I feel like I am free again. Or, maybe a better way to explain it would be, I feel my life is finally under-control. I first admitted having problems last year. There were many things happening in my life at that stage, mainly a legal issue that has now been resolved. I really felt like [...]
RESEARCHED AND COMPILED BY Leigh Fraser-Gray B Social Work / Social Welfare, Dip H & CS, CERT IV WTA, VOC Post Grad FDR Social Welfare, Dip H & CS, CERT IV WTA, VOC Post Grad FDR *** Names, places and insignificant minor details changed to protect confidentiality *** Domestic Violence IS REAL. I have been carving [...]
Depression is very common. Over a million people in Australia live with depression and 160,000 young people live with depression each year. On average one in five females and one in eight makes will experience depression in their lifetime. Even though so many Australians suffer from this illness there are still many people that don’t understand [...]
On the Imperfect Mum, we get a lot of questions about sleep. I often take a big breath when reposting these, as we normally end up with a big battle between these two sides, with each side passionately believing they are right and best. Firstly, I want to clear up I am not an expert. [...]
Serious case of Monday-itis! Can anyone else relate?? Had a full weekend, dropped the older kids to school this morning, and now home to this BOMB of a messy house! “Looks like a dog’s breakfast!” i can hear my dad say in my head!! ha ha! What happened here?!? How?!? I don’t remember having [...]
I’m just letting you all know I’m taking a break. I’m feeling overwhelmed, upset and a little over it. I think some days I have created a Monster. I love I.M but, you see I take a lot of shit on. A lot of you only ever see a fraction of what I see. [...]
I am trying to give up my addiction to McDonalds – but it’s not as easy as i thought! It’s been 2 weeks so far, which is a great start, but I sometimes still get that pulling feeling when I drive past, but here is where I am at… If you don’t mind… I’ve had [...]
Since writing my article about not coping with life, I have tried to make things a little more ok, by doing things a little differently. I realised one of my BIGGEST issue’s was stress. I am still struggling with it today, but I’m working on some changes here they are. 1. Make your home a peaceful environment [...]
I have had this question going through my mind over and over and over. Should I share? Should I keep this to myself? I have many friends/colleagues/ business associates that read my blog so would it be silly of me to share such private information? I then went on question myself. Well is that being [...]
What does ok mean? does it mean that you are happy? Does it mean that you feel good about yourself? Do you look in the mirror and say, you know what I’m ok? When you are walking along and happen to see yourself in a reflection.. What do you see? Do you see [...]
