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#depression – Plans for the weekend..?

So what are your plans for the coming weekend? For me it includes a long weekend with my girls hopefully full of adventures, fun, laughter and love… I know we have a birthday party to attend, maybe one nights camping out (weather dependent), a fairy princess castle to finish painting, a bbq to enjoy andContinueContinue reading “#depression – Plans for the weekend..?”

Six things I gained from a daily yoga practice

When I first met yoga it was through a teacher at a local bar. It was in the middle of a tumultuous time of my 20something experience, though, who am I kidding, there are many more of those to come. We engaged in the typical “what do you do for work?” conversation and when he…

#depression – Tales of painting fairy princess castles, bows and arrows and friends!

After a slightly challenging day of work this evening has been lovely! It started with the collection of my two little girls, after picking up fuel (and some chocolate for my eldest) we headed for home and tea. The plan for the evening involved the painting of the fairy princess castle that my eldest toddlerContinueContinue reading “#depression – Tales of painting fairy princess castles, bows and arrows and friends!”

#depression – Inspiration – Theodore Roosevelt, President

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better… The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; whoContinueContinue reading “#depression – Inspiration – Theodore Roosevelt, President”

#depression – A day on the ranges

A good day of training on the ranges and no rain (as forecast). The practising of a skill that is demanding can be a good way to reinforce positive feelings. Obviously you have to be confident with the skill. What skill can you practise to give you that quick confidence boost?

#depression – Knowledge Base – Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Synopsis (What it is all about…) When looking at depression it is worth getting an understanding for what lies beneath the surface. What aspects of who we are can lead us into a depressive phase and vice versa. One area worth knowing about is Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Maslow described the pattern that ourContinueContinue reading “#depression – Knowledge Base – Maslow’s hierarchy of needs”