An anxious type's guide to surgery
I finally had my vocal surgery. A few reflections from my post-anaesthetic haze…
Am I allowed to be depressed?
When your life looks good ‘on paper’, are you allowed to be depressed? The first issue of our new not-actually-advice column.
Accepting the hard stuff
On making friends with your own life. (Some assistance required.)
Can you really love yourself?
Sometimes life feels unacceptable. So in those moments, how do you accept yourself?
Days when life feels hopeless
What to make of those Doomy Days when you’re convinced you have ruined your life.
Big feelings and relationships
When you can’t explain your feelings to your partner. (At least not in the moment.)
A change is gonna come
Is this burnout? Depression? Or does something big need to change…?
A better mental health system
I had the chance to speak with a Very Important Person in mental health. Here’s what I told the Royal Commission into Mental Health.
The Death of Ambition
What if you didn’t have to work so hard just to feel like a viable human?
I hit the wall (and still didn't stop)
So you’ve hit the wall and kept on going. How do you actually… stop?
An honest conversation about psych drugs
It’s one of the most complex mental health topics: psych drugs. Finally, we’re diving in.
Dealing with work stress (in a pandemic)
My new rules for working from home, amidst the mush of 2020 life.
Escaping the social media spiral
I think my newsfeed might be depressed? Why (and how) I’m spending less time on social media.
The anxious type’s guide to 2020
I’ve made a new podcast with the ABC. Life in a pandemic when you’re already the anxious type.
Fear of your own brain
Can you get PTSD from your own feelings? When your brain’s fear response freaks you out.
Finding it hard to feel productive?
Productivity and self worth. Here’s one way out of this devilish trap.
What a week.
One small way to feel a little less hopeless in the face of major world events.
What to do when life feels meaningless
Ever find yourself wondering, ‘what’s the point?’ A few thoughts on the meaning of life.