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HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Happy News for Sleepyheads
Do you love sleeping? Or do you bolt out of bed at 5:00 a.m. ready to meditate, run five miles, fix a healthy smoothie and start your busy day, all before 9:00 a.m.?
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SELF DEVELOPMENT
Learn (Almost) Anything and Feel Incredible Doing It
Each new skill we learn enriches us and make us feel good about ourselves. The great thing is with each positive learning experience, the next one becomes easier.
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FAMILY HEALTH
Too Many Treats
Many kids are attracted to things that aren’t the best nutritional choices. Maybe you are thinking, "They're kids, it can't be THAT bad for them." Not so I’m afraid.
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PARENTING
Ten Ways to Tell If YOU Need a Time-Out
A time-out is an opportunity to re-energise and get ready to effectively address the situation at hand. Adults as well as kids need this time.
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GARDENING
Fruitful Native Trees
Birds are so important in our ecosystem as they help with the dispersal of seeds. Some native trees attract many native birds who came to eat the fruit.
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SELF DEVELOPMENT
Be An Inspiring Speaker
Learn to inspire your audience, and remember inspiration is contagious, you will receive an extra boost to your own inspiration!
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PARTNERSHIPS
How Compatible Do You Have to Be With Your Partner?
If two people are really in love but are not compatible, can the relationship work? It depends… Certain things need to be present to make a truly happy relationship.
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COOKING
Shepherd's Pie
Nutritionist, Jacquie Dale, shares a healthy and easy, low fat recipe for an old favorite. Perfect for winter dinners.
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TODDLERS
Setting Effective Limits with Toddlers
Setting limits can be one of the most challenging aspects of being a parent. If we do it right, our kids will internalize the ability to set limits for themselves - self-discipline.
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MONEY
When Retirees Run Out of Money
A pension is only enough for daily living costs. A small nest egg can get depleted quickly once a car needs replacing or home maintenance is necessary.
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HOME MAKING IDEAS
Fruit and Vegetables: The Benefits of Going Local
Many people are making the switch to local produce as a means to have a more sustainable and positive impact on our community and the health of the planet.
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EATING ISSUES
Ending the Food War
Cheryl Richardson shares her valuable learnings from her 6 week web retreat with Geneen Roth, author of Women Food and God.
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SELF DEVELOPMENT
Shake Up Your Life and Feel Energised
Are you ready to get out of your comfort zone and take a few risks? Try some of these ways to shake up your life and to give yourself a new lease of life.
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HEALTH
Why Organic?
Cyndi O'Meara makes the point that the choices we make now regarding our health will put us in good standing as time marches on.
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FAMILY HEALTH
What's in Your Child's Gas Tank?
Some of our children are spurting and sputtering – with allergies, asthma, eczema, poor immunity, acne, obesity and more. Their gas tanks are being filled with fake foods.
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FITNESS
Fairy Tale Fitness
Some people begin a fitness program with a ‘Cinderella’ mentality but it takes time to get real, lasting changes in body composition and health profile.
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MAKING CHANGE
The Elements of Change
Most people want to change their lives in some way but find it difficult to either get started or to sustain the change. Here are some useful tips to help you on your way.
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WORKPLACE
Make Yourself More Visible in the Workplace
Most of us have a cloak of invisibility we wear at times. When we want to have influence we need to be visible so it becomes time to take this cloak off.
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WORK/LIFE BALANCE
Soul Treats
Cheryl Richardson talks about doing more of the little things we all wish we could do to feel more alive or connected to ourselves.
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TEENAGERS
How to Deal with Difficult Teachers
When hearing complaints from kids, parents often fall into one of two camps: either they automatically take their kid's side or that of the teacher. Try these tips instead.
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COOKING
Baked Fruit Salad Pudding
A baked fruit salad pudding combines the comforting richness of a wintery oven-baked pudding with the fresh flavours of fruit salad – reminding us spring is only a couple of month away!
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MOTIVATION
The Little Guide to Inspiration
For anyone who needs a little shove, whose creativity has dried up or who needs to be moved here is a simple guide to inspiration.
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MONEY
The Eight Worst Credit Card Mistakes
Liz Koh says, “Credit cards are one of the most useful yet also one of the most dangerous modern financial inventions.” Here are some helpful tips.
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HOME MAKING
Home Laid Eggs
In recent years there has been a noticeable increase in backyard chicken-raising. Part of the reason is that people see the virtues of the good life.
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ENVIRONMENT
Gulf Oil Disaster – Becoming Solution-Focused
Cheryl Richardson shares her distress and coping strategies as the scale of this ghastly environmental disaster continues to unfold.
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NUTRITION
Is Healthy Food Expensive?
With the recent increases in food prices tugging on our purse strings, it is easy to perceive a healthy diet as being more expensive or out of reach.
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KIDS
How to Raise a Socially Intelligent Child
Your child lives in a very complicated social world. What does it mean for a child to be socially competent and how can you help?
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MONEY
Your Money Personality is Telling
What kind of relationship do you have with money? Are you afraid to take risks with money or are you a high roller? Is your money plentiful or scarce?
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WORKLIFE
Meetings and the Power of a Good Agenda
Robyn Pearce offers helpful tips on how to run and meeting effectively and efficiently. Save time and keep our credibility high.
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HEALTH
Are Slim People at Risk for Health Problems?
