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🩵25 | uni student | perth, aus
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🐝Book review - I Think My Therapist Hates Me: A Memoir by Chris Olsen🐝

my thoughts: I’m very much a casual fan of Chris Olsen, I’ll only really watch his videos/content when it comes up on my feed but I always enjoy it so I was really excited to read this book and learn more about his life. I knew Chris had his struggles with addiction but I didn’t realise just how deep they were and how hard he has worked to get to where he is today. I was really inspired by Chris and his story and this is another great reminder that what you see on the internet is really only the tip of the iceberg and there is so much else going on in people’s lives. I thought this was a great insight into just how important self-love is for not only one’s wellbeing but survival.

synopsis: Chris Olsen is a social media star and mental health advocate and in this memoir he revisits his childhood trauma, addiction, and his road to recovery. Structured around his sessions with his therapist Lizzie, Olsen revisits moments that defined who he is today. Behind the dark humour is an extremely vulnerable look into Chris’ life and tells the story of incredible bravery and the importance of embracing your truth.

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the answer to every problem is always a good book!! this is my current read and i am LOVING the jump back into historical fiction!

Q: what’s your current read?
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in honour of mental health month here in Aus, here’s a few books that have mental health representation in them. mental health is such an important topic that we should all be speaking about way more often. You really never know what anyone is going through at any given time, so it’s so important to always treat everyone kindly. I also have found that some of these books have been incredibly helpful for me when i’m going through something or generally just to learn more about mental health.

Q: is there a book that has mental health representation that stands out for you?

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7 days ago

oh my i’m so excited it’s spring, here’s a few books that feel like spring to me!! i think this may be my favourite time of year in Aus, it’s not too hot yet but the end of the rain and grey skies is nearing (i post this on a day it’s been so rainy and windy all day hahaha!)

Q: what’s the weather like where you are?
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september life recap! what a hectic month jet setting it across australia to follow my AFL team through the finals series, ultimately they lost the grand final (i’m still grieving) but it was such an incredible experience! now onto locking in for exams in a few weeks!!

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9 days ago

my September reads were some pretty good ones! hoping I get a few more good ones in October before exams start in November!

Q: what was your favourite September read? mine was Yesteryear!
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14 days ago

when life is so loud books make everything calm and quiet for a moment and i will never not take that for granted

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16 days ago

spent the day going to bookstores to try and get through the grief of my team losing the grand final 😭📚
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19 days ago

grand final weekend essentials!! for all of my followers who aren’t Aussie this is a HUGE weekend because my AFL team are in the grand final for the second time (13 years after their first attempt) and tomorrow could finally bring us our first premiership in the 32 year history of the club! to add to it all Kylie Minogue is playing and I got my hands on possibly the best artist merch I have seen in years!! GO FREO!! 💜💚❤️

Q: do you follow any sports?
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everyone deserves a gold star! ⭐️

Q: what’s a gold star worthy achievement for you?
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🐝Book review - The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout🐝

my thoughts: wow this was a great read! It really made me reflect on how many things we all don’t talk about ranging from topics of mental health to politics. It was interesting to see how sometimes ignorance really is bliss whereas when other things were finally spoken about things really did change for the better. Artie was a very interesting character to follow and really highlights how you never really know what someone is going through and it really is best to treat everyone with kindness no matter what. I thought it was also really interesting that this book took place in the not so distant past.

synopsis: Artie Damm is a man with a secret. He spends his days teaching high schoolers history and providing a kind word or correcting casual cruelties to students who need it. He attends dinner parties with his wife and takes his sailboat out on weekends. He is by all accounts present and alive. But inside he is isolated and is consumed by the question - how is it we know so little about one another, even those closest to us? And then one day Artie learns of a secret that could upend his entire life and forces him on a new trajectory.

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24 days ago

2 books is always better than just 1, who agrees??!! 😂

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