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Secret Sauce

Secret Sauce

What is the secret sauce to longevity? Attending a funeral yesterday and listening to the family speak of the 98 year old's vigour, zest for life and his innate connection with nature, it made me reflect on my own mortality and the legacy that I would too, will one day leave behind. What is it that enables some to live a long fruitful life and others burden with disease and a life cut short? On the back of last weeks Journal, Longevity, this week I have presented some reflect

The Non-Diet Approach

The Non-Diet Approach

What does “you are what you eat’, “good food – good mood” mean to you? Is it an ethical choice, or do you feel it’s the next diet fad? Post Paleo movement; there is any wonder to be so confused. Contradictory evidence to support claims of optimal human nutrition. “Eat this, avoid that.. “ With so many mixed messages as to what we should be eating, it’s hard to see the forest through the trees. Sadly, it’s the business potential behind a large portion of these nutritional clai

8 Ways To Clear The Internal Clutter

8 Ways To Clear The Internal Clutter

Our thoughts, when internally collected and ruminated, can be likened to Aunt Edna’s house where an inch of the carpet can’t be seen through her excessive hoarding. Many of the collections of things in Edna’s’ house, are old, collecting dust and stagnant. They serve no purpose and some not recognizable and others can’t be seen at all BUT they sure are contributing to the clutter. One by one, as we clear out the clutter, we gain control of the racing mind and start to gain cla

Emotional Eating

Emotional Eating

As diverse as our emotions, so too the reasons why we might, ‘eat our feelings.’ Do you find yourself searching in the fridge or cupboards when you’re upset, anxious or bored? Is food a source of comfort when you’re emotional? Eating when you’re tired? Identifying the root cause of our stress or emotive reaction to a particular circumstance, can help in taking the necessary steps to take control of eating habits and address the issue in a more mindful, pragmatic way. Reflecti

5 Ways To Overcome Self-Sabotage

5 Ways To Overcome Self-Sabotage

We all have those weeks where we feel a little overwhelmed and drop the ball.. right?! This week in combination with a full moon, the level of anxiety to ‘get things done’ has leveled up like the rising tides with the pull of the moon. I have taken on extra hours at the Psychology clinic which means 9 hour days and with 18 hours less this week to work on the business, family time and life( by way I mean chores), I have held the same expectation of myself to achieve my goals..

Love + Bark

Love + Bark

Given it was Valentine’s day yesterday and there is a whole lotta love and devotion, not to mention chocolate, and cut flowers (you know they die when you cut them right?!Buy a plant instead) going around on socials, and in stores, I thought what better time than to look at ways we can cultivate a little self-love. What is self-love? Not the narcissistic, egotistical characteristics. The nurturing and kindness that we often neglect to reflect in. Self-love is being compassion

How To Beat Stress

How To Beat Stress

The Australian Psychological Society defines stress as a “feeling of being overloaded, wound up, tight, tense and worried. We all experience stress at times. It can sometimes help to motivate us to get a task finished, or perform well. But stress can also be harmful if we become over-stressed, interfering with our ability to get on with our normal life for too long.” Whilst you may have a great picture or catalogue of ideas of your dreamy self-care activities, are you actuall

Good Foods - Good Moods!

Good Foods - Good Moods!

With the pressures of work life balance, juggling kids activities and trying to feed a family whilst maintaining composure (aka not losing your shit) can be a challenge, I get it. Add to that fussy eaters, allergies, and trying new things to break the monotony can be well, overwhelming.. The key is to keep it simple! There may be an abundance of iInsta foodies with beautifully laid out poke bowls or salads styled for magazine shoots, however all this means nothing if your fam

Top Tips For The New Year

Top Tips For The New Year

Happy New Year!! Welcome to 2019 - the year of taking control of your life, making better choices to live healthier and happier! We all start the New Year with some sort of belief or false confidence that the welcoming in of a new day will bring magical changes our shitty habits. All well intended, the overzealous commitment to completely overhauling diet, exercise and lifestyle will not happen overnight! Good News is it will happen if you have deep rooted desire, intention a

