This article refers to a time in 2010 and 2011 when I didn’t work for a ten month period whilst I dealt with a number of mental health conditions. It also goes through how 8 weeks of ‘work experience’ changed my life and improved my mental health....
Cruising around the streets that back onto the water I could hear the mumble of the Police radio in the back ground, my ears acutely aware of my own car call sign should it be suddenly called out for a job. But on this occasion my latest assignment didn’t come...
Normal, Am I normal? Are you normal? Who is the judge of what is normal? And what does being normal mean? As I look around in the Brisbane Airport waiting for my flight I can see plenty of people who appear normal, sitting drinking their coffee, chatting with friends...
Mental Health is a term that is being used more and more frequently as the world starts to grasp how important this topic actually is. But what does it mean to be mentally healthy? Do a quick search of the internet including my own website and you will see various...
This article is just the tip of the iceberg of some jobs that Police Officers can experience in a typical shift. To show you more of what I mean, this is a recount of my first shift as a Constable in the Queensland Police Service on Monday the 8th of December, 1997....
This article is actually a DRAFT chapter called ‘Gaining their trust’ from my upcoming book ‘Who is really watching your children’. This book contains information that is not watered down and not from a magazine, but directly from the mouths of...
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