I’m writing all of this post event, with better ‘sight’ for lack of a better word. I recently read about a technique that helps people down from anxiety. I was going to be having a hui with a whānau that included an almost 8 year old Māori boy who has some anxiety issues. I wanted ...
So I’ve been working on my internal voice stuff. It’s been exhausting. Seriously the hardest thing I’ve had to do in a long time. It came to a head a couple weeks ago. I was at the gym, punching the boxing bag, putting in some work. As the rounds ticked on fatigue set in. At ...
For a long time I’ve hated myself. For as long as I can remember. I blamed myself for not being able to protect my siblings growing up. I blamed myself for the abuses they suffered. Not being able to stop the hidings, not protecting them at school from discriminatory teachers. I should have done more. ...
Depression is like trying to tread water in a vast open ocean in pitch black darkness. You don’t know which way you need to be treading water but you’re gonna try and tread it anyway. Initially, you’re energised and think you’ll get out of the water soon. You’ll find land. You tell yourself, if you ...