Like many Australians, I have been unsettled by the alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines outside her electorate office in Wangaratta. At the time of writing, the circumstances and possible motivation remain under investigation. It would therefore be irresponsible to draw a direct line between anything a person may have posted or consumed online […]
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Risk isn’t just something we calculate or manage; it’s something we experience, interpret, and feel. We often speak of risk as though it can be clearly calculated, assessed and managed. We develop matrices, controls, procedures and frameworks to make uncertainty more manageable. These tools have their place. Yet I wonder whether they sometimes draw our […]
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When I first wrote Please Don’t Try to Fix Me. I’m Not a Machine more than a decade ago, the idea was simple: machines can be repaired, adjusted and optimised, but human beings are far more nuanced and multifarious. When we experience anxiety, grief, loneliness, depression or any form of emotional distress, our instinct as […]
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I find quiet satisfaction in getting things done. There is pleasure in watching a long list submit to ticks, bringing an inbox briefly under control, or completing a task and placing it behind me. Efficiency gives structure to the day. It offers the reassuring impression that movement is the same as progress. Perhaps you recognise […]
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It was Graham Long, the former CEO of The Wayside Chapel, who used to say that: “People are not problems to be solved, but people to be met.” I think about that line often, especially when working alongside front line leaders across the community sector and particularly when I reflect on my time at Lifeline, […]
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Working in the community sector, especially in mental health and suicide prevention, I am regularly reminded of Graham Long’s words, former CEO of The Wayside Chapel, who lived by the principle that “people are not problems to be solved, but people to be met.” While it is common to hear people suggest “I’m broken”, they […]
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Our Attention Is the Product
in BlogsLike many Australians, I have been unsettled by the alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines outside her electorate office in Wangaratta. At the time of writing, the circumstances and possible motivation remain under investigation. It would therefore be irresponsible to draw a direct line between anything a person may have posted or consumed online […]
Why Does Risk Feel the Way It Does?
in BlogsRisk isn’t just something we calculate or manage; it’s something we experience, interpret, and feel. We often speak of risk as though it can be clearly calculated, assessed and managed. We develop matrices, controls, procedures and frameworks to make uncertainty more manageable. These tools have their place. Yet I wonder whether they sometimes draw our […]
Seduced Into Sedation: a mental health month reflection
in BlogsWhen I first wrote Please Don’t Try to Fix Me. I’m Not a Machine more than a decade ago, the idea was simple: machines can be repaired, adjusted and optimised, but human beings are far more nuanced and multifarious. When we experience anxiety, grief, loneliness, depression or any form of emotional distress, our instinct as […]
The Efficiency Paradox: Saving Time, but Missing Life
in BlogsI find quiet satisfaction in getting things done. There is pleasure in watching a long list submit to ticks, bringing an inbox briefly under control, or completing a task and placing it behind me. Efficiency gives structure to the day. It offers the reassuring impression that movement is the same as progress. Perhaps you recognise […]
Humble Inquiry: A Way of Being, or a Method?
in BlogsIt was Graham Long, the former CEO of The Wayside Chapel, who used to say that: “People are not problems to be solved, but people to be met.” I think about that line often, especially when working alongside front line leaders across the community sector and particularly when I reflect on my time at Lifeline, […]
The Irony of Fixing: How Reductionism Can Break What It Tries to Repair
in BlogsWorking in the community sector, especially in mental health and suicide prevention, I am regularly reminded of Graham Long’s words, former CEO of The Wayside Chapel, who lived by the principle that “people are not problems to be solved, but people to be met.” While it is common to hear people suggest “I’m broken”, they […]