My least favourite time of the day is when I wake up in the morning. I always set my alarm the night before to ensure that I wake up with enough time to prepare for the day ahead. Inevitably, I …
3 Reasons People Don’t Ask For Help
My father loved to help people but he rarely asked for help himself. In spite of deteriorating strength in the latter years of his life, my father steadfastly refused the help of others, often …
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How To Respond To a Hurting Friend
In everyday life each of us often meets sorrow. This is not to say that life is a sad thing, rather if we can learn to brave the hardships in life and eagerly seek the dawn then both the ‘good’ and …
How Your Spirituality Can Support Recovery
I’m the first to admit that the reason I believe I am still alive today is due to my religious beliefs. When I was diagnosed with depression and an anxiety disorder at just 13, I found that family, …
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Anxiety: 4 Strategies to Help Calm You
I am feeling sad today as I am confronted by news of another act of violence and suffering at Sandy Hook in the state of Connecticut, USA. Expressions of grief, tributes, words of outrage and anger …
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Depression: What I Knew and What I Wished Someone Had Told Me
Depression is one of the most common mental health issues that people experience. As many as one in 5 Australians will have this illness at some stage in their life.Depression and anxiety frequently …
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