Thoughts and experiences
Hey everyone! Sometimes I feel that with long absences we are given time to reflect internally on what we feel is most important to us, even if that means taking a break from something we love. In my case, I took a break from writing, drawing, singing… and even gaming. Some would call that depression, … Continue reading Internalising
Well after having no laptop for nearly a month, it’s been returned, good as new. They had warned me that they may have to completely reset it in order to fix it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they complete...
Because of the mitigation strategies put in place globally for Covid-19, we are all hearing terms like ‘New Normal’. It’s one of those things that for some of us, is quite stressful. As if going to work, school or outside wasn’t complicated enough, and now we have to add another dimension to the equation? (…
During my internship, I was able to observe a number of conferences and seminars. One in particular, discussed the effect of diet discussions on children; specifically how that can lead to unhealthy diet practices, poor body image and eating disorders...
One of the things that I’m hesitant to discuss is work and I believe that it can be the same for others. Obviously there is the expectation of confidentiality between you and your organisation (1st rule of fight club), there is also the expectation of confidentiality and what you share with the wider community...
So family for most of us is not something that we can choose, and for some of us it can be a source of great mental, physical and emotional pain. However there are those in our lives who may not be related to us by blood, but are every bit as important to us as our family and in some cases, more so. I am
Over the past few years, I’ve been struggling with what constitutes a healthy level and balance of exercise. It’s one of those things that is easy to do once you have a rhythm or schedule, but so easy to stop as soon as you miss a day. For years...
One recurring theme that I’ve noticed regularly being brought up at university is ‘Perspectives’, how our experiences, culture and beliefs shape our views. Near constantly, the lecturers would tell us that we need to ‘change’ our ‘perspectives’ and become more ‘open-minded’ to new experiences (as if we weren’t already). With the regular reminders, it never really felt important until...
During the past year, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to reconnect with family and old friends. I’ve traveled to new and exciting places and I’ve truly embraced the complexity and excitement of being a Masters’ student. For the most part, everything has been great. Sure, somethings could be better, such as bidding a fond farewell to the current days of social distancing and ‘welcome’ to the previous good old days of normal distancing. It’s hard, we all know it’s hard. People have lost their homes, their livelihoods, their families…
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