I was reading the paper quickly yesterday while microwaving my lunch when I came across this article and I thought it might be worthwhile sharing it. While the survey was only of around 800 people, there some concerning statistics in there. For instance, Graeme Cowan (Director of R U OK?) said “Work stress has become pervasive, with many feeling it on a daily...

So today is R U OK? Day and hopefully by now you’ve heard all about it (for more info visit their website). Some facts about suicide: Suicide claims more lives in Australia each year than our national road toll. More than 2,200 Australians take their own lives every year (ABS data). It is the biggest killer of men and women between 15 and 35. And for every...

A few weeks ago, I posted a link via my LinkedIn page about R U OK? Day and the response from people was that they wanted to get involved and just hadn’t heard about it before. Working in the legal industry myself, its particularly important with a report from the Brain & Mind Research Institute, ‘Courting the Blues’ stating that mental illness is of...

I know I’ve been absent from the blog for a few days, but there has been lots happening and I wasn’t feeling up to it. You know those days where you just want to hide underneath the covers and not talk to anyone. Eat a whole pizza and lay there like a sloth. Someone took all their frustrations out on me at work, then my kitten ate a pistachio nut (which...

Although the blog has been quiet for a few days, I can assure you that there has been a lot of movement for me behind the scenes in my personal life and in the world of work. I’ve spoken about change quite a bit before, but I’ve somewhat hit a wall in being able to influence personal change on others. Even when I write that down, I know it doesn’t make...