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Fixing an Old Farmhouse – The Dining Room

Technically, this 1910 farmhouse is a three-bedroom house with an eat-in kitchen and bonus room (cat room). We set up the rooms in the way we live. There are two bedrooms upstairs, and the third bedroom is what we set up as the living room, adjacent to the bathroom. The original living room is what we set up as the dining room. One of the upstairs bedrooms is being used as an office, and the other, as our bedroom. These rooms can easily be changed back to their original set up by just moving furniture around. The mudroom could have been used as a dining room, but our cats deserved their own space; we love them that much. The kitchen can easily be converted back into an eat-in kitchen in the event that we would need the living room as a bedroom again, and the living room would move to what is now the dining room. The office could be moved to the mudroom if needed, thus reversing to the original bedroom. This house is very flexible because most rooms are square and measure 15×15 feet, and with the exception of the kitchen, nothing has a permanent fixture that would impede the use of the rooms in a different way. The furniture is moveable and I would not mind disposing of a few pieces if necessary. All rooms mirror each other because of an existing center chimney downstairs and upstairs, not including the kitchen and cat room, that is. This post will be about the dining room, what should have been a living room.

This room was in better shape than the others, meaning there was no water damage and no damage to the wood. The only issues were the condition of the ceiling and walls, and the “never cleaned” chimney that almost started a fire on one of the interior wood beams. We found a bit of charred wood when we took down the walls. It is a miracle that the house had not burnt down. The entire chimney was full of ashes inside. We had to vacuum it up, and because the bricks required extensive work and repair, as well as the inside of it ($$$), we decided to clean what we could and closed it up. Our heating source is a pellet stove, and electric fireplaces that we use as supplemental heat if it gets too cold. In the event of a power outage, the pellet stove can be hooked up to a portable generator. In the future, we would love to install a Generac system and ductless heating/air. Ideally, all that to be powered by solar energy; however, we are not there yet, and things work fine the way they are now. On the low budget end, the smart thing to do would be to install a wood stove, because in a real emergency, there would be no electric service, no gasoline or gas service, and the delivery of things would be disrupted. The more I think of it the more I convince myself that going with a wood stove is the right choice. In the event of a simple power outage, I have candlesticks and candelabras in every room, and there is a candle chandelier in the dining room. In addition, battery-operated candles are an extra option.

As I mentioned before, our style is more reminiscent of an early American rustic farmhouse, and that follows through into the dining room. This room was the third room we fixed. Here are a few pictures of the before and after condition.

The room was being used as the living room; its original set up. The walls were damaged, and we had to open up the stairway area a bit. Under the steps, there is a small storage area that one of my cats uses as a little apartment.
There were two windows in bad shape and broken in this room, and tons of abandoned furniture and debris.
An old cast iron stove was hooked up to a chimney. It was full of ashes and in bad shape.
Sheetrock and many layers of carpet and linoleum were removed. The stairway opened up.
Here you can see the bare wood in the ceiling.
During the mess.

The room almost finished. Bella’s apartment under the steps is ready. The stairway is open now.
The other side of the room.
Room as it is now.
View from the stairway.
View from the kitchen.

I hope you enjoyed this room’s before and after photos. Compared to the other three rooms I have shown, this one was less problematic. However, as you can see, it was a ton of work. I hope these series of posts will inspire you to remodel a room in your home, take on a DIY project, or find that dream property that might not be so dreamy at first glance, and give it a little bit of life.


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Prayer Of The Day – Help Me To Do

Dear Lord,

Thank you for my life and all the wonderful abilities you have gifted me.  You have equipped me to do so much and I have so much listed on my to-do-lists, yet when the day starts going, I often times lose focus or allow my laziness to keep me from all that I know I need to do.  Please help me by motivating my heart and keeping my mind focused as I set out to do things that will benefit and bless my family.  Help me to be a wife that does not get overwhelmed or lazy.  I can’t do this without you Lord! I submit my role to you as a wife and mother, inviting you to guide me.  I pray for other women who struggle in this area as well, may you be with them today and send them encouragement in Jesus’ name AMEN!

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Marriage Prayer: More Laughter And Fun

Dear Lord,

Our lives get busy and we get distracted. Joy and fun and laughter get replaced with monotony and routine. Lord, break this trend and bring us back to a place where we can play with and enjoy our wives once again. You made laughter such a powerful outward sign of the overflowing inward joy and I want to see more of it in our lives.

In Jesus’ name, AMEN!

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My Under-The-Radar Jamaica Travel Guide

Heading to the “land of wood and water?” Read any “Top 10 Jamaica” article and you’ll find out about the beaches, resorts and excursions. I’m hoping to fill the gaps, show you some lesser-known experiences to enrich your trip and show you more of Jamaica.

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Check out my series of 5 Jamaica articles:

  1. Top 5 Negril Adventures
  2. Hidden Treasures on the South Coast
  3. The Blue Mountains & Blue Mountain Coffee
  4. Little known Montego Bay
  5. Best of Ocho Rios

*I worked for the Jamaica Tourist Board in a PR capacity for almost 5 years.

