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Monthly Archives: August 2018
A Quiet Queer
The cat’s out of the bag, the secret’s out. I identify as bisexual, and I’m really not sure where or if I fit in with the LGBTQ+ community.
Friendships: Part 2 – Grown-Up Friends
When I look back to almost 30 years of my life, I realised that friendships are essential components of it. Much happiness is stored in my many memories. Have you ever thought of how these friendships formed? What are the differences between your friendships? How diverse your friends are? Are you aware of the difficulties […]
Friendships: Part 1 – Childhood Friends
When I look back to almost 30 years of my life, I realized that friendships are essential components of it. Much happiness is stored in my many memories. Have you ever thought of how these friendships formed? What are the differences between your friendships? How diverse your friends are? Are you aware of the difficulties […]
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Coffee? Tea?
We’ve been fed lies our whole lives, and I am here to right a wrong—coffee and tea-lovers are not mutually exclusive! We hear it all the time. Coffee or tea? What’s your hot beverage of choice? (As an aside, if you drink neither and your number one hot beverage is hot chocolate, then you are […]
Managing Unhappiness
Recently, some tensions in my personal and professional life came to a head simultaneously. I’d like to say I managed perfectly, with composure and poise, but in reality there’s been crying, self-recrimination, and panic attacks. While the ultimate outcome has been seeking help from a professional (you can get a referral and a mental health […]
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(Free) Exercise Ideas
A couple of weeks ago, I went home to Darwin for a visit. My mum, who has been on a year-long journey towards weight loss and fitness, dragged me along to her personal training sessions not once, not twice, but six times! The horror!
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Using My Disability Access Plan
Being a student with an Access Plan, I can ask for extensions on assignments with no questions asked—provided I can produce my access plan. It’s a great thing the Uni’s Disability Service does, and I don’t know where I would be without it; but in saying that, I quite often feel guilty for requesting an […]
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Those Things That You Never Had
The recent rainy days have reminded me of an umbrella. It was when I just transferred to a new primary school in the city, from where I was born; a small town. Everything was new—classmates, teachers, and the school rules. While I was busy dealing with all these new stuff, I discovered that, when it […]
Asking For Help
I am 23 and I’m only just learning how to ask for help. You do not need to feel guilty. It is, in fact, a very GOOD thing to ask for help.
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Can You Get Used to Being Alone?
“You get used to it.” Their face seems worn out, tired. So many more experiences than I’ve had. “It’s just a fact of life”, they seem to be thinking. That was one of the responses I received when asking someone about their experiences with loneliness. Were they right?
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