Just over two years ago, I was sitting on the side of my bed, fatigued and overwhelmed, my head in hands, wondering how I was going to get through the …
Say no to diets
There are many ways to waste your precious life, but obsessing about your looks and your body is possibly one of the saddest ways. There are important health reasons for …
Beauty, skin cancer and the food inbetween
My skin and I have had a difficult relationship, in that I have found it difficult to deal with. As a teenager and adult I suffered acne, and for the …
Are you only half alive or in full bloom?
Sometimes you just don’t know what you need until it shows up in front of you. You may have a sense that something’s not quite right or missing, or you …
Don’t miss the magic because you’re watching the horizon
There is magic all around us if only we would open our eyes to it. When I stepped on to the beach this morning to go for a walk, I …
I’m fakin’ it – my smile that is, and it’s making life sweeter
I’m experimenting with my smile. In that I’m trying to keep one on my face for most of the day. Not the toothy, forced type that might scare a small …
Oh baby, you’re still beautiful!
Yesterday on the weekly ABC Coast radio spot I’m part of, the parenting panel discussion raised the topic of pressure on women to lose weight after having a baby. It …
Don’t play the age game, the numbers don’t add up
It would be so great if women could just forget about their freakin’ age. If they could stop, for good, judging their self worth and value in anyway by their …
Use your imagination to a better you
How do you see yourself? Who appears in your mind’s eye when you think about yourself? And what does she look like when you think about your best self? One …
Lighten up Sunshine!
As a born worrier and someone who tends to live inside her own mind, I have a tendency to be too serious if I don’t watch it. All the time …