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1) Meaning of Indicators
2) Importance of Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators
3) Types of Indicators
4) Characteristics of a good Indicator
5) Process of selecting Indicators
6) Process and change in Indicators
What is an indicator?
 Indicators are signs that show changes in certain conditions
 They are eye openers, markers, units of measure, descriptors, reducers
 Five types: Input, Process, output, outcome and impact
 An indicator is simply a measurement
 Indicators are compared over time in order to assess change
 Operation is broken down into design elements such as inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes and impacts referred to as “performance indicators”.
 We express indicators in number percentage or even ratios, proportions
1.At the initial phase of a project:
Indicators are important for the purposes of defining how the involvement will be measured It help to pre-determine how effectiveness will be evaluated in a precise and clear manner.
2. During project implementation:
Indicators serve the purpose of aiding program managers assess project progress and highlight areas for possible improvement. Indicators are measured against project goals, managers can be able to measure progress towards goals and inform the need for corrective measures against potential catastrophe (Disasters).
3.At the evaluation phase:-
Indicators provide the basis for which the evaluators will assess the project impact.
Without the indicators, evaluation becomes an uncertain responsibility.
Performance Indicators are used to:
Help organizations to understand their performance levels.
Help setting realistic performance goals.
 Help aligning daily work to strategic goals.
 Help monitoring progress on a real-time basis.
 Help understanding the weaknesses and establishing improvement priorities.
Determine whether an improvement is being made and maintained.
Help benchmark internally and externally.
Identify if staff are doing well and to help them if they are not.
Provide a basis for recognizing team and individual performance.
Resource Indicators
These concern the budget allocated at every level of the intervention, the human resources mobilized, etc. The measurement of these indicators provides information about the efficiency of the project’s intervention. Example: Grants, Annual Budget, Borrowings, Labour, Input costs, Etc. Activities Indicators To achieve the project objectives, a certain number of activities are implemented. The monitoring system may focus on the level of achievement of these activities. Example: Meetings, Training, Visits, Etc.
Process Indicators:
They relate to the decision-making process and makes it possible to determine, for example, the inclusion and/or participation of actors, the regularity of meetings, the regularity of reports, etc. Example: Existence of reporting rules, Degree of women’s participation in decisions, Frequency of debriefing meetings, Etc. Product Indicators
When an activity is carried out, it generally generates a tangible or non-tangible product. For example, at the end of a training, the number of people trained (product) can be assessed. The product is the immediate and tangible result of the combination of a resource (expenditure) and an activity (training): product: number of trainees. Example: Trainees, Number of text
books produced, Number of credit received ,Etc. The Results Indicators
These reflect behavior. For example, a few months after the training, one can assess how
many participants have applied what they learnt. Or if a project distributes equipment
(product) one can assess how many beneficiaries use this equipment. Example: Number of
people who applied the training received, Use of credit obtained, Number of people who use
the text books,Etc.
Categories of Indicators
Goal level indicators – These are the program of sector objective indicators to which the program is directed .They include targets beyond the scope of the project It is important to scrutinize project appraisals documents and projects operations manual which clearly stipulates the project development documents from which the goal indicates would be derived Purpose level indicators – This are used to define the changes in behavior of project beneficiaries and the way changes in the institution functions as a result of the project outpost Output level indicators- This indicators define deliverables and they are used to establish the terms of reference to a project Activity level indicators – At this level, there are usually the inputs or budgets. This can be established using standard categories like commodities, technical services etc. The budget statements are usually a summary of resources. Quantitative and Qualitative Indicators
Quantitative indicators
Expressed in terms of specific numbers, percentages, proportions and rates of something. Numbers on their own may not be sufficient to indicate e.g range of success and failure likewise percentage itself does not indicate the size of success therefore if we were to allow the significance of the outcome then we typically require the data on both number and percentage
Qualitative indicators
 They provide insights into changes in institutional processes, attitudes, beliefs, motives and behaviors of individuals
 A qualitative indicator might measure perception, such as the level of empowerment that employees feel to adequately do their jobs.
 Qualitative indicators might also include a description of a behavior, such as the level of mastery of a newly learned skill.
 Although there is a role for qualitative data, it is more time consuming to collect, measure, and distill, especially in the early stages.
 Qualitative indicators are harder to verify because they often involve subjective judgments about circumstances at a given time.
 Qualitative indicators should be used with caution. It is not just about documenting perceptions of progress.
 It is about obtaining objective information on actual progress that will aid managers in making more well-informed strategic decisions, aligning budgets, and managing resources.
Proxy Indicators
 Sometimes it is difficult to measure the type of indicators directly so we use proxy indicators.
 Proxy indicators are used to give at least approximate evidence on performance.E.g.
They are used when direct indicators are not available or visible regularly. If it difficult to conduct periodic household surveys in dangerous housing areas one could use the number of the iron sheets or television antennae as a proxy measure of increased house hold income.
 Proxy indicators may correctly take desired outcome but there could be other contributing outcome. Pre-designed indicators
 Pre-designed indicators are indicators established independently of an individual country/organization ,program or sector content
 For example: a number of development institutions have created indicators to track development goals e.g sustainable development goals indicators ,the united nations development programs ( UNDPS) the World Bank National Development hard book,
The International Monitory Fund (IMF).
(Knec question: What is the importance of indicators)
Performance indicators should be as clear, direct, and unambiguous as possible. Performance indicators should be relevant to the desired outcome, and not affected other issues tangential to the outcome. The economic cost of setting indicators should be considered. This means that indicators should be set with an understanding of the likely expense of collecting and analyzing the data. Indicators ought to be adequate. They should not be too indirect, too much of a proxy, or so abstract that assessing performance become complicated and problematic. Indicators should be monitor -able, meaning that they can be independently validated or verified Normally we state indicators in terms of quantity, quality and time and sometimes place and costs putting numbers and date on indicators is called targeting.
Variables that affect Indicators
a) Size of the project -The bigger the project the more indicators you need.
b) Availability of resources-Lack of adequate resources affect the choice of indicators
c) The duration of the project- Some projects take longer to complete than others
d) The availability of technical capacity- Indicators need knowledge and technical know how to set
e) Support from top management or institution
The process of formulating indicators should begin with the following questions:
 How can we measure that the expected results are being achieved?
What type of information can demonstrate a positive change?
 What can be feasibly monitored with given resource and capacity constraints?
 Will timely information be available for the different monitoring exercises?
 What will the system of data collection be and who will be responsible?
 Can national systems be used or augmented?
 Can government indicators be used
Factors to consider when selecting project indicators
Any appropriate M&E indicator must meet particular thresholds. They must be:
1. Precise/Well defined: Probably the most important characteristic of indicators is that they should be precise or well defined. I other words, indicators must not be ambiguous. Otherwise, different interpretations of indicators different people implies different results for each
2. Reliable: Reliability here implies that the indicator yields the same results on repeated trials/ attempts when used to measure outcomes. If an indicator doesn’t yield consistent results, then it is not a good indicator.
3. Valid: Validity here implies that the indicator actually measures what it intends to measure. For example, if you intend to measure impact of a project on access to safe drinking water, it must measure exactly that and nothing else.
4. Measurable: Needless to say that an indicator must be measurable. If an indicator cannot be measured, then it should and must not be used as an indicator.
5. Practicable: In other cases, although an indicator can be measured, it is impracticable to do so due to the cost or process constraints. An indicator must be able to utilize locally available resources while at the same time being cost effective.
Plan Canada (46) has described the process of indicator development as involving the following elements:
• Definition of the characteristics to be measured
• Identification of the target audience and the purpose of the indicator
• Choosing a framework (i.e. one based on goals, issues, sectors or stress conditionresponse)
• Definition of criteria for selecting indicators • identification and evaluation of a potential indicator on the basis of the selection criteria
• Pilot-testing of the indicator
• Choosing the final set and reviewing the indicator periodically
Many organizations have attempted to define criteria for the construction and selection of indicators, depending on whether they apply to policy, analytical soundness or measurability.
They may also be assessed in relation to factors such as transparency, scientific validity, robustness, sensitivity and the extent to which they are linkable, or according to whether they are relevant to the issue they are intended to describe, whether they relate to changes in
policy and practice or whether they “strike a chord” with their intended audience .
Criteria for Indicators of use for International Purposes
These indicators should be:
• Linked to broadly identified common problems and global priorities
• Appropriate for inter-country comparisons
• Relevant to international initiatives such as SDGs, Agenda 2063 or to international conventions and treaties
• Attractive to a range of sectors, partners and institutions
• Ideally usable for decision-making at different tiers of government
• Based on sound, internationally comparable data that are readily available or easily and relatively inexpensively collected
Criteria for Indicators of use for Local Purposes
These indicators should:
• Be relevant both to individual citizens and to local government –Vision 2030
• Reflect local circumstances
• Be based on information that can be readily collected
• Show trends over a reasonable period of time
• Be meaningful both in their own right and in conjunction with other indicators
• Be clear and easy to understand, in order to educate and inform
• Provoke change (for example in policies, services or lifestyles)
• Lead to the setting of targets or thresholds
Indicators are more to be objectives if they include elements of quality, quantity, time and location
 Indicators should be constructed to meet specific needs. They need to be direct
 When developing indicators we start with the basic indicators i.e. construct classrooms in Thika technical
 Add the quantity e.g increase learning space 80%. It is required that baseline data be corrected i.e. The situation as it is before the intersection
 Add quality e.g 100% completed and operational classrooms
 Add time 100% classrooms in use, complete and in use the end of year 2
 Add location 100% complete classroom in use the end of year 2 at Thika Technical
Example: Basic Sanitation
Indicator: percentage of the population with adequate excreta disposal facilities.
Definition of indicator: proportion of the population with access to a sanitary facility for human excreta disposal in the dwelling or in its immediate vicinity.
Unit of measurement: a percentage.
Measurement variables: the term “sanitary facility” should be defined, for instance as “a unit for the disposal of human excreta which isolates faeces from contact with people, animals, crops or water sources”. The facilities could range from simple, protected pit
latrines to flush toilets with sewerage. The population covered could be defined as that served connections to sewers, household systems (pit latrines, septic tanks) or communal toilets. The term “immediate vicinity” should also be defined, perhaps as any sanitary facility within 50 meters of a dwelling.
Purpose: the purpose of this indicator is to monitor progress in the access of a population to sanitary facilities. It is important to assess access to adequate excreta disposal facilities, as this is linked fundamentally to the risk for faecal contamination and disease and ill-health
among the population. When disaggregated geographical area or socioeconomic status, it also provides evidence of inequalities. Users would include sanitary engineers, planners, public health officials, nongovernmental organizations and others. Linkages: the indicator could be linked to other indicators, such as the proportion of the population with access to adequate and safe drinking-water, or to a health effects indicator such as mortality and morbidity from diarrheal diseases.
Data requirements: data could be obtained from censuses or special surveys and should be disaggregated (for example) geographical area or urban-rural divide.
1 . Outline factors project team should consider when selecting an indicator in the process of Monitoring and Evaluation.
2. Give 5 reasons a project team would give to jusify the need for developing indicators before conducting M$E
3. Designing project monitoring and evaluation is taken as a challenging task to project teams. Justify this statement
4. Describe the qualities of an indicator that an M$E officer would avoid for when establishing the outcome of a given activity
5. Types of indicators
6. Challenges of Indicators
7. Importance of indicator

