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Category: Psychology

Posted on September 5, 2020October 19, 2020

Do Women Need to Join A Tribe?

Female tribalism, it is not a well-used phrase, but it is something that affects all women… for good or for bad.

Continue reading “Do Women Need to Join A Tribe?”
Posted on October 7, 2018October 7, 2018

Toxic Beauty in a Plastic Bottle

If my hair looks great, I feel great. My favourite look is shiny black and dead straight, although it took me years to appreciate this style. Continue reading “Toxic Beauty in a Plastic Bottle”

Posted on August 18, 2018August 19, 2018

I’m a weirdo – I don’t bag my bananas

We appear to live in an age of unprecedented personal freedom. We can express who we are, whatever our identity. Continue reading “I’m a weirdo – I don’t bag my bananas”

Posted on April 1, 2018April 1, 2018

Is Your Mind Bendy?

To meet the world on its own terms and respect the reality of another as an expression of that world as fundamental and inalienable as your own reality is an art immensely rewarding yet immensely difficult — especially in an era when we have ceased to meet one another as whole persons and instead, collide as fragments. Maria Popova, Brain Pickings Continue reading “Is Your Mind Bendy?”

Posted on January 26, 2018March 25, 2018

Confessions of a Hypochondriac

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I have been running my anti-plastic page for over two years now, some of my posts are shared outside of my own page and there is a common thread in MANY comments left on my posts that is making me scratch my head. Continue reading “Confessions of a Hypochondriac”

Posted on October 10, 2017March 25, 2018

Mental Health Day

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Today, I intended to edit Part Two of my memoir Is This Me? However, I slipped sideways and found myself writing a blog post instead. Maybe because I can’t bear to read my story again. Continue reading “Mental Health Day”

Posted on August 20, 2017May 16, 2022

The Scared Brave Warrior Princess

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What do you think of when you see a tattoo? Is it a sign of rebellion? A symbol of inclusion? A memory? A tribute to a loved one? An expression of creativity or an eff you to the world?

Continue reading “The Scared Brave Warrior Princess”

Posted on July 12, 2016March 25, 2018

The Cult of Happiness

One of my favourite authors is Hugh Mackay. We have a lot in common. A passion for understanding how the human mind works and how we relate to one another. Continue reading “The Cult of Happiness”

Posted on January 29, 2016March 25, 2018

Real or Imagined?

A Sydney swimmer watches the waves increase in size and frequency, a portent of the unseen storm thundering in the distance.
A Sydney swimmer watches the waves increase in size and frequency, a portent of the unseen storm thundering in the distance.

I have spent four years writing my debut memoir. One of the themes in the book is real versus imagined fear. Continue reading “Real or Imagined?”

Posted on November 5, 2015March 25, 2018

Deep

A freediver at the bottom of Cabbage Tree Bay. Photograph by the author.
A freediver at the bottom of Cabbage Tree Bay. Photograph by the author.

Deep. How much courage does it take to go deep, deep into the darkness, to spend time and explore what is in the crevices or our psyche? Continue reading “Deep”

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