Clearly 2020 was unprecedented - Bushfires, Covid, Trump, BLM etc.

But looking back over it, what have we learnt, how have we grown, and where to from here?

Life with mental illness is full of ups and downs. The acceptance of this reality is vital for healing and growth. I am increasingly wary of self-help gurus and life coaches who only project positivity - this is not how reality works. And denying it (or not showing it) can ostracise people into the belief that they are alone in their suffering. This is simply not true.

Introducing my 10 meditation course on insight timer ‘Your Mindfulness Toolbox For Daily Living’.

In this course you will learn a collection of traditional and novel practices, techniques, concepts and strategies to attain mindfulness, and take the benefits of clarity, calm and control off the meditation mat and into every day life.

In order to stay functional, I find it necessary to observe the trends. Am I acting, feeling and performing as normal? If not, why not?

By monitoring my warning signs, I can best take preventative action to avoid a catastrophic downturn in my mental health.

Is it possible to see the world objectively, to understand events as another does, to truly empathise, and to step outside of ourselves?

We are blinded by our bias; our upbringings, religions, parents, education, gender, age and ethnicity.

These things will dictate what we believe, and how we interoperate new information, and thus how we perceive and act upon the world.

Everybody’s life has unique challenges, but no matter where we find ourselves, there are still positives to embrace, along with the realisation that it could be worse.

In this episode I discuss how contemplating darkness has helped me to better see the light, and how it could help you as well.

Today I am going to share the financial side of my online work, breaking down the profit’s made against hours spent working.

I hope to show you the growing success, as well as highlight how all of what I am doing here is clearly a passion project.

My ongoing hope is to create the resources (books, blogs, podcasts, teachings) that I wish had have existed when I needed it most, and to destigmatise mental illness, trauma and the recovery process.