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19
NOV
2021
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Finding joy: November 2021 update

How are you? I’m slowly emerging as the restrictions ease and adjusting once more to the latest version of ‘normal’. Through those long months limited to a mere 5km from home, I craved the sea and bush. Over recent weeks I’ve been on some urban bushwalks, ridden 4 ferries, dipped...
05
NOV
2021
urban laneway covered in purple flowers, a jacaranda tree arches over lane against a blue sky

Finding joy

By late spring the collective energy is usually at peak ‘out there’. The Spring Racing Carnival is in full swing and invites for end of year celebrations pile up. But this year in cities like Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland things aren’t quite back to normal. Other than the...
13
OCT
2021
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Roadmap to better health in challenging times: October update

This week Greater Sydney began its first steps out of 107 days of lockdown. I hope Melbourne is not too far behind. These three-and-a-half months have felt very different and a lot harder than last year. So too how I feel about lockdown easing. Last time I was fearful and...
08
OCT
2021

The lockdown habits I want to keep

As Australia’s two largest cities slowly ‘open up’, have there been any new or rediscovered habits from the extended lockdowns that you want to integrate into daily life?   Positive habits learned from lockdown   It’s tempting to pretend this historic time never...
16
SEP
2021
sunset at top purple sky, middle sillhouette of a tree against band of peach and gold, bottom terrace houses in shadow

Less is more: September update

How are you? As the weeks in lockdown roll on, I find myself sitting with increasingly contradictory emotions. There are moments that floor me with wonder. Times of utter contentment. Warm days eating lunch in the backyard, basking in the sun with a satisfied belly. This IS the...
26
AUG
2021
Tree with pink cherry blossoms on left smaller white magnolia tree on right in front of a grey federation style house in Inner West Sydney

Lockdown love: August 2021 update

How are you? Really, how are you?  With more than half of Australia and all of New Zealand currently in lockdown, this is not an easy time for many of us. Sydney has now passed the two-month mark. I’m still practicing gratitude (most days, I’m only human). Some days scrape...
08
MAR
2021
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Overwhelm 2021

The past year has been one that none of us could have imagined. The global pandemic bought fear and uncertainty into our lives and, optimistically, some of us hoped that entering a brand new year would magically restore normality. While Australasia remains largely sheltered far...
15
FEB
2021
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Finding joy: February update

Pockets of joy One hot and sticky night over the recent long weekend, I scrolled through my Instagram feed to take my mind off the discomfort and was rewarded with images of absolute joy. At the same moment that I sweltered through a heatwave in Sydney, friends in the UK were...
12
OCT
2020

Anxiety: the lizard and the chameleon

The ongoing uncertainty of the times in which we live is impacting the mental health of many people around the world. With anxiety on the rise in Australia and spiking in Melbourne through the second lockdown, you may not realise how it can impact your wellbeing.   Can you...
22
MAY
2020
heart shaped Aboriginal flag street art in sun during lockdown in Sydney innerwest

May update: I’m here to help

The longest days pass so fast, and just like that, it’s been ten weeks since I began self-isolating. To be honest, I’ve really got into the groove of this quieter way of living and I’m reticent about transitioning to more personal interactions just yet. The best advice I’ve heard...
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