Looking at 'normal' with fresh eyes

October 31, 2020 Sasha

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In a world where society has pivoted so that many of our holidays, such as Easter, Christmas or Halloween fill the profit bank of business, rather that contentment bank of people—maybe it’s time to do a little more reinterpreting of the meanings of our holidays, at a personal level.

If traditions are not providing you with an authentic sense of comfort and belonging, maybe its time to re-examine the meaning for yourself? You can create your own traditions, with themes surrounding love, connection, gratitude, friendship or whatever brings you a sense of comfort and belonging. Inspiration is all around you…

We can be heroes

October 25, 2020 Sasha

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This is a difficult time—and just as our ancestors have experienced famine, war and disease, and other traumas, this is our ordeal that we are experiencing together.

I don't talk much about coronavirus. There's so much chat and speculation—what I know is that people and families are struggling, to say the least.

Just as in every classic hero's journey, in mythology, and films and stories, this is our ordeal. Our road of trials.

And, just like in our film and movies and stories, our lives also take an arc, they have chapters, and themes that run through our life.

These themes, ordeals and challenges—they can be hard. This is part of the human experience. It comes with being a human.

But it is these ordeals and challenges that expand us into a better version of ourselves, that help us evolve into a better species—it changes our biology…

Blokes mental health. Something must change.

October 18, 2020 sasha crichton

Something must change. The statistics on blokes mental health are alarming.

Mental health, abuse and suicide rates are extreme. Addictions and dependencies are more common than ever.

In the 21st century we are looking for new ways to help cope with modern day pressures, expectations and temptations.

The thing is, guys often don’t want to talk to a therapist, psychologist, mate or partner. They just prefer to be fixed, like rebooting a PC or changing a spark plug. Simple. No fuss.

Feeling is not a dirty word

October 10, 2020 Sasha

‘Feelings’ haven’t always been labelled for the ‘soft’, ‘weak’ or ‘weird’. Because we evolved to have them in the first place, right? And natural selection/survival of the fittest wins, right?

Feelings are the language of the body—and powerful and insightful. Just like listening to our car, feelings let us know something good or bad is going on… or something is good or bad for us.

But be mindful, ‘feelings’ are different to body ‘sensations’ like lust, taste and satisfaction.

Feelings help us connect to others. And they make life exciting, smooshy or just fun.

But feelings can hurt too. They can be cripplingly painful. For how long, depends on how we manage our feelings.

Enter, the shutdown.

Authenticity, fact checking and false news

May 28, 2020 Sasha

See these top tips for fact-checking:

Check for previous work: Look around to see if someone else has already fact-checked the claim or provided a synthesis of research.
Go “upstream” to the source of the claim. Most web content is not original. Get to the original source to understand the trustworthiness of the information.
Read laterally: Once you get to the source of a claim, read what other people say about the source (publication, author, etc.). The truth is in the network.
Circle back: If you get lost, hit dead ends, or find yourself going down an increasingly confusing rabbit hole, back up and start over knowing what you know now. You’re likely to take a more informed path with different search terms and better decisions.

Eco-anxiety; how to manage climate stress

November 29, 2019 Sasha

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Depression, obsessive thinking, panic attacks, irritability, breathlessness—is how environmental challenges are affecting some of us.

‘Eco-anxiety’ (or 'ecological grief') can be described as feeling distressed about the state of the planet, and its future.

The World Health Organisation regards climate change as “the greatest threat to global health in the 21st Century” . Whilst the Australian Medical Association declared climate change a health emergency, as do a growing list of medical bodies around the world (3). The impact of climate change on our mental health is very real.

Based on the Central Coast, north OF Sydney, Australia—working online worldwide.