MARKETING HEAD. Most Challenging Moment: I always prided myself for my resilience. Despite being quite a sensitive soul, I was quite adept at navigating around problems and overcoming obstacles in both my personal and professional life. However, in 2020, at the height of COVID restrictions, I faced an unprecedented challenge. My home, which was also rented out to Airbnb guests from time to time, was booked by a group of criminals using a fake ID. The next day, my neighbour called me in a panic. The tenants had reversed a Budget rental truck into my driveway and filled it up with my furni ..read more

Social Worker. Most Challenging Moment: I have experienced episodes of anxiety, panic, and depression that I have learned to recognise and respond to over time. My first experience with anxiety started at around age 7, and I didn’t understand what I was feeling then. But honestly, all of these have been challenging. LEARNINGS: I have learned that it does always pass and it doesn’t last forever. There are things I need to do to help myself. I have learned who I can talk to and what makes me feel better, and likewise, what makes me feel worse. I believe this is important to learn. Daily Self ..read more

CAFE BARISTA. Most Challenging Moments: I have struggled with my mental health since childhood—living in a toxic environment as well as feeling like an outsider when I first came to Australia. After that, I encountered many traumatic moments in my life that shaped the way my mental health is now as an adult. LEARNINGS: I have learned a lot through battling with my own demons. I approach life with my headstrong and absolute no-fucks-given attitude to situations that don’t need energy. It keeps me humble and apathetic. I have learned to live with my depression in a way that it has become my ow ..read more

MAN ON PURPOSE CO-FOUNDER / REAL ESTATE AGENT. Most Challenging Moments: When I was in primary school. I was notoriously picked on by other kids for no reason at all, and I had no friends. I would spend my lunch time hiding away or I would hang with my sister who is a few years younger than me. I would cry myself to sleep almost every night. My mum was my safe space then. I remember one kid coming over to play with me and he said, “I’m only friends with you because your family has a farm.” In my mind then, having a farm equals having friends. I was finding validation through others. Another c ..read more

/Artist/ Most Challenging Moment: Being a teenager was pretty rough. Earlier this year, I went through a period of strong agoraphobia (fear of places and situations that might cause panic, helplessness, or embarrassment). The only way to get out of this state is to start going out, but it’s also the hardest thing for me to do. Greatest Learning: Acknowledge parts of yourself that you aren’t super fond of, and try to accept them. Someone once said to me, “you need to find a halfway point between who you are now in this moment of crisis and who you wish you were. Then that’ll be a healthier vers ..read more

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