Mental health podcast guest
Recently I joined a mental health expert from the Mental Insights Podcast. I thought I would do a quick blog post to share it with my followers so you could have a listen.
What is Depression and how do I Beat it? – Insights from the book ‘Redesign Your Mind’
What is depression and how do I beat it? Why Is this happening to me and what can I do about it?
Dealing with depression is a challenging experience – especially if you do not actually know what it is and how it can affect you. Stefan Miraglia, author of Redesign Your Mind: Tools and Inspiration for Positive Mental Health shares some of his insights from his book to help you on your journey to beating depression. Read More
Dealing with Uncertainty and the Corona Virus
How do I deal with Uncertainty and the Corona Virus?
Dealing with uncertainty and the Corona Virus has been a challenging time for the whole world. Your mental health can take a hit when dealing with unexpected Read More
Why am I so Depressed?
Why am I so depressed and what can I do to get better?
You are depressed. For too long you have wondered why you are depressed without understanding why. Check out some of the reasons why most Read More
Redesign Your Mind: Tools and Inspiration for positive mental health – my book is here!
Redesign Your Mind: Tools and Inspiration for positive mental health – my book is here! Find out how it can help you or someone you love with their mental health.
I have been writing on my blog, The Wellness of Health for a number of years now, and it is with great excitement that I can announce that Read More
Why Am I So Nervous?
Why am I so nervous and what can I do to stop the nerves?
You are nervous! Whether it is a constant battle of nerves or just being nervous at particular events, being nervous Read More
Why Am I So Angry?
Why am I so angry and what can I do to calm down?
You are angry. You might blow up from time to time and you can’t help but lose your temper. It is time to Read More
How Do I beat Depression?
Question: I am depressed and I need to know how to beat depression.
The question on how to beat depression is all too Read More
Why Am I So Needy?
Why am I so needy and what can I do to chill out?
You are needy. You can’t stand it when you don’t have your partner or someone else around. The good part is that you have acknowledged that you are needy. The bad part is that there is Read More
How Do I Help Someone With Depression
How do I help someone with depression? Someone close to you may be depressed, you want to help but you are not sure how. Here is the ultimate list of ways you can help someone with depression.
Helping someone with depression is not an easy task. You are not sure if you should stand back, ignore the depression or actively talk about it. Ultimately you Read More
Learn to Let Go
It’s not easy to let go, I know. Learn how to let go of the things that hold you back from happiness and watch your mental health improve radically.
Bad things happen in life. Fact. But what happens next is up Read More
Help! I am going grey!
So you’ve found a grey hair and now fear the worst. More grey hairs! Find out how grey hair relates to mental health and what you can do about it.
I am 30 years old, but believe it or not I found my first grey hair when I was only Read More
Talking about money and your mental health
Money is one of the biggest triggers for stress, anxiety and trouble with relationships. Let’s look into how money affects our happiness and what we can do to help make things better.
They say that money makes the world go round; but they also say that money is Read More
Why you MUST put down your smartphone
Our smartphones keep us connected with the world and we couldn’t imagine life without them – but what are the costs of spending so much time on our phone? Find out why you MUST put down your phone now!
This post came about after I downloaded the new Apple IOS a few weeks ago which came with screen time tracking. I thought to myself ‘Yea sure I Read More
Job Uncertainty and Your Mental Health
Job uncertainty can cause anxiety and be detrimental to your mental health and well being. Find out how you can deal with this challenge!
Isn’t it funny how life can seem like it is finally perfect and then BAM! 2 weeks ago I found out that my job is on the line and I may be made redundant in the coming weeks. This was a massive shock as earlier that week Read More
Why Your Mental Health NEEDS Travel
Travel is great for the soul – but it can also be a challenging time for our mental health. Find out how we can ensure that our holiday is a positive life experience!
Travelling is something that most people love and look forward to; but the prospect of Read More
How to SMASH depression
Find out how you can beat depression and live a happy life
We all know that depression can hit anyone. Once the signs of depression are present, it is up to Read More
Put yourself (and your mental health) first
Find out how taking action to ‘put yourself first’ can improve your mental health and change your life
Do you ever put yourself first? What action do you take when there is a situation in your life that requires you to put someone or something else ahead of yourself? I’m sure that if Read More
The Signs of Depression
What are the signs of depression? Find out what happens in the early stages of depression so you can do something before it manifests.
I thought I would write a post on the signs of depression and how we can better identify when depression is knocking on the door. Of course I am sure many of us know Read More
Be the person you want to be
Are you the person you want to be? Are you happy with how you are putting yourself out there to the world? Find out how my recent travels have helped me figure out more about being the person that I want to be!
So let me start by saying thank you to all my followers and those that are spreading word about the blog! My aim – to get my story out there and help people with what I have learnt about positive living and mental health, Read More
Why Failure is Good for Your Mental Health
Life sucks when you fail. We always want to succeed and do well in everything we attempt, but unfortunately we will fail. Let’s find out more about why failure is good for your mental health and how you can use failure to your advantage.