Researchers are now saying that many thin people have the same heart disease risk and type 2 diabetes risk as obese people.
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BUDGETING
Power Prices on the Rise Again
Electricitycosts have risen substantially in recent years. Here are some ways to cut power costs.
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WORKLIFE
13 Small Things to Simplify Your Workday
Great tips to help you gain precious time by simplifying and streamlining your life and eliminated the non-essentials.
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DATING
Are You a Happy Single?
Some say to attract a happy relationship we must learn how to be happy in solitude.This can be a challenge at times.
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HEALTH
Stress and Your Hormones
You don’t need to reside permanently in hormonal hell. These 12 strategies will help you re-balance your hormones
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CAREER
Networking for the Socially Inept, Introverted and Reluctant
Are you the kind of person who doesn't do well in social situations? Here's how to get past the social willys.
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MONEY
What to do when Sharemarkets Fall
It’s easy to invest when markets are running smoothly but when they fall your confidence can be sorely tested.
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HEALTH
What are Antioxidants and Free Radicals?
Antioxidants and Free radicals have become trendy buzz words in the world of nutritional health, but what are they? Anna Wilde explains.
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FAMILY MATTERS
Dinner: 30 Minutes to a More Connected Family
You’ve probably heard that having dinner together as a family is a good thing for your kids, but you may not realise that it could change your child’s life.
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WORK/LIFE BALANCE
Ease Up When Your Body Tells You To
How many things can we pack into a day without going nuts? We may keep working madly in the endless pursuit of ‘catching up’ but what’s the fun in that?
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MONEY
How to Manage your Money in Retirement
The big challenge in retirement is how to invest your money to provide an income while still protecting yourself against the eroding effects of inflation and income tax.
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FITNESS
Fitness – What Works?
Jacquie Dale says, “Love them or hate them. Here is a list of some bare bones exercises that you just can’t do without.”
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BUSINESS
When Was the Last Time You Fell in Love with Your Business?
Been in business for a few years and suddenly you aren’t feeling the love? Hit a plateau? Here’s 5 ideas for how to infuse new life in your business.
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TEENAGERS
When Your Kid Breaks Your Heart
If we mourn our children's choices, we need to find ways to lift ourselves out of depression and anxiety. So, what do we do when our child breaks our heart?
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ECO LIVING
Recycling - Who Cares?
Over the last few years, there has been a real push for households to take recycling seriously. Change can be uncomfortable and annoying until it becomes normality.
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BUSINESS
Is Self Employment For You?
What you do want in life. If your thinking of self-employment here are a few pros and cons about going it alone.
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SEXUALITY
Resolving Differences of Sexual Desire
Do you and your partner have different levels of sexual desire? That’s no surprise. Most couples don’t have the same sex drive.
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HOME MAKING
7 Benefits of Living With Less Stuff
Are you still hanging on to things you don’t really need for sentimentality sake? Here are some of the benefits of lightening the load.
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MONEY
Cars: Buying Right
Buying a car can be a tricky business. The biggest cost of all in fact is not the running expenses, but the loss in value of the vehicle itself.
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COOKING
Hearty, Soul Nourishing Pumpkin and Coriander Soup
Charlotte Squire shares a favourite soup recipe. Share, preferably with loved ones or freeze if you’re cooking solo.
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SELF DEVELOPMENT
Releasing the Brakes
Jack Canfield say, “Going through life is a lot like driving a car. Most people drive through life with their psychological emergency brake on.”
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GARDENING
Water Smart Gardening is Smart Gardening
The way we water our garden can affect our plants’ growth, health and hardiness; it also determines how much water is used and how much is wasted.
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MONEY
Falling Temperatures, Rising Electricity Costs
With electricity prices being high and temperatures being low it pays to save as much as we can on our electricity bill. Here are some useful suggestions.
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EATING ISSUES
Eating Disorders - Helping Someone You Love
Melinda Hutchings say, “It is important to remember that someone suffering from an eating disorder needs to know you love them no matter what. Do not try to catch them out or watch them eat because it draws attention to the problem.
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POSITIVE PARENTING
8 Things People Never Tell You About Having Kids
Kids are fun and parenting is so rewarding there’s no doubt about it. But there are things no one tells you about parenthood.
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SELF DEVELOPMENT
How To Bounce Back From Rejection
If you take risks you will experience rejection and failure. So how do we manage this so rejection doesn’t stop us in our tracks?
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MONEY
Three Good News Tips for First Home Buyers
Financial advisor Liz Koh says, “For first home buyers the next few months are shaping up to a good time to buy and there are three reasons for this.”
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FITNESS
Beginner’s Guide to Running
A beginner runner has a million questions and never enough answers. This is a good starting point for anyone who wants to hit the roads.
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NUTRITION
Progressive Malnutrition - Do You have Nutrient Deficiencies?
‘Progressive malnutrition’ in the western world generally occurs by eating too much processed food. This can draw nutrients from the tissues of the body.
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TEENAGERS
Peer Pressure – What You Need to Know
Handling peer pressure is one of the most challenging things young people are faced with. As parents, we can help our kids with this challenge.
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COOKING
Lentil Bolognese Pasta
This is the meatless version of an Italian classic. The longer the flavors are allowed to mingle together over heat, the more delicious the sauce becomes.
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