As a kid I got made fun of and put down, what we would now call bullying. I know this didn’t only happen to me, but is it just me that held on to it for more than 3 decades and let it form part of who I thought I was? Here’s a snapshot ofContinue reading “How to save a starfish”
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Live well: The Game of Life
If life were a video game, every year we’re alive would move us up a level in the game of life. If life were a video game, I’d be aiming to reach level 100, the end of my game where I bow out a champion with a glorious, celebratory bang. Cue video game music andContinue reading “Live well: The Game of Life”
Live well: How to say “I’m not OK”
Hi, how are you? Pretty terrible actually. Aren’t you glad you asked? What is the benchmark for being “OK?” and do people really want to know if we’re OK and doing well? It’s a benign question if everything is going well for you at any given point in time. But what about when it isn’t?Continue reading “Live well: How to say “I’m not OK””
Love well: In just 6 seconds
Can you change your life in six seconds? Can a couple move from anger and resentment to calm, kind love in this short time span? Can a wound heal in that same fragment of a minute? Research, and my personal experience, says yes you can. The six second kiss is a relationship secret that notContinue reading “Love well: In just 6 seconds”
Ode to 2023
2023, before you fade into the background of my life, taking up your new position as a calendar of memories, I can’t help but see the many faces of your last 365 days. The heartbreak of losing loved ones, some to the heavens and others to the consequences of their choices. The sorrow cut soContinue reading “Ode to 2023”
Heal well: Letting peace in
Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it Helen Keller My friends, which do you choose to participate in? Which do you seek? The suffering? Or the overcoming of it? When you’re in the house of love, choosing the overcoming of suffering, you seek to heal, toContinue reading “Heal well: Letting peace in”
Heal well: the power of forgiveness
Spoiler alert – it starts with forgiveness for yourself. In our 66 ways to wellness, way number 10 is this: Write a letter of forgiveness. You may not send it, but write it anyway. Let the recipient know you forgive them, own your part of the problem if that’s appropriate. It might be a letter toContinue reading “Heal well: the power of forgiveness”
Love Well: Eight Dates
Drs John and Julie Gottman are the relationship gurus. They claim that within 10 minutes of meeting a couple, they can predict with 94% accuracy whether they will stay together! This blew my mind, particularly because the Drs Gottman are scientists and psychologists and have dedicated their lives to helping couples do the work thatContinue reading “Love Well: Eight Dates”
Heal well: silencing the voice of “not good enough”
When I was sixteen years old I was part of a youth performance collective. Formed by a bunch of high schools, it comprised musicians, singers and dancers who toured the east coast of New South Wales for a few weeks performing for local communities. I successfully auditioned as a dancer. I was so chuffed toContinue reading “Heal well: silencing the voice of “not good enough””
Look well: modern day beauty
Beauty is literally more than skin deep. It starts from the inside, from your diet and your mindset. Despite the marketing juggernaut that is the multi-billion dollar beauty industry, working tirelessly to make us feel bad enough about ourselves to spend our hard earned money on their products, I see the tide on beauty turning.Continue reading “Look well: modern day beauty”
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