Ok so I am 100% sure that everyone reading this post has had one of those moments in life where something meant so much to them but ended up in failure. It could have been something as simple as Read More
Face Your Fear… and Jump
We all have fears.. I have found there is only one way to beat it. Listen to part of my journey to New Zealand in the quest to conquer a fear of mine..
Everyone has fears, but I can tell you that there is only one way to beat it… And that is to face it. Even though I have worked on my own fears over the past few years, taking on many more challenges as time goes on, I have always Read More
6 Ways to Find Happiness This Holiday Season
Everyone loves Christmas, but sometimes we can feel like we are left wanting for something more and focusing on what is missing. Here are 6 ways to find happiness this holiday season and improve your mental health for the busiest time of year.
So it’s Christmas time and it feels like everyone is happy and merry, but you are looking for something more. Often we find it is a time to reflect and think about the most important things in life like family, friends and having fun – which sometimes can lead to negative thoughts about what is missing in life. Personally I use to think about what was missing, Read More
Why Tinder Is Bad For Your Love Life
Tinder is the most popular and convenient way to date these days, so why would it be bad for your love life? Check out my story and find out why Tinder is actually bad for your love life!
Ok so for those who haven’t read my blog before, I am a 29 year old, single (why else would I be talking about Tinder hah), male, living in Australia. It is crazy to think that it has been over 5 years since Tinder was introduced to the world, changing the dating game as we know it. Read More
Dealing with change in life
We all know that things change, people change, and times change, but how do we deal with it? I have had a lot of change in my life recently and thought I would write about how I feel about it and how I am dealing with it.
So lately there has been a lot of change in my life. They say that change is the only constant in life, but why do some people deal with change easier than others? And what can you do to be better able to deal with change. Read More
How to Beat Anxiety
Anxiety is something that affects so many people. So when it happens to you, all you want to know is why am I anxious and how can I beat it
Anxiety is becoming one of the world’s largest social issues, with more and more people falling victim to the symptoms and challenges of anxiety at some stage of their lives. With my own story, I was a confident, healthy, happy young man – but all of a sudden anxiety hit and threatened to tear my world apart. Stress, fear, worry, nervous, being concerned… Read More
5 things to do this World Mental Health Day 2017
World Mental Health Day – October 10th 2017 is a day for doing anything to improve your own and others mental health. Here are 5 things you can do to make a difference!
More and more people are realizing the importance of mental health. We are starting to see how poor mental health can affect someone’s life, their family and their friends. Read More
Find happiness by being grateful and showing gratitude
Showing Gratitude is something that is often overlooked these days. Find out how being grateful can help with depression, anxiety and positive mental health
Growing up we are always told to be grateful. But many of us take it for granted. What does it truly mean to be grateful, and how is this going to help with my health and wellness? Read More
The Start of my mental health journey
Find out how my journey to wellness and health started, and why I wanted to start a mental health blog
Starting a mental health blog is something that takes a lot of thought, purpose and energy. I never thought it would be something that I would do, however in recent years when I faced my own challenges with mental health I thought that it would be a good idea to share my story and what I have learnt with the world. Read More
5 Ways to Stop Feeling Anxious
Anxiety can really get you down. It can make the simplest task seem like climbing a mountain. So here are 5 easy and fun ways to stop feeling anxious
Anxiety can make you feel real small. I know. As someone that is usually full of confidence, happy and cheeky, it really shook me up when I first accepted that I had anxiety. Read More
Be your own best friend
You have a best friend that you haven’t even met yet. And Guess what? It’s you! Find out how you can start being your best friend and know that you always have someone there who’s got your back
We all can be hard on ourselves at times, criticizing ourselves for things we have said, things we have done, or even things we haven’t done. Is this how you would treat one of your friends? Probably not. Why do we show compassion and acceptance to our friends, but then when it comes time to forgive ourselves we aren’t so kind? Read More
Man, it’s ok to be depressed
Men around the world, its ok to be depressed. Your mental health is something to embrace, but how do you get started?
For too long men around the world have felt like they need to be strong, and that feelings of depression are a sign weakness. Read More
What can I do to stop being depressed?
So you are feeling depressed and want to do something about it. But where do you start? Let’s find out how you can help turn things around
Being depressed is not fun, and anyone that has been depressed in the past knows that you would do anything you can to help yourself to feel happy again. Read More
5 reasons why you can’t be a perfectionist
So you think that being a perfectionist is something to be proud of? Well unfortunately you are wrong!
Yes it is hard to believe that trying to be perfect is not good for your mental health, so take a look at why loosening up on your standards might be good for you. So you’re a perfectionist. Your standards are so high that it’s nearly impossible to keep up. Read More
