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...

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...

I hope by now you’ve heard about R U OK? in your workplace or from one of your friends. In the instance that you haven’t, R U OK? is an organisation which is about preventing suicide in Australia. The premise is simple- a conversation can change a life. By connecting with friends, colleagues and loved ones and simply talking about what’s happening- suicide can...