[Last updated September 2022]With Christmas and the New Year around the corner, there will be a peak in activities; including end of year work gatherings, family reunions, travelling, and so on. This time of the year usually shakes us out of our comfort zone and our daily routines. For some of us, this could mean
As part of the 2015 Mental Health Week the ABC ran a number of highly useful programs, one of which was a special Q&A on October 5th Mental As Q&A with a great panel and some of the most candid discussions around mental illness; described by the ABC as:
Happiness? Who doesn't want to be happy? Well here are few simple instructions that can serve you as your Personal Happiness Machine, with perpetual batteries included :) Yes, perpetual because you don't need an external energy source. I don't blame you for being skeptic, but why not give it a go and check it out for
Did you know true happiness cannot be achieved by having something or doing something? It is not the result of figuring things out or knowing how things are either. It is neither about going somewhere or being someone. Actually it surfaces as a result of gaining insight into what is not, how things are not, who
If someone asks you 'How are you feeling?' are you able to go beyond the 'I feel good' or 'I feel bad'? You should not be surprised to know that for some people that's the limit of their level of connection with their feelings. For some others it can go a little deeper; they
I was so shocked and saddened with the news of Robin Williams death couple of days ago. I am still wondering how is it possible that he took his own life? Such a warm, caring, funny, witty, successful, famous and loved person; as Robin Williams! We do not know the details of his personal life.
Antidepressants can be useful and have their place in the treatment of depression. However, if you or someone you know has been hastily prescribed antidepressants or have become dependant on such pills over time, please watch this report from France24 and revisit your doctor to ensure you really need to continue taking them. Also ask
I am reposting this article from PsychCentral site because it is quite an important issue at the workplace. I can also add to the strategies listed below a reminder that I have posted earlier in the InnerChange Facebook page. You might use this as an affirmation to yourself. I am not my job. My self-worth
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day and it’s timely to talk; even briefly; about depression, its signs and symptoms, and learn it’s actually OK to talk about it. According to Kate Carnell CEO of BeyondBlue “In Australia more people die every year from suicide than as a result of road accidents, and on average every
