GUEST POST: Diary Of A Teacher is a bite of real life, exposing the anxiety, paralysing overwhelm and dread many overworked teachers feel. Thank you very much to the generous writer for sharing this with my readers. Helping people feel seen is always noble. Going back to school. That anxiety thing. Here’s how it begins… Continue Reading
Face Your Butterflies
Face your butterflies (not just your fears) We all know what facing our fears means. It’s something many of us struggle with, but it’s not an unfamiliar concept. Facing our fears means grappling with the hard stuff. Feelings that cause us pain, terror, and grief. The purpose of facing our fears is to stop letting… Continue Reading
No One Is Going To Force You To Rest
How to unplug and get more rest It seems like everyone is overworked at the moment. Even people who aren’t ‘officially’ in the workforce are overwhelmed and struggling to find the time to rest. But is that lack of time only because of external circumstances? Hands up if you’ve ever: Ploughed on with an excess… Continue Reading
Discover Your Identity Post-Lockdown
There are a lot of you out there at the moment who are feeling you’ve lost touch with your identity. Which may be a huge shock, considering that if you’re in Australia, you’re kinda sorta definitely supposed to be feeling excited right now. Lockdowns are lifting; 80% of the population is double vaccinated and rising;… Continue Reading
Nourishing Stuff for Humans in Lockdown
I know what you’re thinking. Nourishing yourself in lockdown has become a joke. You seriously cannot have another bath or walk around the block ‘mindfully’ again. You’ve cleaned out your garage, Zoomed with all your friends and you’re sick of the whole thing. It’s a really really really hard time. Collective anxiety is roaring. All… Continue Reading
5 Things You Didn’t Know Were Ableist
Ableism is to disabled people what racism is to people of colour or sexism is to women. It’s all the ways able-bodied neurotypical people discriminate against, harm and prevent disabled or neurodiverse people from participating in society. Ableism is naming structural inequality. Talking about all the ways we are ableist isn’t about pointing the finger… Continue Reading
