Friday morning last week I went to the Mullumbimby farmers markets and wandered around buying fresh vegetables for my friends to arrive back to...
How a small town in NSW gave me my clarity back
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Why a CEO whispered in my ear last week
What is WRONG with society that we don't prioritise mental health like we do physical health??! Schools be like - "here's some maths and english and...
How to accept that goddamnit, no matter how hard you try, not everyone is going to like you
The other day I was at a baby shower, mainly trying to hide from all the children, when a guy walked up to me. To be accurate, he walked up til he...
How to wrangle more love into your life
Today as I sat in the airport watching the silent news up on the departures board, all I could see were trucks and trucks of hay bales crossing Australia. It seemed as though 50 truck loads of donated hay was making its way across the country to help farmers in NSW whose crops and families […]
How to handle when others judge and criticise you behind your back
Two weeks ago I felt as though I was being stabbed in the gut when I discovered that some people I thought I knew pretty well have been judging the bejaysus out of me and discussing me behind my back without ever talking to me about any of it. Doing the job I do, I’m […]
Say it to their face
A couple of months ago a really incredible woman passed away, and since then she’s been on my mind more than ever. I see my Grandma’s cheeky face in...
What to do first when the wagon has been well and truly fallen off
I woke up on a warm Spanish Tuesday and noticed a mild anxiety milling around my chest. I scanned the previous day - bubbling garlic prawns and...
How to be less socially awkward and stop being side-slapped by unexpected emotions
Recently in an EMDR session with a psychologist, she asked me to write down the 10 worst experiences in my life. Rainbows and butterflies ensued. Of...
A deceptively simple trick for when your mind grabs the self loathing stick
Last night as I got half way down the street from dropping a friend at her house, I noticed that there was a war of hatred going on in my head....
Shrugging off things that would normally get an emotional rise out of you
Recently I was fighting the inbox-zero battle when I found this email from Rosie. "Hey Andrea, I was writing an email to the handful of people from...
The text that smacked me right on the funny bone
Today a friend sent me a text that bashed me right on the funny bone. The gist of the text was “Hey, how ARE you, Andrea? We really must catch up...
Am I slipping back to old ways?
Lately I’ve been seeing a psychologist to open back up and hopefully resolve some of the shenanigans I never faced from my past. I’m peeling back...
The hens party that turned awkward (AKA how to hate yourself less)
Last weekend I was at a Scottish themed hens party. I didn’t know many people there, so I mingled around, making conversation in the usual, brash...
How to get over really really boilingly strong anger and hurt
Last year a friend hurt me worse than anyone's hurt me in years. As I was stomping around shouting, Bloody Good Chap commented "Wow, I've never seen...
How to find your bloody elusive passion
7 years ago if you’d asked me what my passion was, I would have made up some bollocks about blending the mathematical, practical side of...
The bitchy chick who unexpectedly bought me flowers
Today a chick who's been a real bitch to me lately completely surprised me by buying me flowers. Lately I'd been worrying a lot that she thinks I’m...
How to make your day a heap brighter
Yesterday I opened my inbox to find two emails that really surprised me. Though I definitely understood where they were coming from. The first said:...
How to inspire people even when you feel like what you have to say is probably boring
Yesterday a handyman called Bob came over to help me fix up a few things around the house that I couldn’t work out how to do. As he worked, Bob...
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