I was recently listening to The Rise & Conquer Podcast Ep:37 Honour The Season Your In by Georgie Stevenson. In the episode Georgie said something that really hit home for me. ”Honour the season your in, stop looking around and feeling like your missing out or your not doing what you should be doing. Really …
Tag: wellbeing
My Biggest Fear Is My Broken Body
The irony of this post is unreal, I wrote it a few days before halloween with the purpose of going up on Halloween night with a makeup look that to me showed how I’ve been feeling on the inside – broken. But that never happened as at 2am on halloween morning I ended up in …
WHAT TAKING SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES HAS TAUGHT ME SO FAR
A few months ago I enrolled in a community AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language) course through my local deaf services. For those who don’t know sign language is “a visual form of communication that uses hand, arm and body movements to convey meaning” – NDP.org I have always wanted to learn sign language so I figured …
How To Be A Good & Inclusive Role Model Online
Being a good and inclusive role model in any situation is incredibly important and especially online. We live in a world where online people can be “cancelled”, bullied and discriminated against without even a second thought. But social media can also be an amazing and impactful space if used correctly and responsibly. As a blogger …
How I Make Gratitude A Part Of My Daily Life Ft Chia Samson
This post is a collaboration post with Chia Samson, we chose the topic of gratitude and have both shared our experiences with gratitude and how we practice gratitude in our day to day lives. Check out Chia’s post The Gratitude Attitude With Elina Passant If I’m honest gratitude is something I really struggle with and …
#TEENTALK: Losing Friends When You’re Chronically Ill Ft Amy
Losing friends, at any age is hard, but it feels even harder when it happens in your teens, at school, and even harder when you’re chronically ill. I got glandular fever when I was 16, just before all my exams that year and consequently missed them all. I decided to leave the school I was at …
CHRONIC PAIN SURVIVAL GUIDE FT YUYU BOTTLE
*This post contains a gifted item from YuYu Bottle* “ I’m constantly in pain. Yes, constantly. Every single second. The pain is still there when I’m smiling. The pain is still there when I don’t talk about it. When I say “I’m fine” I have a very different definition than you do” – @strongerthanpots Chronic …
#TEENTALK: The Aftermath Of An Attempted Sexual Assault Ft Isabella Belden
I was never good with numbers. Math was never a strong suit of mine and only brought me anxiety and stress. After the incident, I wanted to share my story, so I wrote a blog post about it. I treated it like an essay. They are simple as long as you don’t procrastinate. Which I …
The Reality Of Living With A Chronic Illness
Before I got sick I didn’t even know what a Chronic Illness was. Over 2 years later and I now know more about Chronic Illness than I ever thought I would. Over 2 years later I’m still fighting to get answers to what is wrong with me. Over 2 years later and I’m still fighting …
My Current Inspirations & Role Models
Recently I’ve been stuck in a bit of a negative rut due to my health severely declining. The only thing that truly helps me to stay as positive as possible and actually want to get out of bed each day is being inspired. Inspiration is such a powerful and underrated tool! We live in a …