It has been brought to my attention that the word ‘mindfulness’ gets thrown around a fair bit when people speak about mental health strategies and in things like spirituality and Buddhism, but it rarely gets a definition or explanation. What is mindfulness? It incorporates lots of different mental and physical techniques with an underlying purpose …
If someone asked, “who are you?” what do you respond with? Most people would answer with their name. But is your name really who you are? Or is it just a word that you identify with when other people call you it? If you are not your name then who are you? This question has …
As far as I can tell, there are two ways in which to live this life. You can either operate under the notion that you are one of seven billion humans on a speck of dust in an infinite cosmos and that nothing matters. Or you can alternately live life following the idea that you …
Firstly, for the sake of this post I’d like you to leave all your values and beliefs, all you’ve ever learned behind for the moment. Hopefully in doing this you achieve maximum shift in perspective, as I did when I learned what I’m about to tell you. It’s also important to explain in full so …
A copy of the recent collaboration I did with The Anxiety Warrior, a great mental health pioneer and blogger. To access their blog full of great information on anxiety click here or follow them on Instagram here. They gave me the task of writing 5 things I’ve learned living with depression. I was diagnosed with …
Recently I teamed up with the people at The Honour Project, a blog that combines mental health, psychology and the soul for an interview. Rochelle, founder of The Honour Project came up with some deeply probing questions and insights into some areas of mental health had had not yet considered. She is doing great work …
Depression and Demotivation. The last few weeks I’m sure you’ve noticed lack of content. I’ve been suffering depression and demotivation. Feelings of constant exhaustion and emptiness have haunted me the past weeks. I’ve hated everyone and myself. University, relationships and work have stressed me out to the point where I couldn’t take it anymore. If …
Preface. Firstly, this is not a revolution post, the current system is the best we’ve come up with so far, and benefits people who have opportunity and understand it. I’m not calling for a complete reform, more of a dimensional attitude change. And I believe phones and technology are great tools to use as an …
I hope to enlighten you to the fact that thoughts are uncontrollable and impermanent, and that this is a good thing. The majority of people are oblivious to the fact that they are prisoners to their own internal white noise. This is their thoughts, and the fact that they think that they are their thoughts. …