Adrian Medbury

The New Crew Member

It has been a while since my last post but my family and I have had a fair bit going on. My wife and I recently welcomed the newest member of our crew, a beautiful baby girl, Elayna. With me working away for the first part of the year, then having to fly back homeContinue reading “The New Crew Member”

Isolation

I guess like most people the topic of isolation is at the forefront of my mind at the moment. For most of my naval career I have at times taken isolation for granted, but I have also had a fondness and appreciation for being out at sea with a limited number of people, away fromContinue reading “Isolation”

Home School

Well what a year it has been already for so many. As for my little family, I left them at the start of January for me to work at the navy base in Darwin. I had a lot of reservations about leaving them, considering Shayne being pregnant and issues we had with Harrison’s school lastContinue reading “Home School”

Not Indiana

Naming a baby, there’s an interesting experience. When Shayne was pregnant with our first child we compiled several lists and notes of names we liked. We also had the added pressure, and excitement, of not knowing the sex of the baby; so we ended up with lists of boys and girls names. We were mixingContinue reading “Not Indiana”

The distant parent

For over half my naval career going away and not regularly communicating with my family and friends wasn’t a problem, I enjoyed being away just doing my job. My parents would only receive an email from me at sea, maybe, once every week or two. For a while they would occasionally call my good mateContinue reading “The distant parent”

The short one

Did that heading get your attention? I hope so. Apparently some people don’t like to read too much. This is for you. No one has actually complained to me it’s just some people don’t feel like reading that much. When I was looking into creating this blog site I had no idea how to createContinue reading “The short one”

Being a parent in the navy

Life at sea isn’t easy and we men usually take it for granted. Within the first twelve months of our son Harrison being born, Shayne was working on her fitness so she could get back to sea to prove she could still serve the navy in any capacity. I certainly wasn’t prepared for being aContinue reading “Being a parent in the navy”

Navigating Depression- Part 6

This is the last of my Navigating Depression series but it is by far not the end of the many things I have faced while dealing with depression. Two steps forward, one step back My journey to try and get better mostly went well but I suffered setbacks; it felt like taking two steps forwardContinue reading “Navigating Depression- Part 6”

Engagement

My impulsive decision making has been like gambling, make a snap decision and have no idea if it was going to have positive or negative result. Thankfully my impulse decision to propose to Shayne worked out. From my past experiences I never knew how a relationship was going to go, there are too many variablesContinue reading “Engagement”

Navigating Depression- Part 5

Test the waters I had regular sessions over several months with the senior psychologist until she was satisfied for me to make steps getting back to sea. I was never offered promotion to Petty Officer on completion of the promotion course. Attempts were made to still get me to join TSE but it was stronglyContinue reading “Navigating Depression- Part 5”