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The therapy stigma

A man lies on a therapist chair. The therapist sits facing him.

I've been putting off talking to someone due to negative stigma.

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Melancholy mix

It’s okay to feel sad. I blame the weather. This past week has really brought on the winter feels. Usually I’m excited about winter – there’s the annual Southern Right Whale migration, fire pit evenings, and the chance to retreat into our homes and bit and slow things down. However, this year it feels different. There’s a hurried and nervous vibration in the air and it’s all because I am nearing the end of my candidature. So very near indeed, but it feels so far away still – there is so much to do.

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Friday night out in Adelaide 

Rainy city at night.

Adelaide is very sleepy, but she comes to life on Fridays.

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Finding the moments of calm

A lily pad and a flower on a river.

When life is chaotic and overstimulating, it is important to find those moments of calm in your day.

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Thinking of doing a Ph.D. as a parent

The first thing I would say is, “Why not?”. It sounds scary, but it is something that’s possible and many individuals have accomplished this feat. Both of my Ph.D. supervisors were parents when they were completing their doctoral degrees. Having said that, I think the reasons for wanting to study again as an HDR student are crucial to success.

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On sacrifice 

A crescent moon.

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of celebrating Eid Adha with fellow Muslims in Melbourne.

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Winter skincare routine 

Woman applying skincare product on her face.

Soothing my dry skin in winter.

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Message anxiety

A close up of the iPhone home screen showing applications.

Sometimes messaging back can be anxiety-inducing.

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The third place

A bookstore.

Where do you go to immerse yourself in the human condition?

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Dear Diary...

Last night, watching someone's 'reading my old diary entries' video prompted me to do the same. I got out my old journals, and wanted to find some resemblance with my old self. In the pages, I discovered dream anecdotes, meditations on my current reads, brief allusions to the stress of an essay, and of course, declarations of being in love. Sure, there was something naive about it—as if I was aware that I would look back on these one days, I seemed determined to narrativise my days and feelings—but there were some sentiments that I felt truly thrived from being written down.

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