After my health problems came to the fore, I decided quickly to seek as much guidance from mentors, loved ones, and health professionals as I could. But I was, for a period of approximately six months, resistant to the idea of taking anti-depressant medication. I think I viewed this as
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Below is a list of media appearences for your further review. Table of Contents TV Radio Podcasts Newspaper Articles Magazine Articles Online Articles TV: “Here’s a survival strategy for workplace stress” ABC 7:30, Fri 9 Oct 2015 “Lawyers Battling Depression” Sky News Business, Wed 30 Sept 2015 “ABC News Breakfast:
Joining F45 was one of the best decisions I made in 2017. As a self-employed professional who sometimes goes full days without speaking to anyone, this particular gym has offered me discipline, motivation, community and comradery – all of which help get me through the working day. Plus, I’m physically
In 2014, I bought a FitBit bracelet. Since I’m someone who responds to tangible goal-setting, it was an awesome addition to my wellbeing routine, and allowed me to make accomplishments each and every day. For the almost two years that I had it (until losing it, like the idiot I
Since 2015, I’ve been on a vocational journey I never planned on. This is not a bad thing; I simply responded to events in my life in ways that seemed to make sense. The people in my life (and some whom I might never meet) now know more about me
Tripping on mushrooms may actually help treat depression. Yep, you read that right. A new study from Imperial College in London gave 19 patients – who had been diagnosed with depression and had not found respite in traditional treatments – doses of the psychedelic ingredient psilocybin (a naturally occurring part
Like many of today’s working professionals, teenagers of today have a hard time switching off from technology (literally and metaphorically). We’re all so attached to our phones, laptops and tablets that, even when we leave the office or campus, we haven’t actually left – we still have email on our
In my penultimate year of law school, all of my friends and classmates were applying for summer clerkships with commercial law firms. I wasn’t sure if I should do it too (partly because I wasn’t sure I would be offered one). Eventually, my friend Mitch convinced me to apply. It’s