Three for Me- the journal
This journal was founded during the most challenging time of my life.In my life I’ve attempted to take my own life, admitted myself in to a mental health clinic and suffered internal bleeding when my kidney was torn playing footy, but none of that compared to the c...
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The Second PSV Mental Health Cup
To say the second PSV Mental Health cup went off without a hitch would be a complete lie.- Only two weeks earlier we went into a snap lockdown and fear was that we may have another (thankfully reduced capacity of crowd was all we had)- Our main speaker pulled out h...
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Adventure All Stars
The best thing I’ve done for my mental health.... (this will not be the best thing for everyone and I know some people genuinely can not do this)It’s going to be a really strange one for some to hear but it’s been spending money on it.You see from 17-30 years o...
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What I learnt in the mental health hospital part #2?
That would be the understatement of the century so far.I was planning to give weekly, or at least fortnightly blogs whilst studying, and I was about to start taking practice clients for the therapy I have been studying.COVID-19 then hit, and quickly it looked l...
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My top 10 tips
That would be the understatement of the century so far.I was planning to give weekly, or at least fortnightly blogs whilst studying, and I was about to start taking practice clients for the therapy I have been studying.COVID-19 then hit, and quickly it looked l...
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What a big change in a short amount of time?
That would be the understatement of the century so far.I was planning to give weekly, or at least fortnightly blogs whilst studying, and I was about to start taking practice clients for the therapy I have been studying.COVID-19 then hit, and quickly it looked l...
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What I learnt in the mental health hospital- Part #1
First off, a lot of what I learnt is common sense but, in our lives today- we don’t use enough of it. We try to make things as hard as possible, thinking better, longer, higher, faster, more and we take it all to the extreme.#1 thing for me was routine and it was m...
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Anxiety is a good thing
A key word in that magnified piece of writing.Feeling….That’s exactly what anxiety is, a feeling.It’s a terrible feeling, but a feeling all the same.In my opinion we don’t respect it enough.Happiness, joy, excitement, amusement are just a few other ...
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The Power, Strength & Vulnerability Cup
It’s been a while since I have posted on the website, but I have been working away at some big things.The first thing is a charity cricket match which will become an annual event.The game will feature 30 of the best local cricketers in the Eastern Suburbs of Me...
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It’s been a while
“I’ve spent the last 8 months eating chocolate, ice cream anddrinking beer”I sat there and just wanted to drive back home.It’d been a tough day, where I was on edge all day and had two panicattacks.I was sitting in the car park of the compound training faci...
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Anxiety
It was 8am and the alarm clock went off. My stomach felt like there was a knot tied in it. My heart was racing, and there was a pain in my chest.I knew it was anxiety, but it didn’t stop the panic in me. Your head tells you what it is, but your body doesn’t allow a...
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Important update
You may have read the other blogs as I discussed my plans to run from Melbourne to Adelaide.Unfortunately I’ve had to pull out due to some physical injuries I’ve had and am having.It was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to face as I felt guilt, shame, embarra...
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Pancare Foundation - Australia’s Pancreatic Cancer Organisation
The second foundation I am raising money and awareness for is the Pancare Foundation which is a non-for-profit national organisation for Pancreatic cancer.This is in memory of Alicia’s dad who passed away a few years ago.
Hearing Alicia speak about her dad over t...
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Outside the Locker Room
The first organisation I want to raise $10,000 for is Outside The Locker Room.Melbourne 🏃♂️- Adelaide (Dec 26th)I’ve been following Jake and this foundation since very early on and I wanted to see it grow.I believe it’s something I could’ve used as I enter...
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About me
It was on February 6th, 2010 when my whole world changed and it was given a purpose bigger than myself.I woke up to the words “Are you ok?” and my reply, “If I’m alive, I’m not OK”At that moment, I had survived a suicide attempt.Eight years of pain and suff...
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