Reflection & Top Reads

Reflection & Top Reads

What a year, energetically and emotionally! I’ve heard from many of you that it has been quite a year of self-reflection, growth, changes and challenges. Life is in constant flux however, it is how we approach and overcome these difficulties, which speak attest our true characteristics. I had often felt alone in my pain experienced over the years. I knew I had support of my family and friends however, I remind myself that we are all forging our way through dark times and one

Positively Wired

Positively Wired

WHAT does it mean to be positively wired and WHY is it so important? Let’s unpack it shall we? Positively wired to me is essentially practicing positive psychology, reinforcing the positive aspects of self to boost confidence and self-belief. Strengthening these aspects allows us to live our best version in life. This isn’t to say that we should ignore, negate or avoid focus on the in unfavourable or neutral traits we possess but to identify and develop ways to build these al

What Motivates YOU to change?

What Motivates YOU to change?

Motivation "Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." by Lou Holtz I often talk about core values and beliefs. These are the basis on which we live our lives. They can be out-dated and not necessarily in service to your current circumstances. Our values and beliefs are core to the motivations of behaviour change and habit formation. Understanding and living these authentically in live with cultivate lo

Tips for Overcoming fussy eaters! Healthy habits start at home.

Tips for Overcoming fussy eaters! Healthy habits start at home.

Do your kids ever stop eating? Fussy and wont eat (insert colour or texture)? Do you feel like you're always in the kitchen feeding hungry, fussy mouths? They're hungry for snacks, not for meals? You're pulling together a quick breaky before rushing out the door to work/ school, you are making lunches or thinking about what to eat for dinner. Sound familiar? It can can be exhausting! I get it! I have 3 kids and whilst they're pretty good, there is definitely stages where gre

How to Crush Cravings!

How to Crush Cravings!

Understanding why we are craving certain foods helps us make an educated decision when it come to answering our urges. Many of us, myself included at times, are hankering for salty or sweet foods however, will a little understanding as to why, we can make better choices that support our health goals. Our bodies rely on an array of Vitamins and Minerals (Micro-nutrients) through diversity of foods to regulate bodily processes and function. Vitamins are complex organic elements

How Not To Die

How Not To Die

*Disclaimer- I took this title from Dr Michael Greger's book - How Not To Die which is an incredibly insightful book about common diseases and how these can be prevented through plant based Nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices. If you have read it and want to live well, read it. Dr Greger is the founder of Nutritionfacts.org * Such a title is a little dramatic however, the truth of it is we are all dying. My thoughts journalled this week is a pragmatic approach about how

A recipe for Success

A recipe for Success

Spring carries with it thoughts of blossoming flowers, longer days and sunshine. Any wonder we are more motivated to change when Nature is so beautiful. We want to emulate what we are surrounded by and this brings to me the notion, that when we are surrounded by like-minded people or even spending time with people that we want to be like, we become like them. It is said that we are the top 5 people we surround ourselves with so if this stands to be true for intellectual devel

The Power of Giving

The Power of Giving

'The best gift is giving from your heart' * The image above capture the living conditions of the poorest in Cambodia. The floods wipe out their homes and the unsanitary conditions create life threatening health issues. * Through giving, we enrich our own lives and the lives of others. Social Psychologists have found that people's sense of happiness is greater when they spend relatively more on others than on themselves. The Dalai Lama observes that happiness does not come fro

How to fire up your Mental Metabolism

How to fire up your Mental Metabolism

We all know the hibernation effect winter has on our bodies and minds. There is a cycle as with all things in life that has an ebb and flow. Winter has been a dark cloud over my mind this year, as with many I speak to, and whether you believe in the synchronicity of the season cycle, we are all ultimately affected. This winter has been the down time that I’ve required to introspectively look at life events and re-evaluate their meaning. Having my mother diagnosed with breast

5 Ways to Practice Mindfulness

5 Ways to Practice Mindfulness

Funnily enough I am exposed to stressors everyday, much like you I suspect. Actually, scrap that first sentence. Who ins't exposed to stressors everyday? Its not like we are all constantly on holiday and the most stressful thing is waving the poor, aging Balinese away from massaging our feet on the beach as we sip fresh coconut water (or bin tang). If you are, you lucky thing! Point in fact, we can allow our everyday life challenges to overcome us like a wave swallows us at t

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