My absolute favourite speaker of the day was an educational psychologist called Jane Jarvis whose topic was understanding how ADHD affects learning. She provided deep insight into what it feels like to be a child struggling with ADHD plus lots of practical hands-on information that parents and teachers can use. For the rest of the …
Year: 2018
Day 20: Be Brave Challenge – ADHD Conference Part 1
On Friday I got an early birthday present from my self-adopted dad, Dr Colin Hirsch. 😜I still need to write a separate post on him, one day, as he has been such a valuable addition to my life and I have learnt so much from him. I met him a few months after my day died …
Day 19: Be Brave Challenge -Choppie Update
Had a bit of a manic Choppie day yesterday. He who usually sleeps quietly was like a miniature tornado.😌 Chewed my Uno cards, weed indoors twice (despite regular outdoor toilet trips) assaulted my student’s shoelaces and then delivered a frenzied attack on my grade 2 language group ( who all thought it was hilarious). Disclaimer: Am …
Day 18: Be Brave Challenge – Everything’s Fine?
I started watching Matthew a few years ago for his dating advice. (Cute, self-aware and funny- always an awesome combo) It has been lovely to see how his advice has grown from just dating to focusing on the whole person. I love his point about taking off the disguise in life….not always presenting your life …
Day 17: Be Brave Challenge – Enneagram Part 3
The final part that I wanted to share with you was the enneagram passions. (http://enneagramdiscovery.com/passions/) To be honest I am not too sure how to explain the passions as I have not studied the Enneagram that closely. But I think the just, of it, is that each number essentially has their own passion that they …
Day 16: Be Brave Challenge – Lesson on Perspective
I just got back from Toastmasters, so, unfortunately, I am too tired to finish my enneagram part 3 right now. 😵But will definitely do it tomorrow💪 I started Toastmasters about 4 months ago in my quest to conquer my fears but I have a confession to make…I am absolutely petrified of table topics. For those of …
Day 15: Be Brave Challenge – Enneagram Part 2
So I am now thinking I have so many Enneagram stories I might need to turn this into chaptered posts. 😱😜 Without a doubt, one of the many benefits of using this tool is the clarity and insight that it has given me in understanding other people, especially many of the children that I work with. …
Day 14: Be Brave Challenge – The Enneagram Part 1
I have always been an incredibly up/down type of person. When I was in my late 20’s I seriously thought I might be bi-polar….in hindsight I had little understanding of how debilitating real manic depression was….but for me at the time it still felt overwhelming. (Ummm…of course, it didn’t help that I was fuelling myself …
Day 13: Be Brave Challenge -Random Rant
So this morning I woke up at the ridiculous hour of 1 am again. Seriously what’s up with that? (I’m not a bloody insomniac.) Lay there for 20 minutes before I finally thought “stuff this” will just work on today’s post. Which I did quite happily till 3 am….when my brand new (week old) phone …
Day 12: Be Brave Challenge – Mother’s Day
I have been lucky enough to travel quite a bit in my lifetime which means I have spent a fair bit of time sitting in airports watching people. The duality of energy in airports always fascinates me. On the one hand, you have people eagerly awaiting the arrival of loved ones. Smiling happy, joyful, excited …