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Massive lack of progess in treating neurological conditions

Scientists have been trying to understand the human brain for centuries – perhaps millennia. Yet compared to other areas of medicine, there’s been a massive lack of progress in treating and understanding all sorts of neurological conditions.

In fact, neurological disease is the big black hole in medical research at the moment – and there’s a lot of reasons why. Some of it comes down to bad science, though now there’s a huge push (by journals, institutions and funding bodies) to improve rigour in research. But the one thing that we haven’t been able to figure out – or perhaps we’ve been politely ignoring – is the animal models of disease that we use to test potential therapies. One of the critical solutions to improving drug discovery is to overhaul our animal models of neurological disease, and therefore the way we test these drugs.

Neurological disease is the big black hole in medical research at the moment – and there’s a lot of reasons why.

We have a big problem in medical research: even though we’ve been working on neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, stroke, psychiatric disease and traumatic brain injury for decades, we have continually failed to translate research at the lab bench into effective human drugs.

The failure rates for clinical trials are disproportionately high in this area of research. So much so that drug companies don’t want to invest in neurological conditions anymore, because so many of their incredibly costly clinical trials are failing. This is an absolute travesty, and makes it even harder to solve the issue.

Let’s consider stroke research, for example. There are well over 1,000 treatments developed for stroke that showed promise in pre-clinical trials, yet only one was successful in clinical trials. My former boss, leading stroke researcher Emeritus Professor David Howells, did what any great researcher would do – he asked why. The big red flags that emerged were flaws in the quality of the preclinical research – and these include the suitability of the animal models themselves.

We know that some of the failure of these clinical trials is because there’s variability between humans – for any individual with a neurological disease or condition, there can be huge variability in the regions of the brain (and therefore the types of brain cells) that may be affected. We also know humans often have multiple conditions at the same time, which might affect how they respond to different therapies. And we all have very different life experiences, which can affect patterns of brain wiring, and physiological variables such as the stress response. The brain is incredibly complex – there are many nuances between individuals, and we can’t deny that this is part of the problem.

But we also need to take a step back and consider the science that happens before we get to the clinical trial. And the science that is informing these clinical trials is often imperfect. We might screen a drug to see if it works in an iPSC-derived human neuron in a petri dish. Perhaps it works – excellent. Then we need to consider how it works in an intact brain full of neural networks, complete with different cell types and brain regions serving different functions. And then we need to make sure that that drug which helps your brain doesn’t injure other parts of your body, such as your kidneys.

We can’t just test a drug in a petri dish full of brain cells, see that it works, and then trial it in a human. You must first establish how that drug is going to behave in an intact organism: one with a working metabolism, with a functioning detoxifying liver, and replete with blood proteins that might affect the pharmacokinetics of the drug and alter its efficacy. We call this final stage of drug testing that informs clinical trials “preclinical research”.

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The confronting part is that preclinical research is done in animals – typically fish, mice or larger mammals. And unfortunately, these animal models of disease don’t always sufficiently represent the human condition. Our models are limited by how much we understand the disease and the organ to begin with – and the brain remains a bit of a “final frontier” compared to the rest of our bodies. For example, to test a potential stroke therapy, you must give the animal an artificial stroke via surgery. To test a potential multiple sclerosis therapy, multiple sclerosis-like symptoms might be triggered by introducing an emulsifier, virus or protein that triggers demyelination in the brain. To test a drug for dementia, mice (who normally do not get dementia) must have a piece of human genetic code (that is linked to approximately 1% of dementia cases) incorporated into their DNA. What these animal models contribute to our understanding of disease and for testing putative drugs is critically important. However, it must be acknowledged that each of these models of disease are somewhat different to the disease process that happens in a human. We account for those differences as best we can in our interpretation of the results, but it remains imperfect.

