by Kirsty | Feb 11, 2014 | Relationships, Special Needs
Sponsored by Australian Scholarships Group Resilience. One of the most important lifelong skills that you can ever possess. It is on my mind a lot these days, for a number of reasons. At work, I’m assisting in the roll-out of an office-wide resilience program to...
by Kirsty | Dec 10, 2013 | Carer, Parents, Relationships
It’s funny how you go about life with inbuilt assumptions and unconscious beliefs even though you consider yourself reasonably rational and unbiased. That’s human nature, I guess, but it still catches me by surprise from time to time. I’m 38, open...
by Kirsty | Jul 2, 2013 | Carer, Mental Health, Relationships
There’s a little blue house opposite a park. It looks so innocuous, so peaceful, so pleasant. It is decorated in a mix of traditional and modern styles. Polished wooden floors mix with paneled walls and vibrant rugs. My eye is drawn to the soothing colours and...
by Kirsty | Jun 18, 2013 | Carer, Mental Health, Parents, Relationships
I wrote a post a few years back, Maintaining my Mental Health, which was a post I wrote about my own warning signs and what I need to do when I recognise my mental health slipping. It has stood me well over the years and I still read over it from time to time to...
by Kirsty | May 10, 2013 | Carer, Mental Health, Relationships
I’m not quite right. I’m better than what I was. There’s not so much crying and the sense of panic I felt most days has eased. That’s got to be a good thing, right? Some of my natural optimism has returned and overall I feel better than I did a...
by Kirsty | Mar 26, 2013 | Parents, Relationships, Special Needs
If you are a regular reader (and if you aren’t, why in heavens aren’t you?) you would know that I have been preoccupied with Gilbert’s 9th birthday and planning for his Ninjago party. Well the party has been and gone and it ended up being pretty...
