The Expatriate Experience
I often reflect on my experience living in another country. It literally changed my life. Not knowing the language when I first arrived and then gradually regaining my ability to communicate was a transformative experience. Don’t get me wrong. This was so different from the bewildering rite of passage that so many desperate and displaced […]
On Forgiveness
Today I experienced an actual breakthrough in what has up until now been a rather elusive thing for me. I do struggle with letting go of past grievances from my childhood particularly, but now I think I understand why it’s been so hard for me. There is an element of testimony to a grievance. A […]
Alone (or Lonely)?
Along with many others in the television viewing public I have become fascinated by the Alone series, screened here in Australia on SBS. Season 2 of the Australian version was set in the South Island of New Zealand, a bleakly beautiful, mountainous part of the world. The final episode screened on Wednesday night and there […]
ADHD – A parent’s journey
It’s pretty hard not to notice all the recent fuss about ADHD. With the advent of TikTok during the pandemic and the rise of mental health awareness generally in these past two decades, the condition certainly is having its time in the sun. My personal story with it began in 2010 while working as practice […]
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