The essential ingredient to improve drug discovery for any neurological condition (and for many non-neurological conditions) is through improving the animal models of those diseases.

Believe me, no one wants science to do away with animal testing more than any medical researcher. But the reality is, with the technology and knowledge that we have right now, there’s no way around it. But we can do better – we must do better – and that’s going to be the game-changer.

The confronting part is that preclinical research is done in animals – typically fish, mice or larger mammals. And unfortunately, these animal models of disease don’t always sufficiently represent the human condition.

One of the things I’ve been working on is trying to develop a new model of stroke that is more reminiscent of the spontaneous stroke that happens in humans. It is estimated that even modest improvements in animal modelling might achieve savings of ~$1.9bn in the estimated $14.6bn research cost of developing a new stroke therapy.

When we develop drugs, researchers tend to use the same animal model of disease that other scientists have established and used before them, perhaps without questioning whether it is sufficiently representative of the disease that we are trying to treat in humans.

However, just because our forebears have done something a certain way doesn’t mean that we can’t question it. Challenging the status quo is difficult at the best of times – especially if you are challenging the work of people who have been in the field for many decades, and you are relatively new. But we need to have the courage to challenge the status quo. We can do things better. We need to be questioning the validity of our animal models of disease, and where possible, make models of neurological conditions better represent what happens in the human brain. That’s the next big thing.

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I have coffee each morning with a group of eight men of Medicare age. Each considers himself “healthy,” yet,

• one has had both knees replaced,
• another is scheduled soon for surgery for a bulging abdominal aneurysm,
• another has had open heart surgery ,
• another has had a stent placed to bypass an iliac aneurysm,
• another has had rotator cuff surgery,
• another has a vertebral column festooned with metallic devices,
• two have had surgery for intractable disc-induced sacroiliac pain,
• three have had cataracts extracted,
• four have had skin cancers excised,
• most of them are on statins or antihypertensive agents,
• all have had a CT or MRI scan during their medical episodes.

To the man, all thought doctors did the right thing for the right reasons at the right time. And I have not told their wives’ tales. All, and here is the kicker, are functioning, active members of the community.

You do the math. Now tell me – in human and politically feasible terms – how do you put the health care genie back in the bottle and close the lid?

When I think of my coffee mates, I’m bemused and sympathetic when federal officials talk of heading off the impending health care cost apocalypse. They would impress me more if they offered concrete solutions – such as overt rationing or high deductibles --to decrease demand by dampening routine expectations of my coffee friends.

The talk of those who would tamp down exploding costs generally seems to be: we could only rein in those greedy doctors with their expensive technologies; all would be well, to wit:

“The bulk of the spending growth appears not to result from increasing disease prevalence but from the development and diffusion of new medical technologies and therapies ( Orszag, Peter, and Ellis, Philip, “The Challenge of Rising Health Costs – A View from the Congressional Budget Office, November 1, 2007, NEJM). With full knowledge of my limited sample size, I challenge the notion about disease prevalence, especially in an aging population.

My small group would disagree with the cost critics’ secondary argument: those U.S. citizens don’t show any health or quality gains from these technologies,

“There might be less concern about increasing costs if they yielded commensurate gains in health. Instead substantial evidence exists that more expensive care doesn’t always mean higher quality care.” (Nov.1, NEJM).

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Depends mostly on social and cultural factors outside physician offices
Or hospital wards --genetics, personal behavior, and social factors, such as violence or other forms of mayhem.

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Furthermore, no American politician has the guts to say that either overt or covert rationing will be necessary to stem this access to high tech care to cut costs. Neither will they say that if citizens have to pay more out of pocket, demand will decrease.

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Acute Drug-related harm: Acute drug related harm, injuries or problems are defined as those which usually occur suddenly and often can be remedied in a relatively short time. The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) estimates that alcohol-in-combination (alcohol used with another drug, the criterion for reporting this substance to DAWN) represents the most frequently reported category in drug-related hospital emergency department visits.

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Mental Infidelity – Does it Really Exist???

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When one thinks about infidelity, often the first thought is something sexual, occurring between two people with one or both being in a relationship with someone else.  There are scars that may come from this – feelings of betrayal, distrust, hurt, and a plethora more depending on the person.  The result of these affairs can split relationships, marriages, families, and even cause a ripple in the bonds with friends, co-workers, and others who once held a high esteem for the individual involved.

Emotional infidelity isn’t far behind.  While there may not be physical contact, there is a deeper bond created by sharing thoughts and feelings with another instead of sharing with the spouse or mate.  When the cat’s out of the bag, there may be similar feelings of betrayal, hurt, and distrust.  Some may try to work through those things to better the relationship with their mate/spouse.  Others may see it as the writing on the wall, now knowing what the mate/spouse is capable of and decide to part ways – not wishing to experience further damage.

So what about mental infidelity?  What is it?  What does it involve?  Are we all guilty of it?

According to Dr. Bill Strom at Power to Change, mental infidelity is the practice of fantasizing about other partners.

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Reading that definition leads to the assumption that just merely seeing someone and having a thought about how attractive they are is mental infidelity.  On the contrary, Dr. Strom affirms that the line is crossed when the individual in a relationship daydreams about what life would be like with the other person.  It could even be the belief formed that life, sex, time and so on would be better with this person as opposed to the mate/spouse.

When you think about it, mental infidelity could be the precursor to emotional infidelity and that leading on to physical infidelity.  It’s a chain of thoughts that can yield desired feelings leading to actions and behaviors that may feel good, but could have dire consequences.

Reminds me of the tenets of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) that I learned in my counseling classes eons ago. The principle of CBT is that what you think drives the way you feel and we act accordingly.  Please take that information as just that.  I’m not a practicing counselor or therapist nor is this post meant to be therapeutic.

So why the post, then?  Recently, I’ve had discussions with friends about relationships, and one of the topics was infidelity – emotional and physical (or some call it sexual).  When I asked whether they believed in mental infidelity, there were crickets.  They had not heard about it or knew what it was.  But I see that this is a question that others have as well.    It drew my curiosity at how common this may be in action, not theory, and how many people would be willing to admit it.

I will be the first, at least here.  In my first marriage, things weren’t the greatest.  There were financial difficulties,  an interfering family member, and finding out that the goals we discussed before marriage as joint ventures were now lone endeavors.  Trying to talk and work through these issues was like talking in the wind.  I was frustrated.

I remember a man who I had known from years before.  I never dated him, slept with him, or anything other than a cordial greeting.  But the way he carried himself and treated other people made me admire him.  He was motivated and appeared to be balanced.  I wondered at times what life would have been like if he and I were together.  My imagination went wild thinking about how much we’d accomplish – build a house, have kids, travel the world, etc.  But the truth was that I was already in a relationship – no matter how unhappy or unfulfilled.  Besides I was raised that when one marries, it is ’til death. I would learn later that infidelity was an out as well (based on my understanding of Matthew 5:31-32).

