Name :: Georgia Fish Date of Birth :: 11-05-1993 Profession :: WQS tour surfer and Piping Hot team rider Hailing from Flinders on the Mornington Penninsula, Georgia Fish is one of Victoria’s most prominent and powerful female surfers. Georgia has won Rip Curl Gromsearch events across the country and placed second in arguably the world’s [...]
Around 1 in 6 young people have anxiety, and because adolescence is such a period of change it can be hard to tell the difference between normal teenager behaviour and anxiety. This article will inform and help you to be a supportive friend if you think your friend could be suffering- and of course if [...]
For my first article with TGSG I wanted to write about something that is not only important in the wider community, but also an issue that I have a personal connection with. Having just celebrated World Health Day, I want you to take a moment to think about not only your physical health but your mental [...]
I used to think of myself as your average 20 year old, I would go out with friends, hang out at their houses and travel on every opportunity I was given. Until one Saturday night I went into cardiac arrest. I was in the hospital for just over two weeks. Once I was discharged I [...]
This is an anonymous guest post from a reader writing about her experience with her brother’s depression. – Ed. There are lots of subjects that seem to be taboo at the dinner table – politics, religion, footy teams – but there are other topics that seem to be off limits in life, no matter who [...]
Imagine feeling sick whenever you get invited to a friend’s house. Or being unable to breathe at the thought of going shopping. Or almost throwing up before you go to a party. From the age of 17 up until nearly a year ago, this was my reality… Back in 2009 I was in year 12, [...]
Yes, this is a mental health column, but don’t let that deter you. Mental health issues sound pretty grim and scary, but they don’t always start off that way – ever heard that saying, nip it in the bud? Well early treatment prevents those issues from becoming more serious and longer lasting. Here are some [...]
People are always telling us what they think we should be, how we should act, who they’d like us to become. Having great role models and people around you that you can trust, listen to and learn from is so important but never forget that we are all unique and have our own personal and [...]
