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Being there
![Wooden sculpture of an adult nursing a baby](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-09/sculpture-2406078_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=R928Gcq1)
A good friend I've not spoken to in months called me this week with such happy news - she and her partner are having a baby!
Fitting the stereotype
![A young woman holding a mirror shard showing part of her face](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-06/pexels-ismael-sanchez-2282000.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=70wQ4vQX)
Recently, I wrote about not feeling physically 'ill enough to rest' and it led me to think about times I've thought I'm not mentally 'ill enough for help'.
Nurturing plants, nurturing me
![green foliage of devil's ivy (pothos) vines](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-09/devils-ivy-g87104068a_1920.jpg?h=8faa3f92&itok=c7pWeMq1)
My first plant started off as a small vine of devil’s ivy that kept me company during the 2020 lockdown.
The 'manifesting' trend
![the back of a person who is looking at a wall filled with papers of ideas, concepts, and plans.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-09/concept-1868728_1280.jpg?h=1c9b88c9&itok=wgR7OBx1)
Closing my eyes and thinking positive thoughts, I realised it’s been around me a lot longer than I thought.
Learning my triggers
![Woman standing in front of a painting](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-05/pexels-eugene-liashchevskyi-10831865.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=HzzUBY5J)
While I consider myself to be in a much better place than what I used to be, I still find myself discovering new triggers in my normal day-to-day that can still take me by surprise.
Reviving my Hamilton obsession
![A large auditorium.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-08/auditorium-g815b49099_1280.jpg?h=2e4af638&itok=bkCIaWEQ)
I got to revive my Hamilton obsession this month, when I got to see it on the stage in Melbourne.
Common Ph.D. obstacles
The struggle is real, and the long, cold nights are getting to me a bit.
Making friends in random spots
![A group of friends posing in front of a cable car ride](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-08/duy-pham-cecb0_8hx-o-unsplash.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=bO9K-otw)
Friendships can be forged in the most unexpected situations and places sometimes.
Do I have the energy?
![An orange cat yawns widely.](/student/wellbeing/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2022-08/cat-g6633b73a5_1280.jpg?h=729790da&itok=Dk3JGkF9)
After getting COVID, I'm feeling like I don't have the energy for much right now.