All in all, everything came to a head and we divorced.  I did not seek the guy I had fantasized about.  Not really sure why I didn’t.

When I think about that time and what has been described above as mental infidelity, I am afraid to say that I was guilty.  And I’m pretty positive that my thoughts further drove my dissatisfaction with my former marriage.  All a hard pill to swallow, but one that I will take with wisdom.

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Photo: Worship House Media

So how can we avoid the whole infidelity thing?  Dr. Strom offers a point of sage advice:

Commitment is our intent to stay in relationship with our wives [or husbands]; faithfulness is the practice of doing so.

Makes sense.  What’s the point of holding on knowing that you won’t be faithful?  In like manner, why be faithful and then be lackadaisical in the commitment to the relationship?  Never understood why some are monogamously in relationships without putting forth effort.  Relationships, especially marriages, are already hard work when there is an effort. Why make relationships an unpleasurable struggle by being unfaithful or not committed?

I think I’ve said enough. 🙂  So, what are your thoughts about mental infidelity?  Is it a deal-breaker?

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  1. I would say that (unless you’ve had your libido surgically removed, a little counter-productive when it comes to your own relationship) then it’s impossible to not find people attractive.
    Is seeing someone you find attractive and having a moment’s pleasure looking at them classed as “infidelity”? If the answer is yes, then Hollywood needs to find a whole load of ugly actors, otherwise every blockbuster could be sited in divorce settlements.

    Honestly, people find people attractive, that’s all. We don’t want to be unfaithful and jump into bed with everyone who meets our personal aesthetic ideal, it’s just fatuous nonsense.
    Making up bullshit psycho-babble to keep relationship councillors in work is just that, bullshit.
    Do you really think your partner would hold it against you if you said something like “He/she is pretty.” because they thought you wanted to sleep with a random stranger in the street?
    If so, get a blindfold, or your relationship is doomed.

    1. I don’t think it’s about just finding someone attractive. I believe it goes deeper to the point where the person fantasizes about a life with the object of their attraction. I can see how someone can get to where they start comparing their mate to the other person finding flaws that very well may or may not exist.

      1. I was under the impression that you are describing the bullshit they call “emotional infidelity”, as opposed to the purely instinctive reaction that is “mental infidelity”, which, I should once again point out, is utter nonsense.

        Oh, and did I mention the natural tendency of humans to be polygamous, and therefore our already impressive ability to stay even physically faithful?

      2. Very true especially in today’s society. It could be difficult to remain faithful regardless of what type of infidelity. But what I think is key is what was quoted about commitment and faithfulness. It’s a choice we and our mates must make to try to keep the relationship sound and lessen the likeihood of stepping out.

      3. I take your point, of course.
        But I think the natural progression here is that we all walk around with blinkers on, just in case our treacherous subconscious gets us in trouble by making us glance at a nice ass or a pair of boobs, (as evolution designed us to) not as a matter of habit but because that’s how we work.

      4. True, it would be out of human nature to not find others attractive, but what we do with that is what could be a problem when it comes to relationships. Thanks for the dialog. Always enjoy hearing the views of others.

  2. I have to come to realize as you have perhaps that yes, while it may not be a “deal-breaker” it does precipitate a lot of things in your life that may already be going downhill. For me actually physical infidelity is not as bad as an emotional one because the latter is far deeper. I would perhaps forgive a “one-night stand” as a lapse of judgement but an emotional relationship is a sign of a far deeper disconnect in an existing relationship and therefore just makes sense to either let go completely or work on. But its a non-negotiable and not something that can be overlooked and moved on. Its far worse and could have worse repurcussions in my opinion

    1. Hi ritz! Thanks for sharing. I agree with you that emotional infidelity can be deeper because feelings are involved. Where I’m kinda on the fence is whether mental infidelity could be worse. Since we cannot read the minds of others, we have no way of knowing what they think until they say or do something. But what about when they do? Take for example a spouse who starts saying stuff like “why can’t you be more like so-n-so”. There had to be thoughts and some sort of desires beforehand to even mention it.

      Either way, whether emotional or mental, infidelity can be disheartening if our mates are thinking/lusting about someone else, desiring a life with that person or sharing their innermost feelings with them. The question is whether to move on when revealed or work it out. For me, I’m willing to work on it if my mate’s efforts in doing so are geniune and sincere. But as far as for my trust and respect for them, it will have to be rebuilt from scratch.

  3. What about if there are things about your spouse that you don’t like and you would be willing to deal with anybody who does not have that characteristic? A lot of guys would prefer any woman who nagged less than their wife. ( seriously ) . I had this problem and started talking to someone else. My live-in girlfriend claims that’s an emotional affair. I was just fed up of her talking. I would have spoken to a pile of socks if it didn’t nag. This is not driven by attraction to another person as much as being worn down over time and wanting some peace. What are you guys opinion on this?

    1. I have to agree with the girlfriend. This is still an affair. When you give to someone else what should be given to the one you’re committed to, it is an affair.

      In reading your comment a couple of questions come to mind. Did you ever have a discussion with your mate about the way she communicated? In the things that she nagged about, was there any truth to her complaints? I ask because I’ve found that a lot of times the breakdown of a relationship is communication and compromise. With the latter, I don’t mean tolerating things that go against your beliefs or anything like that. I mean being able to be selfless in some situations.

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This could make childcare affordable – the CTC

Sue Renner shares, “If you asked me five years ago I would not have believed that any progress would have been made,” she says. “I truly believe we are at a tipping point in this country and it’s impossible for lawmakers to look away from this issue and I feel like people are starting to get inspired by that possibility.”

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Ross RC shine at Herefordshire Sports awards

It was an evening of success for Ross Rowing Club at the Herefordshire Sports awards. The Club was again recognised as the best Sports Club in Herefordshire, receiving the Club of the Year award for the third time in 5 years.

During his speech, Chairman of Herefordshire Sport, Bryan White, said ”this year, it was a very close result with Ross Rowing Club narrowly beating Hereford Swimming Club. Ross Rowing Club continues to set the benchmark for organisation, planning and success in Herefordshire”.

The Club had further success on the night with the Junior Academy retaining the Junior Team of the Year title. The award was collected by Sam Pothecary, Tom Scott, Morgan Baynham Williams and Charlie Morris, all leading members of the Academy Squad.

The awards continued with Ian Howell awarded Coach of the Year. Ian is heralded as the driving force behind the inception and development of the Junior Academy at Ross since 2005.

Finally Johan Lai was highly commended in the Male Junior Sports Personality of the Year for his highly successful season which included 13 wins, 5th in the National Championships and a bronze medal in the inter-regional finals.

