Nearly 1 in 4 Australian teenagers meet the criteria for having a “probable serious mental illness”, a joint report from Mission Australia and the Black Dog Institute has found. via ABC. Read that again. Let it sink in for a moment. 1 in 4 Aussie teens is likely to have a serious mental illness.
“It’s OK to not be OK” is the suicide prevention catch cry which rings out every September. It’s become a day of international significance, and rightly so. But how do we ask for help? How do we actually go about telling someone that something is up? Not necessarily with feelings of suicide, but with struggles in our […]
There are hundreds of thousands of people living a lifestyle they’d rather not be living. Their bodies are failing them, their emotional health is a sewer of stress, they are bitter toward their family, their career is simply about the next paycheck and they have no idea what the purpose of it all is. Creating a life […]
I sat on the couch to scroll through my Facebook feed. I stumbled upon one of those slick motivational talks from a supposed business guru. The words rolled of her tongue like she’d been rehearsing for months. It looked, shiny, sharp and sort of fake. The longer I watched the more I fell for the message. I […]
For most of my life I’ve fought with the laziness gremlin. My school report card in year 3 read “if Travis spent less time talking with friends and spent more time focusing he could achieve a much better grade“. Or my U17 footy coach told my Dad after I won the best and fairest that “next year will […]
If you’re like most people, you desire to improve your life in simple ways. We want to learn, to grow and to try new things. Whether it be to exercise more, finishing writing a book, read more, host a party, find a partner, run 5k or travel the world, improving your life is the underlying motivation for many […]
It was Socrates that said “the unexamined life is not worth living“. Whilst that may be a little dramatic, there is truth in the statement. Taking the time to review and evaluate the past 12 months offers us the freedom to cry out the pain and leap for joy at the success. It also provides a launching pad into the […]
If you did a quick scan of the colleagues in your workplace, you’re likely to find people who are stressed, anxious, overworked, unhappy and considering switching jobs. It’s clear: the need for helpful, honest and purposeful career advice is at an all-time high. A survey conducted in 2014 found that only 31% of employees in America were […]
We all have things that freak us out and lead us into hiding. Since forever, people have been trying to overcome the fear of failure and the feelings associated with it. But it’s hard. Sometimes it can feel like a never-ending cycle. It can lead us to feel sorry for ourselves and halt the progress we desire. Fear […]
It seems our work-life balance problem is out of control. With increased connectivity and a desire for career success, our lives have become messy, full and complicated. Everyone has something to say about work-life balance and how to fix it. Doctors offer tips on how to achieve the mysterious balance and self-help gurus write an endless amount of […]
