Wrestling With The Negative Thoughts In My Mind

Wrestling With The Negative Thoughts In My Mind

First Published at Still Standing Magazine How do you control the thoughts in your mind? How do you stop them from forever tending towards the negative? When the worst thing you could imagine in life happens your innocence is shattered forever. You can no longer rely on the good old faithful "that will never happen [...]

The Anxiety Project – Part 2 “Being Anxious and Doing It Anyway”

The Anxiety Project – Part 2 “Being Anxious and Doing It Anyway”

As I settle into another solo flight to Sydney my mind can’t help but wander back to the last time I was making the trek across the Nullarbor on my own. It was 4 months after Benjamin was born, a very fragile and anxious time for me. I was having anxiety at the thought of [...]

The Anxiety Project – Part 1 “The Beginning”

The Anxiety Project – Part 1 “The Beginning”

As I sit here and write this blog I’m waiting in Sydney airport to fly to the States. I feel paralysed with anxiety and fear and I cannot explain why. Travelling is one of my favourite things in life. Normally I would be sitting here restless with excitement at the thought of exploring somewhere new. [...]