Club Chairman Bryn Hughes stated “It has been another wonderful year in the progression of the Ross Rowing Club and we are very proud to be recognised as the leading sporting club in Herefordshire.”

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Olympians back in the water for Vets Boat Race

Sir Matthew Pinsent and Jonny Searle will become the first Olympic Gold medallists to compete in the Oxford & Cambridge Veteran’s Race when they don the Dark Blue colours on Friday 25th March.

The two Olympic champions, who rowed in the winning Oxford boat in 1990, will be looking to reduce the deficit of losses to Cambridge in the Veterans race, which stands at 10 to 5 in favour of the Light Blues after 15 races.

The race starts at 16:20 from the University Stone at Putney and ends at the Furnivall Steps, Hammersmith.

Tomorrow’s Race is the 16th in the series and will be umpired by Boat Race record-holder Boris Rankov.

To read more about Friday’s Veteran’s Boat Race click here.

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Share the Joy Thursday: Old and New

What gave me JOY this week?
Going to a baby shower for a mom-to-be
that I've known since she was a little girl.

You met her last year for her April wedding

and the year before that on Valentine's Day
when we shopped for her bridal gown.

Then later in the same day, I got to find out
what happens to cheerleaders when they grow up.
Wasn't really looking forward to the class reunion,
but it was more fun than expected.

Photo by Rich Sittner

That's me on the right, Judie in the middle,
Patsy on the left -- and our cheer coach Joanne standing.
I know, she looks great and is 8 years older than we are.

What gives you JOY?

To play along and share the joy:

1. do a post that tells and shows us
 what gives you joy.

2. capture the URL of the specific post
and paste it into the Mr. Linky box along with your name.

3. Then click the NEXT box
If the "next" box doesn't pop up, click the link
to go to the page to select your image --
choose one from your post so you'll entice people to visit.

(If you just can't get it to work, email me
and give me the URL of the post you're adding
and I'll take care of it).

4. visit other players -- as many as possible --
and let their joy infect you.

5. Leave them a comment about their post
because everyone enJOYs getting positive feedback.

Let's start an epidemic of joy!

Hello Meri,
I do remember this lovely couple and I cannot think of anything more joyful than you having been a part of these wonderful major events in their lives. How completely marvelous! I love the picture of the cheerleaders some years hence. I always wondered what happened to them?? I am at work and did not get a chance to link my post to your blog but will do when I am home. I did connect it but I will put your blog link on it when I am back. Doing a series and thought you might like it.
helen tilston said…
Great post and looking forward to seeing images of the baby
Love your re-union pictures
Dawn Elliott said…
I often run into former students who are all grown up, and sometimes married with children. It's so rewarding to see them make their way in the world!
Hello again,
I decided to link Indaba as well. I wanted to say how much I love the first photo of the baby things. So sweet! this is just a lovely post in terms of backward chronology.
Kim Mailhot said…
Cheerleaders look good all grown up !
Glad you had fun reuniting.
Happy Thursday !
Stephanie said…
I just love the wedding picture, JOYOUS lovely. The cheerleader girls, well ya'll look wonderful!!

happy Thursday Meri
rebecca said…
it has been a long full week away from home and computers. your sweet collection of joy is a fitting return. thank you meri for the light you reflect so generously in the hearts of so many.
Unknown said…
Oh joy for a new baby coming for sure. I am looking forward to a great grand one day. We have one grand married out of 11. Thanks for hosting and all your kind comments and good wishes.

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10 Things To Know Before Purchasing Electric Guitar

Buying an electric guitar can be confusing for many people. As there are plenty of options available in every price range, it becomes challenging to buy an electric guitar. Price, body type, electronics, and sound quality are some things to consider.

Looks of the guitar

Although many people would not agree, the looks of the guitar matters for guitar lovers. Most guitar lovers like to grab an eye-catching instrument that appeals to them the most. A cool looking device will inspire anyone to play more than an ugly looking with good sound. Not for all, but for many people, looks are the first thing they notice about a guitar. As an electric guitar is expensive, nobody wants to buy an ugly looking guitar.

Play it unplugged

It is good to play the guitar unplugged, before plugging it in the amplifier. You should test its acoustic properties and play some open chords and single-note lines. The guitar should have a loud and lively sound. Never buy an electric guitar with a too low tone that is not audible.

Fretboard and neck

Hold the neck firmly with the fretboard in your hand. Then run the fingers up and down the fretboard. The frets should not be hard or rough and feel smooth on your hand. There should be no rough edges, and the contour of the neck should fit comfortably in your hand. If the fretboard and neck do not feel comfortable while you hold the guitar, you should not buy it.

Body Type

There are three body types of electric guitars – solid body, the hollow body, and the semi-hollow body.

The solid-body type is the most common type of electric guitar available. These guitars range from simple to single pick-up to multi pick-up and designer options. The solid-body produces low resonance than the hollow body guitars. The types of wood used in the production of guitars have a significant impact on the sound.

Hollow Body

The hollow body types are similar to the acoustic guitars and produce more resonance than the solid body guitars. They have an archtop and produce a full, rich tone with deep bass. People who want to play their guitar should consider buying a hollow body type instrument.

Semi-Hollow Body

The semi hollow-body guitars have a solid wood center block for stability and control on feedback. The rest of the body is hollow like a hollow body guitar. Many guitarists like the semi-hollow guitar due to the warmth and more sustain and attack of the solid center block.

Pick up and electronics

In addition to body style and type, the pickup and electronics play a vital role in the sound quality of an electric guitar. The basic pick design consists of a single-coil and a magnet with a fine wire wrapping. The single-coil pickups produce a bright and crisp sound that is also prone to generate hum. The sound of these pickups is also likely to magnetic interference. Most of the great guitarists prefer playing electric guitars that come with single-coil pickups.

Humbucker pickups

These pickups are better than single-coil pickups in terms of hum and tonal characteristics. They are designed to reduce the humming effect, hence the name humbuckers. They produce a thick, loud, and more powerful sound than the single coils. The humbucker picks up coils are more suitable for rock, metal, and jazz style music.

Active pickup and Electronics

Some electric guitars have active pickups that work on batteries. They have an inbuilt amp to amplify and modify the sound. Active electronics in electric guitars come with filters and features for equalization for enhanced sound control. The output is higher than those of magnetic pickups, and they produce a cleaner and clear sound.

Scale Length

The scale length is the length of strings that vibrates to produce sound. If the scale length is long, it creates a bright shimmer and well defined low end. On the other hand, the short scale length produces less tension and easy bending of strings. The guitars with short string length are easy to play for people with small hands.

Neck Construction

The neck of a guitar is also important to consider while buying. The bolt-on necks are cost-effective and produce less overall resonance and sustain. Another type is set-necks that are more stable and offer better sustain and resonance than bolt-on necks. The neck-through guitars have a laminated neck that extends throughout the length of its body. The sustain and resonance are ever more than the bolt-on and set-neck types.

