The SMART steps to achieving a personal goal!

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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