Public Speaking

What makes you nervous? What makes me nervous is when I am asked to do public speeches,ย  particularly about my mental health issues.ย  In  my past role as a peer support worker in mental health, I was often asked to write speeches and to present these speeches at conferences and workshops related to mental health.Continue reading “Public Speaking”

The first thing that comes to mind.

Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. The very first thing that comes to my mind is the hope that the weather dries up soon so I can take Lily for her morning ๐ŸŒ„ walk ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ.   It has rained overnight, and the ground is still too wet to walk ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ a dog,Continue reading “The first thing that comes to mind.”

Studying welfare studies

Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow. The best decision I ever made was in my late twenties when I decided to use my experience with mental health issues to help others with similar experiences by working in welfare. This course was so empowering, and I learned soContinue reading “Studying welfare studies”

Hopetoun Tea Rooms and Itahlia

What is your favorite restaurant? I like today’s blog topicย ย  In the past I would have said that my favourite restaurant was the Hopetoun Tea Roons in the Block Arcade in the city of Melbourne. It was quaint, beautiful and old fashioned and dated back to Melbourne in the 1880s,ย  alas the tearooms became aContinue reading “Hopetoun Tea Rooms and Itahlia”