Final Words

These are some things you must know before buying an electric guitar. People living in and around Melbourne can find all types of electric guitars in guitar store Melbourne. People in other locations can find a guitar store or do some research and search online. Considering the things in this article can help beginners and professionals to buy the right electric guitar.


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Blessed Black – Beyond the Crimson Throne

I’ll make a joke that many will understand and support, but others will have the urge to kill me. Well, part of the job, isn’t it? Being loved and hated they all come together. Always in the same page, I guess. But the joke is in fact an analogy. Blessed Black’s “Beyond the Crimson Throne” sounds exactly like the guys from Seattle – you know who I’m talking about – learned how to play their guitars properly. It’s so because Blessed Black maintain their shoegazed and dirty sonance adding lots and lots of good and amazing guitar solos.

The very beginning of “Beyond the Crimson Throne” has an epic start with “The White Wolf” which presents a moody and sharp guitar which embellishes an also moody guitar riff. This beginning tricks the fan who might think otherwise of the band because the song is instrumental only and may trick by another Metal subgenre. Following track “The Black Gate” leaves no doubt that we’re talking about a Doom Metal band. Doom with spice, I must say with lots of dashes of stoner and sludge. The outcome of “Beyond the Crimson Throne” is pleasant to the fan who likes guitars due to the inspired guitar riffs and solos. That’s exactly what makes Blessed Black stand from the crowd, this magical touch of well-played guitars with an inspired vocal. The band takes an unexpected way by opting to give guitars the desired and wished highlight. After all, Metal is about guitars, isn’t it? “Heavy Is the Crown,” for instance, have a very interesting main guitar riff mixing octavating and dubling the notes which gives a very sonorous effect.

One can say that “Beyond the Crimson Throne” is monolythic and I’ll have to partially agree because songs do have a common drive force, but the guitars give them all a different touch. In “Finding My Limits,” for limits where the guitar solo amazes and embellishes the song. Never to forget the inspired and professional vocal.

All that put, I guess you all forgot the angry from the words I said before, didn’t you?

Blessed Black “Beyond the Crimson Throne” will be released on January 17th.

Track Listing:

  1. The White Wolf
  2. The Black Gate
  3. Heavy Is the Crown
  4. The Shadows
  5. Arioch’s Bargain
  6. Finding the Limits
  7. Stormbringer

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CEO Update: How can we get to zero in Timber Creek?

Mental Health Australia Director of External Relations Lachlan Searle recently had the opportunity to join the R U OK? Trust the Signs Tour, driving some 4,500km from Darwin to Perth. Lach’s guest blog below is a clear example of the challenges we all face in advocating for, and delivering, improved services and outreach across the country… especially if we are to ‘get to zero’.

How can we get to zero in Timber Creek?

In recent months Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Minster for Health Greg Hunt have talked openly about suicide prevention and that they are ‘working towards a zero suicide goal’… and what a great aspiration for the entire nation to have.

So when I joined the R U OK? convoy and stopped off in Timber Creek last week, I started to ask myself the same questions. How can we prevent suicide in this small community? What can we do to help? What are the answers? What needs to change? What will work? What will stop this epidemic? What is culturally appropriate? Why is it happening? Why?

Three hundred people live in Timber Creek in the Northern Territory. It’s an isolated little ‘highway’ town of just a couple of streets, nestled on the Victoria River some 600km from Darwin.

There’s a police station, a school, a modest medical clinic, a roadhouse which doubles as a caravan park for the stream of travellers heading West to Broome, or North to Darwin, and a smattering of houses, and sheds that also house people.

Beyond the tourism and travellers stopping off for a night, or maybe two, to take in the crocodile sightings or a spot of fishing for Barramundi, there’s a serious issue in Timber Creek. A community struggling with the compounding effects and impact of multiple youth suicides.

When the R U OK? Trust the Signs Tour arrived in Timber Creek it looked like nothing more than a petrol station and a caravan park full of people ‘doing a lap’ as they say on the road.

Scratch the surface and when you looked beyond the bowser there was a lot more going on, as we soon found out on meeting the local school principal, who was quick to highlight the serious issue of youth suicide in this community. A school community that is struggling, after four deaths to suicide already this year. A school community with less than 50 students aged five to 18.

That’s right, the numbers are real and when the R U OK? crew stopped in the next morning to talk to the students, it was a powerful message to deliver and one in which every student could potentially relate to.

Enter Kevin Heath, an R U OK? Ambassador and Butchulla man from K’gari (Fraser Island) who was able to sit down with the kids and connect instantly. He talked about how important it is to talk, but also to listen and to ask for help if and when you need it. To look for signs in friends and family, and ask them that simple question ‘are you ok?’

Kev’s impromptu chat and storytelling of his own journey, artistically displayed on his many tattoos, held the kids attention for twenty minutes or more. They were listening and they were looking up to a young role model with a message of hope and healing.

I firmly believe that if Kev could have set up camp in Timber Creek, and stayed there for a year or more, his positive attitude and ability to be role model to young Indigenous kids would have helped that little community ‘get to zero’.

But alas, his skills and ability are needed back home in his work for NSW Health in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, a much bigger community, but a community also aspiring to ‘get to zero’ themselves.

Kind regards,

Lach Searle
Director, External Relations

Photo: Courtesy of Ben Houston Photography and R U OK?

NDIS Optimising Psychosocial Support working group

In 2018, Mental Health Australia undertook a project, funded by eight project partners, to bring together, for the first time, the service level data from community based mental health programs to present a picture of how people with psychosocial disability were supported in ‘pre-NDIS’ programs. The project provides a rich and valuable evidence base to augment and support the NDIA’s work to deliver the most appropriate support to NDIS participants with psychosocial disability. Information about the NDIS Optimising Psychosocial Support Project, including the final project report, can be found on the Mental Health Australia website

This week, Mental Health Australia and the National Disability Insurance Agency collaborated to bring together a time limited working group to consider the project outcomes. The working group includes mental health consumer and carer representation alongside service providers who have day-to-day experience delivering psychosocial support through the NDIS and NDIA officials. The group aims to compare and contrast the evidence presented in the Optimising Psychosocial Supports project with the National Disability Insurance Agency’s evidence on psychosocial services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in order to help to build an evidence-based picture to help inform the design of future packages of support.

Ensuring the Sustainability of the Australian Health System - Report

Australia’s Health 2040, a cross-disciplinary taskforce (of which I am a member) facilitated by the independent policy institute Global Access Partners, has released a report outlining 19 reform options for the Australian health system to ensure a more sustainable future.

The reforms aim to improve everyone’s quality of life and the equity of health outcomes as well as balancing the system’s cost-effectiveness with the safety, quality and sustainability of service provision.

