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Tag: mental health
On re-igniting childlike wonder
By Alayna Patterson @twohdd Childhood is magic. It is a period in which all knowledge weighs heavier than stone, and ink on paper opened up universes, and of tales both forgotten and forbidden. Even with such magic, not all retain knowledge of those worlds as they grow older. They forget the tales they once read […]
Did You Know That Travelling For A Band Leaves You Open To Anonymous Hate? Me Either
By Emily Vescio It was hot and the music was too loud for my pounding head to handle. I was in the backseat of a rental car, straddling the border of Victoria and South Australia headed to a show in Adelaide, and I was crying my eyes out. My phone was blowing up with anonymous […]
The Human-Animal Bond is Real and You Need To Know About It
By Maddy Turner I don’t know about you, but pets just seem to make the world a little brighter and happier to me. I might be having a crappy day at work, but by golly, if I see a little pup walking around with its owner, tail wagging, tongue dopily hanging out, something inside me […]
Depression Doesn’t Just Go Away When You’re On An Island Holiday
By Emily Vescio I stepped off the plane in Hawaii, ready to relax and sip beverages out of coconuts, I was slapped in the face with humid, hot air – closely followed by the crippling reality that my clinical depression had no intention of going on holidays. I wasn’t happy to be there, and I […]
I’m Happy With Who I Am
BY BEC FORD In February this year, after nearly 19 years of my life, I was given a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1. It was a shock to me. I had thought something was missing – I felt like the diagnosis I had didn’t quite cover everything – but never once did I […]
I Went Jogging Every Day For A Week. This Is How It Affected My Mental Health.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY KAT VELLA MONDAY Where are my joggers? I don’t even know if I own dedicated ‘running’ shoes. I’m already regretting this. I chuck on my sweats, plug in my headphones and tumble down the stairs of my apartment. What music does one listen to whilst running? Hip hop? Rock? Classical? I’m […]
Take A Break Ariana, Fans Are Urging
Ariana Grande cancels pre-show activities on the European Leg of the Sweetener World Tour due to mental health concerns. BY BRITTNEY TOLHURST. American pop sensation Ariana Grande has been having major success on her Sweetener World Tour. She performed 72 shows in North America starting in Albany, New York in March, showcasing both of her […]
R U OK? (You Are Important. We Need You.)
BY KERRI ELLIS RU OK? Day was founded by advertiser Gavin Larkin in 2009. Gavin’s father ended his own life in 1995, driving Gavin to collaborate with Janina Nearn to create the non-profit suicide prevention organisation that promotes RU OK? Day. The day revolves around the slogan ‘R U OK?’, and people to have conversations with […]
Mental health in the Arabic community
BY JOUMANA NASOUR @joumananasour Mental illness is a vexed issue in the Arabic community due to the attitudes of older generations. Culturally speaking, if you say “I am going to see a mental health doctor because I have depression or some mental health issue”, you are immediately judged. Joumana interviews psychologist Dr. Hind Saab, who works […]