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Should we be scared of ageing?

An elderly person holding hands with an infant.

Posted on May 4 2023 by Asirah

I enjoy get ready with me (grwm) videos as much as the next person. So much so that I sometimes talk to my bathroom mirror as though I’m a guest on Vogue’s Beauty Secret. It adds a little fun to my 3-step skincare routine.

Cry if I want to?

Posted on May 1 2023 by Taylor

When others speak about crying on their birthday, it confuses me. Isn't your own dedicated day of celebration the best day of the year?

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Cycles of family

Posted on Apr 28 2023 by John

I know that not everyone has had as much luck with their family, or of what little family they have. Even if they are not your bloodlines, for whoever you choose or accept your family to be, I hope that those relationships grow healthier and stronger as you get older.

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Sweet tooth and turning 22

Posted on Apr 27 2023 by Asirah

I turned 22 about two weeks ago, and like every other birthday before this, it was just as special to me, but apart from the lovely dinner with my friend, nothing bizarre happened.

Stage fright

Posted on Apr 26 2023 by Ember

I’ve previously written blog posts here on being nervous about conference presentations and public speaking in general. As a postgraduate and mature-aged student, it’s reasonable to expect that I’ve experienced plenty of them, and so when a request for a radio interview came through, I was surprised that I was more terrified than excited about this opportunity - don’t even take into account the huge wave of imposter syndrome feels that came over me!

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My first concert experience

Concert signboard at Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Posted on Apr 25 2023 by Asirah

How delightful it was that my first concert experience happened to be of an artist whose songs soundtracked my teenhood?

Your kind of creativity

Woman wearing yellow beanie, glasses and t-shirt

Posted on Apr 24 2023 by John

Most artists would love an audience. But it’s all too easy to fall into the trap of putting audience before our art. This is not always the wrong choice, but it is a choice that we need to consciously make.

Two types of friends

Posted on Apr 21 2023 by Taylor

A conversation with a group of people made me consider two particular type of friends.

New rituals

Posted on Apr 13 2023 by Ember

I’m usually pretty good about my social media consumption, but lately, I’m finding that it’s using up valuable time and head space. On top of setting social media on to silent apart from a certain time during the day, I am also trying to swap scrolling time into something that I’d feel is rewarding, but also calming and intentional.

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