Read the report here.

National Press Club Mental Health Forum: How To Fix Australia’s Crisis

On Wednesday myself and staff from Mental Health Australia went to the National Press Club where Beyond Blue CEO Georgie Harman, Director of ConNetica John Mendoza & Head of ANU’s Mental Health Research Centre Luis Salvador-Carulla discussed How To Fix Australia’s Mental Health Crisis. It was an engaging and passionate discussion, with the consensus firmly landing on the need for the mental health system as a whole to be reformed, including by addressing the social determinants of health and much more. Each speaker presented detailed and cohesive suggestions for making this happen; the entire forum can be watched here.

Mental Health News

New support for people with severe mental illness in the ACT

Minister for Health, The Hon Greg Hunt MP, says the Morrison Government has invested more than $1.3 million to help support people living with severe mental illness in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Funding will be allocated over four years to the Capital Health Network, to plan and commission new psychosocial support services.

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Support for military families in coping with trauma

Families of serving, transitioning, or ex-serving members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) who are experiencing mental health concerns following trauma now have a new resource to help them. Minister for Veterans and Defence Personnel Darren Chester said families play a critical role supporting current and former ADF members and it is vital they are supported themselves.

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Call for national leadership: Work on plan to end homelessness must start this year

National housing and homelessness campaign Everybody’s Home, has this week called for work to begin by the end of the year on a bipartisan national action plan to end homelessness in Australia by 2030. The appeal comes as analysis by Homelessness Australia shows investment in social housing will have fallen by $96 million in real terms by next year.

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MindStep gives outpatients strong support

People hospitalised for debilitating mental health issues often go home with little follow up support, except for appointments with a psychologist or self-help. Trials of a new 16-month program offering telephone and support materials to hundreds of outpatients under the MindStep initiative, supported by six major Australian private health care funds, is showing a promising success rate of almost 50% in preliminary findings.

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Aged care employees making a difference to the lives of people living with dementia

This week on Aged Care Employee Day, Dementia Australia acknowledged the hundreds of thousands of people working in the industry across Australia. Dementia Australia CEO Maree McCabe said the day, which serves to thank, honour and celebrate aged care employees, is an important opportunity to recognise the important role they play in the lives of people living with dementia, their families and carers.

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Morrison Government announces funding to help deliver NDIS workforce

Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, this week announced the first group of projects to receive funding to encourage NDIS market and workforce growth - helping to deliver the world-leading scheme. Minister Robert said 16 successful projects will share in $10 million in grants from the Jobs and Market Fund (JMF).

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Next Week

On Monday, I will be meeting with Darren Black, CEO of OzHelp.

On Tuesday, Harry Lovelock, Director of Policy and Projects will be meeting with Minister Ruston, as part of the National Disability and Carers Alliance.

On Wednesday, I will be attending Minister Hunt’s National Press Club address, along with Mental Health Australia staff.

Thursday, Mental Health Australia staff will be participating in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training, the first in a series of four.

And on Friday, I am looking forward to participating in the launch of the Embrace Project in Melbourne. Embrace Multicultural Mental Health is run by Mental Health Australia and provides a national focus on mental health and suicide prevention for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

Member Profiles

Australian Rotary Health is one of the largest independent funders of mental health research within Australia. They also provide funding into a broad range of general health areas, provide scholarships for rural medical and nursing students, as well as Indigenous health students. Australian Rotary Health provides funding into areas of health that do not readily attract funding, and promotes findings to the community. Australian Rotary Health is supported by a number of Rotary Clubs in Australia and have a broad vision to improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians.
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The Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health (CRRMH), an initiative of the University of Newcastle, conducts high quality research and delivers evidence-based programs to improve the mental health and wellbeing of rural and remote residents in NSW. The Centre focuses on: the promotion of good mental health and the prevention of mental illness; developing the mental health system to better meet the needs of people living in rural and remote regions; and understanding and responding to rural suicide. CRRMH also works in partnership with Aboriginal communities to reduce Aboriginal suicide and suicide related behaviour.
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SANE Forum Topic Tuesdays - August

  • Lived Experience Forum: Self-Esteem and Mental Health - Tuesday 13 August 7pm-9pm AEST
  • Carers Forum: Caring About, Not Caring For - Tuesday 20 August 7pm-9pm AEST

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TheMHS Conference Spotlight: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Forum

TheMHS is proud to host a pre-conference forum focusing on the challenges presented to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in mental health. This year they have invited their speakers to participate in telling their stories around our theme of resilience and hope. As such, they warmly welcome Helen Milroy and Matthew Farry as speakers at this year’s Forum.

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Diez y Seis Delivers Dining Excellence

When we heard Chef Jose Icardi was opening a new Mexican restaurant at Shore Club, we were intrigued. Chef Icardi, the culinary powerhouse behind Leynia at Delano South Beach, already won us over with tasty Argentinean cuisine, so we had high expectations for Diez y Seis. We expected the best, and that’s exactly what we got during our dinner there.

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Pilo’s Street Tacos: A Brickell Gem

Last month, we spoiled ourselves with tacos in San Diego. It seemed like a good decision at the time, but trying our favorite Mexican dish over on the West Coast made us realize what we were missing over here in Miami. There’s no comparison: San Diego tacos — especially fish tacos — just taste better.

Coming back to South Florida, we weren’t sure we’d find anything close to the quality we experienced. Pilo’s Street Tacos in Brickell proved us wrong.

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Cantina La Veinte Serves Up New Menu Items

After trying out Chef Santiago Gomez’s food for the first time back in 2015, we were sold. To this day, he remains one of our favorite chefs in Miami as he balances his time between Cantina La Veinte and his newer concept Tacology. So when we were invited to check out his recent menu additions at Cantina, we didn’t hesitate to come in.

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The Doral Food Tour: A Recap

Doral Food Tour - Pisco Y Nazca

After two successful Coral Gables Food Tours with Coral Gables Love, we all decided to switch things up for the next one. The result: our first-ever Doral Food Tour. Earlier this week, diners got a chance to explore Downtown Doral and become more familiar with this up-and-coming foodie neighborhood.

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Category Shenandoah Valley History

German Handwriting in Rockingham County, Virginia

Literacy was power, and those who could read and write were able to hold political office, interpret legal documents, participate more readily in the marketplace, and stay informed of news from beyond the valley. Periodical subscriptions in the valley were limited to an elite audience, and the “nonsubscribing masses” were therefore dependent on these elites […]

Historic Inscriptions in the Shenandoah Valley

In the thousands of names and dates inscribed on the walls of Virginia’s Grand Caverns I see a giant puzzle, a sort of tapestry of American culture, two hundred years in the making. Some names, dating as early as 1808, were engraved in the form of type-set letters, the red walls carefully scarred to reveal […]