Mar 18, 2022Death and our growing need for safetyWhile there aren’t many absolute certainties in this world, there is one thing we know for sure: none of us are getting out of here alive. Despite a niggling awareness of our eventual but inevitable doom, death remains one of those conversation topics deemed unseemly for polite company. We don’t…Death4 min readDeath4 min read
Dec 16, 2021You’re nothing more than a niche occupantI live in a niche. Chances are, you do too — whether or not you’re aware of it. Allow me to explain. Many years ago, I used to jog several times a week. Occasionally, a running buddy would accompany me. …Psychology3 min readPsychology3 min read
Feb 7, 2021How NOT to change people: why they never seem to listen to your awesome adviceHere’s a free piece of unsolicited advice: don’t give unsolicited advice. Wait! Don’t go! I promise that’s the last piece of hypocrisy I’ll be dishing out for at least 3 paragraphs. In all seriousness though, advice-giving is a tricky, complicated business. …Psychology5 min readPsychology5 min read
Jan 21, 2021The worst word in the English language, and how it’s ruining your lifeI have great respect for words. As a speech pathologist by day and a blog writer by (occasional) night, it would be problematic and confusing if I didn’t. But I don’t think all words have a place in our language. Don’t get me wrong; I’m no linguistic purist. My utterances…Language4 min readLanguage4 min read
Aug 30, 2020Keeping your cyber stuff safe: the one thing you’re probably doing wrongThe other day, I received a rather scary email. It addressed me by name and politely informed me that it had successfully hacked one of my accounts and here was my password. In order for my private particulars not to be shared with the wider world, here were the details…Cyber Security3 min readCyber Security3 min read
Aug 9, 2020Surviving coronavirus: it’s probably not what you thinkWhile debate has raged around many aspects of our pandemic, there’s one thing we can pretty much all agree on: the whole situation has been one protracted series of emotional d*ck punches. About a week ago, a large portion of Australia’s population was downgraded from Stage 3 restrictions (severely limited…Coronavirus4 min readCoronavirus4 min read
Jul 21, 2020Compulsory masks? Time to ban alcohol.It’s a mad time right now. Making it through a single conversation without encountering words like ‘unprecedented’ or ‘new normal’ is an almost insurmountable challenge. In the current cray-cray climate, almost every new day seems to herald a new list of things that we must or must not do in…Coronavirus3 min readCoronavirus3 min read
Jul 6, 2020Coronavirus has cured the fluSo far, 2020 has seemed like some sort of bad joke. The kind that, once cracked, earns you long, withering looks from anyone in earshot. In Australia, it started with the bushfire season from hell. Our air quality levels plummeted to among the worst in the entire world. Our landscapes…Coronavirus4 min readCoronavirus4 min read
May 20, 2020Lifting of lockdowns: navigating a return to pre-iso lifeThe first half of 2020 has been a sh*t-storm of fairly monumental proportions. The kind usually reserved for bathrooms following Indian street food feasts. But to those who have weathered the COVID-storm and emerged on the other side, clearer skies are on the horizon. Our iso-diet has worked. The curve…Pandemic4 min readPandemic4 min read
Mar 7, 2020The true culprit of our toilet paper crisisIn stark contrast to our standard ‘She’ll be right’ approach, Aussies have begun genuinely prepping for the apocalypse. As one might imagine could occur in conjunction with end-of-world arrangements, there’s been a definitive up-tick in the supermarket sales of canned goods, bottled water and long life milk. And fair enough…Coronaviruses3 min readCoronaviruses3 min read
