Jason

Who tells you you’re wrong?

From work to personal relationships, many studies suggest honesty and trustworthiness are among the top few traits we value most in others. Yet I think we struggle to be open to hearing it, and to share it with others. In this article I want to talk to finding people who are able to be trulyContinue reading “Who tells you you’re wrong?”

Beyond the spoken words

Let’s take a fresh look at the components of communication. As someone who has studied interpersonal communication, soft skills and more recently counselling over the 20yrs, I hope I can give you something new to consider here.

Self-care Results

Hey gang 🙂 Travelling at the moment and can’t sleep so extra time for postings 🙂 You probably see regular articles providing tips and key things to focus on for your mental health and general well-being. I wanted to share some actual results (my results) from the past 4 weeks having taken a fresh focusContinue reading “Self-care Results”

Men don’t talk – they drink

Short exploration into how we raise boys in a way that leads them to avoid help and adopt life shortening habits.

When to change yourself?

I’ve been circling around this article for years to be honest… on a recent flight while skimming through my notes I finally spotted the various angles I had been thinking of, and now hopefully I have a clear enough view to convert them into something coherent and helpful. So here are the questions I keptContinue reading “When to change yourself?”

You should be

A quick review on social expectations… normalcy and our responsibility to each other.

So what is counselling and therapy

So I recently did a bit of a deep dive on a few common psychotherapy approaches. I thought I would share some of that info to give people an idea about what counselling actually is. In particular this article will focus on CBT, which is provided via Medicare here in Australia and is quite popularContinue reading “So what is counselling and therapy”

I still struggle with integrity

Not really with the definition…. but the intricacies of integrity and discernment challenge me constantly. Who is right, who is wrong? Is my integrity out of whack and needs adjustment? Or should I follow my path? I have come across a few interesting articles lately that have definitely tipped me in a certain direction… These articles talked aboutContinue reading “I still struggle with integrity”

Speak Honestly

It seems to be a desired value, we are regularly encouraged to speak our minds. But should we? I tend to see the fullest and clearest displays of human values and emotions in movies and books. In our story telling we always seem to end up with the same range of characters, and it’s whereContinue reading “Speak Honestly”

Nothing is as approved as mediocrity

“Nothing is as approved as mediocrity; the majority has established it and fixes it fangs on whatever gets beyond it either way.” – Blaise Pascal I hadn’t realised “tall poppy syndrome” was an Australian condition until doing a little research. Apparently similar concepts do exist around the world but they aren’t as pervasive as hereContinue reading “Nothing is as approved as mediocrity”