My parents rarely drank alcohol – I cannot recall seeing either of them drunk. I do recall my father being very ‘tired’ on some days, but this was ...
On February 20, 2019 / By AnonymousSpeedy Gonzales is dead. Or at least my inner Speedy Gonzales is. His death was no accident, although the way I used to tear up and down the ...
On January 29, 2019 / By Brigette EvansWhilst at a friend’s house recently for dinner, we decided to relax for a while on the couch before eating, to catch up and talk about how life ...
On January 21, 2019 / By Rosemary LiebeToday in a conversation with my partner I finally realised that I had been living in blame for most of my life: blaming people, circumstances, and especially women. ...
On January 9, 2019 / By Willem PlandsoenWhilst thinking about writing this blog, I was pondering for how long I have had a problem with waste, and I would say that it has been for ...
On December 26, 2018 / By Alexis StewartRecently I attended a professional development workshop on mental health. The presenters studied and work in the field of psychology and within education and training. For me, a ...
On November 27, 2018 / By Johanna SmithRecently I was pondering on why I hate alcohol. I realised there were personal, societal and religious reasons for this hate and that they all stemmed from how ...
On November 9, 2018 / By AnonymousMy Introduction to Sport Where do I start? My first introduction to sport was as a small child watching my mother play tennis. She was very competitive. I ...
On November 3, 2018 / By AnonymousI’ve always been interested in food, in fact it has dominated my adult life. In my 20’s I started overeating and as a result put on weight year ...
On October 17, 2018 / By Carmel ReidI sat on the train ride through the snowy mountains of eastern Switzerland, deeply occupied in my observation of all the curves that the snowfall had left, and ...
On October 12, 2018 / By Michael BrownWhen I say ‘my family,’ what I am referring to is my immediate family: my partner of 27 years and our sixteen-year-old son. The relationships that we share ...
On September 30, 2018 / By Alexis StewartAlmost a year ago, as I write this, I split up with my girlfriend of nearly 2 years. Prior to that we had been friends for 3 years, ...
On September 10, 2018 / By Michael BrownI was unexpectedly placed in the position of being forced to take a timed test quite recently. The surprise test was part of a professional development day – ...
On September 4, 2018 / By AnonymousI’ve been doing quite a bit of pondering on food and my relationship with it lately, as I have just committed to applying an autoimmune diet protocol for ...
On July 30, 2018 / By Pernilla HorneIt was Valentine’s Day yesterday. In the eyes of the world, it may be considered that I have had the worst day of my life. I had a ...
On July 19, 2018 / By Adele LeungI have been growing up with my children for the last nine years and they have shared so much ‘magic’ with me and they are part of the ...
On July 12, 2018 / By Samantha DavidsonBy the time I got to my first esoteric session I was completely worn out. I had a 2yr old son that I had chosen to do attachment ...
On July 3, 2018 / By AnonymousDearest Samantha, I remember the feeling I had when we first met 15 years ago. It is difficult to describe in words because in some ways there are ...
On June 28, 2018 / By Andrew MooneyI recently realised that I, along with most other members of the teaching and auxiliary staff at school, usually refer to the principal in conversations as ‘the boss’. ...
On June 13, 2018 / By AnonymousI have found it to be quite common and even ‘the norm’ today for kids to not to do any chores, or to complain about the little chores ...
On May 17, 2018 / By Johanna SmithWhat is it about food that keeps us coming back, already full, feeling content and satisfied and yet, in creeps that little voice saying, “You need to eat, ...
On May 7, 2018 / By Nicole SerafinI’ve just voted in a nationwide contest for the 2018 Mother of the Year award, but the woman I voted for almost certainly won’t win. I didn’t vote ...
On April 30, 2018 / By Suzanne AnderssenA beautiful Sunday summer’s morning in Australia… blue skies, cool breezes and the sounds of cicadas and kookaburras fill the air. My partner and I discuss how to ...
On April 13, 2018 / By Cherise HoltFood is necessary, that there is no doubt about, BUT how many of us have ever stopped to consider how and why we eat the way we do? ...
On April 10, 2018 / By Nicole Serafin