I have just released a poetry collection called A Requiem For What Could Have Been: Poetry For The Broken.

In this episode I talk about the book, sharing some of the poems within, the thoughts behind the collection, and the greater impact of writing for healing…

More medication more failure. Once again I was apathetic, depressed and not feeling at all like myself, to such an extent that it felt dangerous….

My first attempt at finding the right medication hasn’t gone so well… In this episode I share it’s impact, my thoughts, and what I am doing moving foward.

Thank you to everyone offering their support.

Sertraline

Medication saved my life.

It ‘worked’ but the implementation, support, and planning was laughably incompetent. The side effects were crippling and I didn’t have an exit plan, nor a holistic approach to wellness…

It’s okay to not be okay… but is it okay to be okay? Are we romanticising mental illness? What can we do to best safeguard our ongoing mental health?

In this episode I muse on these questions, as well as break down the come down from Christmas season…

It’s that time of year again, when people like me find themselves conflicted by the festive season. On the one hand I want to enjoy myself, but on the other hand I feel overwhelmed by it all.

In this episode I discuss how I am managing to survive (and hopefully thrive) this Christmas.

I also talk about generational trauma - focusing on what it is, and why it is almost impossible to completely break the cycle.

Today’s episode is the audio from a talk I did on building an authentic Instagram following for the Remotely Possible community.

I touch on the importance of engagement, connection, values, and being ‘real’. I also go into specific strategies like hashtags, stories, DM’ing, music and other techniques specific to the platform.

If you have a personal brand or business, this talk is a must for you!

It is possible to heal from trauma, neglect and abuse. The process is slow and painful but ultimately rewarding.

I open this episode with the poem Forever Cursed To Sing, using it to highlight to journey I have taken thus far, as well as sharing the lessons learnt…

I struggle with anxiety attacks and moments of overwhelm. Calm breathing helps - unfortunately, I don’t always remember to do it.

In this episode I share some approaches to calm breathing, as well as introduce the ‘CalmiGo’ - a device that helps you to slow down your breathing and ground you. I use it daily.

I struggle with anxiety attacks and moments of overwhelm. Calm breathing helps - unfortunately, I don’t always remember to do it.

In this episode I share some approaches to calm breathing, as well as introduce the ‘CalmiGo’ - a device that helps you to slow down your breathing and ground you. I use it daily.

In this episode I talk about my approach to my online work, as well as the mental processors that have been holding me back.

I release everything I do, for free, because I don’t want money to be a barrier for life saving advice.

I moved out of home at 16. Back then I couldn’t afford food, let alone a book or therapy. So now I want to ensure that people who are in a similar situation to me have access to the advice, techniques, tools and resources that helped me to survive.

What is the point of trying to advance ourselves when it is foreseeable that we will feel down regardless?

In the episode I share my waking mental state, deconstructing the narratives that plague me.

My brain tends to dwell on failure and quickly disregard success.

In this episode, I share my recent failure (and some successes) and discuss the reasons why it may be the case that we cannot easily move beyond our failings, despite them being insignificant and probably irrelevant to our current life.

I also read It Is Never The Right Time So Stop Stalling & Do It Now, from How To Get Your Shit Together

Am I starving or full? What am I actually craving to eat? When should I stop? And why does it feel like love and food are intertwined?

Recovering from trauma is a long and complex. My current, and longest, battle is around re-establishing the mind-body connection. I want to be know what I am feeling and what those feelings actually mean.

To do this I will be counting-calories. Not to lose weight, but to teach myself what the feelings that arise actually mean - without the added fear, anxiety and ignorance. Please help me to stay on track with this!

Who and what I am cannot be condensed into a label. What is a diagnosis other than a collection of symptoms?

In this episode I talk about my experiences with mental illness and gender identity, and how the attempt to fit a label can have detrimental consequences…

How much of our decision making process is a function of the unconscious mind? How many of our choices are rationally justified after the fact? Join me for an investigation into the workings of the mind and consider if we are fated to do as we do.

In this episode I discuss the impact of over-analysing emotions of others and how excessively reading into tone/facial expressions/word choice can lead to the exact opposite outcomes from what was intended.

I also discuss my positive experiences with the initial stages of EMDR…

In this episode I discuss the impact of over-analysing emotions of others and how excessively reading into tone/facial expressions/word choice can lead to the exact opposite outcomes from what was intended.

I also discuss my positive experiences with the initial stages of EMDR…

Some of my responses to the current state of political turmoil engulfing the United States, as well as the potential flow on impacts for the rest of the world….

Why does growth feel like escaping from quicksand? In this episode I discuss some of the new projects I am working on, and the impact of taking these steps is having on my mental state.

Growth is both my goal and a necessity, but that just adds to the pressure. Thus the risk of failure is increased.

Trigger warning on the introductory poem.