So, what’s a Treatments Officer anyway?
Having a Treatments Officer as your ally can make all the difference when you're looking for answers that work for you
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January 2021
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December 2020
A tale of two viruses: and the state of shelter
The first early-warning bells sounded in the Positive Life NSW office in January 2020, as mainstream news filtered in about an unknown pneumonia-like illness showing up in China. With the news coming hot on [...]
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December 2020
Loneliness, isolation and the power of connection
One in four Australians have reported feeling lonely each week, according to the Australian Loneliness Report published by the Australian Psychological Society. Some news outlets have dramatically suggested that despite being one of the [...]
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November 2020
Virus to virus
I was 15 in 1982, when the term Gay Related Immune Deficiency (GRID) was termed to name a mystery illness that Gay men in San Francisco were dying from.
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October 2020
Embracing the new normal
Since March we’ve all been dealing with coronavirus. As people living with HIV, we’ve had to change some of the ways we do things
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September 2020
Travelling to and settling in Australia
Travelling to and settling in Australia – for work, for fun, for study, for pleasure, moving for a new job, moving away from parents and family.
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September 2020
Asking about suicide on RU OK? Day
Positive Life's Treatment Officer shares some of his strategies and thoughts when asking 'RU OK?' Let’s make time every day to ask each other, “Are you OK?”
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July 2020
Losing face, losing fear
‘Losing face’ is a big thing within my culture and family community. This term ‘losing face’ means to ‘lose respect’ or ‘lose esteem’ in the eyes of another person. I’m not sure if there is a similar thing for Anglo-Australians, but this is something that’s very strong in Asian cultures and many other cultures.
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July 2020
Staying well and active in your own home
This article is a follow-on to the “Finding a way through the maze“ blog that was posted on the Positive Life NSW website in March 2020. In that blog post, I introduced our new [...]
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May 2020
Increase your job-odds
During this time of coronavirus (COVID-19), there are some fresh options to increase your odds of landing a job, all from the comfort of your own home. You’d have to agree that COVID-19 has [...]
