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May 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Depression

anger without effort enthusiasm calls in sick a new day is just extra anxiety today, the slowest of crawls until tomorrow, which likely cannot help I know you care, but you thinking I don’t means you can’t help at least as much as you think I can’t be helped the blanket might feel heavy but […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Depression, Poem, Poem: Depression ·

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November 4, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 237: Jackson Nieuwland

Welcome to episode 237 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acast, Anchor, Anchor FM, Apple, Basketball, Bookstore, Chat, Compound Press, Conversation, Depression, Discussion, ep.237, Fluidity, Foodcourt, Gender, Hip-Hop, I AM A HUMAN BEING, IIML, Interview, iTunes, Jackson Nieuwland, Journey, Librarian, Library, Mental Health, Non-Binary, Podcast, Podcatcher, Poet, Poetry, Simon Sweetman, Soundcloud, Spotify, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 237, Sweetman Podcast # 237: Jackson Nieuwland, Sweetman Podcast: Jackon Neiuwland, Wellington, Writer, Writing, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 226: Eamonn Marra

Welcome to episode 226 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged 2000ft Above Worry Level, Acast, Anchor, Anchor FM, Anxiety, Apple, Chat, Christchurch, Comedian, Conversation, Depression, Eamonn Marra, Earthquake, ep.226, Interview, iTunes, LCD Soundsystem, Lockdown, Mental Health, Music, Novel, Off The Tracks, Podcast, Simon Sweetman, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stand Up, Stitcher, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 226, Sweetman Podcast # 226: Eamonn Marra, Sweetman Podcast: Eamonn Marra, T Leaf T, VUP, VUW, Wellington, Writer, Writing, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh

Gary Gulman The Great Depresh Comedy Dynamics, A Nacelle Company I’ve seen the recent comedy special by Gulman which includes documentary footage as part of it – and I loved it – but as with recent albums from specials by Maria Bamford, David Cross and Jim Gaffigan I think I prefer hearing it as a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Nacelle Company, Album Review, Comedian, Comedy Dynamics, Comedy Special, Depression, Gary Gulman, Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh, HBO, Live Album, Stand-up Comedy, The Great Depresh, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 160 – Hadassah Grace

Welcome to episode 160 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat.  Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. I had a conversation this week with Hadassah […]
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March 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Ross Murray: Rufus Marigold

Rufus Marigold  Ross Murray  Earth’s End  Ross Murray’s Rufus Marigold comic strip began life online – now it’s a book – expanded, new panels, new stories. It’s a wonderful examination of social anxiety. Much like Brent Williams’ powerful Out of the Woods graphic novel it is doing great work for explaining lived-experience with mental illness; for normalising, de-stigmatising.  I’m not an anxiety-sufferer, but, like anyone, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Adrian Tomine, Anxiety, Book, Book Review, Brent Williams, Cartoon, Comic, Daniel Clowes, Depression, Earth's End, Graphic Novel, Mental Health, Out of the Woods, Ross Murray, Ross Murray: Rufus Marigold, Rufus Marigold, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 144 – Reb Fountain

Welcome to episode 144 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library to access each new episode; or via Anchor/FM you can get […]
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October 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Brent Williams/Korkut Öztekin: Out of the Woods

Out of the Woods: A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety Brent Williams (Text) Korkut Öztekin (Artist) Educational Resources Ltd; New Edition edition Across 150 pages this graphic memoir offers an explanation and understanding of depression and anxiety – it’s a profound and profoundly moving reading experience; Brent Williams lays his life down in these lines, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety, Anxiety, Book, Book Review, Brent Williams, Brent Williams/Korkut Öztekin, Depression, Graphic Memoir, Graphic Novel, Kiwi, Korkut Öztekin, Memoir, Mental Health, Mental Illness, NZ, Out of the Woods, Out of the Woods: A Journey Through Depression and Anxiety, Turkey, Turkish ·

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September 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 81 – Taimi Allan (CEO, Changing Minds)

Welcome to episode 81 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. A friend suggested I talk to the CEO of Changing Minds – and I was up for that. I like conversations, I want to learn about people and share stories. I didn’t even know what Changing Minds was. But […]
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July 13, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 72 – Holly Walker

Welcome to episode 72 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with former Greens MP, book reviewer, mother, blogger, occasional podcaster and the author of The Whole Intimate Mess (a mini memoir), Holly Walker. You can keep up to […]
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June 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Holly Walker: The Whole Intimate Mess

The Whole Intimate Mess: Motherhood, Politics, and Women’s Writing Holly Walker BWB Texts Holly Walker was a Rhodes Scholar, a Green MP and she wanted to be a mother. In this short volume of memoir she tells of how leaning in too far caused her to topple over. She picks up the pieces of herself […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged and Women’s Writing, Book, Book Review, BWB Texts, Depression, Greens MP, Holly Walker: The Whole Intimate Mess, Motherhood, NZ, Parliament, Politics, Post-Natal Depression, Self-Harm, The Whole Intimate Mess: Motherhood, Work ·

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December 7, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 40 – Sean James Donnelly (SJD)

Welcome to episode 40 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with Auckland-based musician/producer/soundtrack composer Sean James Donnelly – better known, in band and solo-musician guise as SJD. I’m a huge fan of Sean’s music – all of his albums, I think he’s one of the great talents in New Zealand […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged "Non-Musician", 3, Ashleigh Young, Auckland, Band, Bill Manhire, Brian Eno, Chat, Chris O'Connor, Conversation, Damien Wilkins, Depression, Depressive, Don McGlashan, Electronica, Ep.40, Episode 40, Episode Forty, Interview, James Brown, L'affare, Lost Soul Music, Mental Health, Musician, Neil Finn, Pajama Club, Phantom Billstickers, Podcast, Poetry, Poets, Saint John Divine, Sandy Mill, Score, Sean Donnelly, SJD, Solo Musician, Songs From A Dictaphone, Soundtrack Composer, Strings, Superman You're Crying, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 40 – Sean James Donnelly (SJD), The Bellbirds, Victoria Kelly, Yeastie Boys ·
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