Disability

Motivation is a driving force behind human behaviour, but it’s not always pure or positive. "Malicious motivation" refers to motivation fuelled by fear, shame, guilt, or a desire to prove others wrong—external pressures that push us toward action, often at the cost of our well-being

Change happens, but feeling completely unprepared and unsettled by it? That doesn’t have to be your reality.

Chronic mould toxicity is often an invisible health crisis, yet its effects on the brain and body can be profound and life-altering. Having personally been diagnosed with three strains of mould in high quantities at a cellular level, I’ve come to understand just how pervasive and damaging it can be—not only to physical health but also to mental and neurological well-being.

After eight months of trying to recover from what I now know is neurodivergent burnout, I found myself facing an ultimatum at work:...

I had been seeing a psychologist for six years before I raised with her the possibility of being neurodivergent, or on the spectrum in any way.  Originally, I had started seeing my psychologist for grief counselling after my brother took his life in 2018.  As the years passed, life changed, and the world experienced the COVID-19 pandemic, my sessions shifted focus without me actually realising it and became oriented towards strategies dealing with burnout and work-life balanc

I'm not going to write this blog article in my typical informative writing format. Instead, I am going to show you the pain that many of us experience when trying to navigate the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Fibromyalgia is not just a condition; it's a relentless shadow that follows you through life, wearing you down with its invisible pain. It is often misunderstood, dismissed as something "in your head" when, in reality, it’s a deep, tangible agony that touches every part of the body. It’s genetic, and though its symptoms vary, it affects everybody differently.

In 1992, Elizabeth Hastings was appointed as Australian's first Disability Discrimination Commissioner. She indeed created a remarkable history, but her life was not very straightforward.