What is the legacy you want to leave behind? The legacy I want to leave behind is a better undemanding of mental health issues and more empathy and understanding for those affected by it. If I have reduced stigma and increased empathy and compassion for my fellow sufferers of mental health issues, then my lifeContinue reading “My Legacy”
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Don’t like cold weather
How do you feel about cold weather? I don’t like cold weather. Here in Melbourne, winter can be cold 🥶 and wet. I don’t like it. I much prefer late spring and early autumn here in Australia, when the weather is warmer and the sunshines. I think I dislike winter more than I dislike theContinue reading “Don’t like cold weather”
No broken bones, but heart broken
Have you ever broken a bone? In my life, I have not had any broken bones,but I have had my heart broken 💔 a few times, and the pain of that I imagine would be the equivalent of a broken bone.
WORK FROM HOME
How do you balance work and home life? The way I now balance work and home 🏡 life is to work from home. Now that I’m a writer, I can choose to do my writing ✍️ from home and structure my home life and responsibilities around that. When I was working in mental health, IContinue reading “WORK FROM HOME”
Walking away from my marriage
What sacrifices have you made in life? Probably the moat significant sacrifice I made was to leave my marriage when it became obvious that my husband was involved with someone else. It was not what I signed up for when I made my marriage vows, and I decided to stay true to my values andContinue reading “Walking away from my marriage”
Clothes from Susanna
What’s the oldest things you’re wearing today? The oldest things I am wearing today were some of the clothes Susanna gave me, some winter pants and a long sleeve bamboo 👕 shirt. They are good quality and comfortable, and I am drawn to them because of the sentimental value of them being given to meContinue reading “Clothes from Susanna”
Perhaps a leader.
Are you a leader or a follower? Perhaps I am a leader because of my career as a peer support worker in mental health. I think the work I achieved in mental health paved the way for those lived experience workers who followed me. I tried to be a good role model, which I largelyContinue reading “Perhaps a leader.”
David
I’ve written a bit about my oldest brother Peter, but today I want to write about another brother of mine David. David is my second oldest brother and is most definitely the most sentimental of my brothers. David has a remarkable memory, particularly of his childhood and teenage years. The things he remembers are amazingContinue reading “David”
5 favourite fruits
List your top 5 favorite fruits. 1 Raspberries 2 Strawberries 3 Apple 4 Mangoes 5 Melons.
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