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35. Forgiving Trump Supporters
View recipe: 35. Forgiving Trump SupportersQ. I am so angry and disgusted by the people who follow Trump in our country. I know there is a right-wing trend around the world. How can we forgive these people? How can we ever forget the racism, misogyny, degradation of our rule of law and societal norms? It started with the MAGA’s hating…
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34. My Anger, Your Annoyance
View recipe: 34. My Anger, Your AnnoyanceQ. I am embarrassed to say that my FND (Functional Neurological Disorder) makes it hard for me to walk. I fall, sometimes I just crawl, sometimes I get so down about it. I can’t garden or bushwalk and I just was fired from my 19 year job. YET, here are you, probs wishing you could do…
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33. Intuition
View recipe: 33. IntuitionQ. I’m an intuitive person but really trust my inner voice relying mostly on logic. Although in hindsight I see that my inner voice was correct. What are your thoughts about intuition? Is it an illusion or something worth paying more attention to? A. Awesome, a woo woo question, thanks so much. This is stuff that…
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32. A Friend’s Love Life
View recipe: 32. A Friend’s Love LifeQ. I have a friend who tends to make wrong choices in her love life. Why do I think they are wrong? Well, her emotions, mostly frustration shows itself very clearly. Although I truly believe that everyone should be able to make their own choice and have their own experiences, it’s sometimes hard to be…
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31. Disability Support Staff
View recipe: 31. Disability Support StaffQ. I have worked in aged care, child protection, disability and I am currently in mental health. I’m a support worker, team leader and supported accommodation manager; then I do recruitment and training. My question is: what makes a great support worker? I have staff who are fabulous at the HOW to do the job…
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Waddup! So, after twenty years of chronic disability a lot of people have helped me on my path. From doctors to friends, from counsellors to support staff, everyone has been so kind. And, honestly, it’s not like I feel indebted, I mean much of the help I’ve received, there hasn’t been much choice in it. Still, I’ve always wanted to give back to the world in some way. Pay it forward as they say. And as such, here we find ourselves.. Read full bio.
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