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3 Extremely Valuable Lessons I have Learnt from Life

JulieSeptember 21, 2018September 21, 20182 Comments

Life can get pretty intense. Things get busy, we get overwhelmed, and we struggle and feel like we fail at times. But lately, I have been doing a lot of learning. Learning things about other people and about myself; important things that I could not have learnt if I did not go through some very difficult times.
I have been encouraged and inspired to become a better person through all of this, and I hope that by sharing these things, someone else might be encouraged too. Here are three of the latest things I have learnt, which I consider to be extremely valuable life lessons:

In Anxiety, Awareness, Depression, Feelings, Healing, Hope, Moving on

Hope: Why it’s worth fighting for

JulieJune 26, 20181 Comment

There are some days, where you simply ‘have’ hope. It’s just there. And then other days, you really have to fight for it. A quote that I love and can really relate to is “Sometimes you have to fight a battle more than once to win it”. If depression, anxiety or other struggles are something … Read More

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Feelings: What to do when they hit you

JulieApril 18, 2018May 15, 2018Leave a comment

Feelings. They creep up on us out of nowhere, confuse us, bring us joy, and even pain. But what do you do when they hit you like a tonne of bricks? When you’re overwhelmed by this perhaps foreign concept, these things called feelings? A lot of us struggle when we begin to have different feelings, … Read More

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It’s Reality: Part III

JulieMarch 10, 2018April 21, 2018Leave a comment

Part III: How to help a loved one with a mental illness Do you have a friend or family member who is struggling with mental illness? The way you respond to them can have a massive impact, but it’s hard to know if it will be negative or positive. Here are some important things to … Read More

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It’s Reality: Part I

JulieFebruary 27, 2018April 21, 2018Leave a comment

Part I: Stop the Stigma Even though in today’s society there are many things spoken about that have been silent until now, mental illness is something that still has huge stigma around it. For people who don’t know what that is, it literally means “a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or … Read More

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It’s Reality: Introduction

JulieFebruary 24, 2018April 21, 2018Leave a comment

It’s real. Whether we like it or not, mental illness is the real deal, a sickness, just like having tonsillitis or a broken bone. Just because the signs may not be as obvious, it still needs to be taken seriously. I’m all about stopping the stigma of mental illness, letting those who struggle with it … Read More

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It’s Reality: Introduction

JulieFebruary 3, 2018February 24, 2018Leave a comment