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Anxiety & Bipolar II
The past few days, weeks really, I have had high levels of anxiety coupled to the depressive phases of my bipolar. I should state at the outset that I haven’t had a high in quite a while, and that I...
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Downside to Self Employment
THere are many advantages of self employment. I don’t have to worry about child care for our daughter, I can look after her when she’s sick. I am free to choose the hours I work and the types of...
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Photographers Block
I tell people, who ask what ‘I do’, that I am a photographer. Recently I have been adding that as a pro photographer “I’m basically unemployed”. Whilst I say it to inject a little humour in to the...
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Photographic Hiatus
I’ve decided to take a break from photography for a short while. I have become stale in concept and my enthusiasm waned. My hope is that I will reclaim the drive I once had. To do this I have taken...
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The Federal Government & The Angst
It seems to me that taking the #Abbott “Gummint” on, head on, is only going to hurt your head. Is there a better way? Border Protection In the run up to the election we were warned that hordes of the...
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Malicious Damage
We are all entitled to have a sense of security and peace of mind about our personal safety and our personal property. However, like all things to which we feel entitled, there are external forces at...
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Health Check: fish oil, anyone?
Health Check: fish oil, anyone? By Jonathan Foster, Curtin University writing for The Conversation 23 June 2014. An estimated one in four Australians currently take fish oil supplements daily because...
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Trains, Delays, & Windy Sydney Days
I had an appointment at Miranda to see my doctor this morning. No problems, I love our public transport system, I’m catching the train (two actually). About half an hour before my train was due to...
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HECS: Female Graduates Get Hit Hardest?
HECS upon you: NATSEM models the real impact of higher uni fees Original Story in The Conversation By Ben Phillips, University of Canberra. Read the original story HERE Various organisations have...
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Explainer: what is Alzheimer’s disease?
The original article first appeared online at The Conversation and can be read HERE. I did not contribute to this article in any capacity. By Lauren Bartley, Neuroscience Research Australia and Yue...
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I Have This Teacher…
I have this teacher. He is from a very conservative part of the Middle East. In Australia, He would be described as “of Middle Eastern Appearance.” Despite His conservative surroundings, He is quite...
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Six foods that increase or decrease your risk of cancer
The original article appears HERE in The Conversation By Tim Crowe, Deakin University If you believe cancer is a disease that strikes from nowhere with little in your control to prevent it, you’d be...
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Café Review: Cicco Chocolaterie, Broadway
How do you find the best coffee in a large shopping centre: follow the beautiful people of course… Today is a dine-in review of Cicco Chocolaterie Café on the third floor of Broadway Shopping Centre,...
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Cutting oestrogen could lead to fewer women undergoing preventative mastectomy
Angelina Jolie made the decision to have a double mastectomy after discovering she carried a faulty copy of the hereditary gene BRCA1 and was told she had an 87% chance of developing breast cancer....
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Biennale of Sydney 2014: Artists Threaten Boycott Over Offshore Detention Of...
The debate surrounding the processing of asylum seekers in offshore detention centres threatened the staging of the 19th Biennale of Sydney art exhibition. In February 2014, a group of twenty-eight,...
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Indonesia aims to free the mentally ill from their shackles
Indonesia aims to free the mentally ill from their shackles By Hervita Diatri, University of Indonesia and Albert Maramis, The Conversation On July 8, a day before Indonesia held its presidential...
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Labels!
When I began drafting this post I had an idea that I would talk about “My Bipolar“. But I changed my mind… You see I am not my mental illness, though it may sometimes influence what I do, it does not...
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No Means No!
Everybody understands what the word ‘no’ means. If you don’t want something to happen, or to eat, or wish to take part in, you simply say no. You might even say no, thank-you, though many don’t. No! It...
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Telling kids homophobia is wrong won’t stop bullying in schools
This article appears HERE in The Conversation. It is shared with permission and I did not contribute to this article. By Mary Lou Rasmussen, Monash University; Fida Sanjakdar, Monash University;...
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The 10 stuff-ups we all make when interpreting research
The 10 stuff-ups we all make when interpreting research I have republished this article with permission from The Conversation. You can read the original article HERE By Will J Grant, Australian...
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