that he had recovered and his mental health had …
Social media and its impact on mental health
There has been a great deal of focus lately about the impact social media usage has on our mental health. In my view, social media is a wonderful way to stay in touch with friends, meet new people, promote your business and focus on the things that you’re passionate about. I use social media but …
Becoming mentally stronger
Adding more resistance, adversity, or stress is one way and learning how to adapt to the challenge is another. Yet for all of these ways to get stronger, without removing the obstacles in our own approach to adversity, we often see little gain. So if you want to get stronger mentally, here are five things …
Why reducing stigma surrounding mental illness is important
During the first year and for some time after being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder I went through a grieving process for the person I thought I was and for the loss of my identity. I was in denial, I was angry, shocked and saddened by my diagnosis and it has taken a very long time …