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Interparental Hatred on Separation

Recently I attended a workshop on the impact of interparental hatred on children, where it was presented that children do not fare well in the presence of ongoing, ...
On April 8, 2020 / By Anne Scott
Healthy diet 25
Redefining ‘Food for Thought’

I’m pretty sure most people would consider food to be all the usual things we buy at our local grocery store such as your typical meats, fruits, vegetables, ...
On February 21, 2020 / By Michael Goodhart
Healthy diet 33
Ingredients Versus Energy

Have you ever experienced that situation where the same ingredients in two different foods or drinks have different effects in your body? As a rational thinking scientist, I ...
On January 23, 2020 / By Dianne Trussell
Money 34
Responsibly Spending Money

Recently I was listening to a program on the radio and the presenter was talking about addictions. As I was driving I felt how relieved I was that ...
On January 13, 2020 / By Denise
Greed/Corruption 29
Shredding the Use of Fear-Based Advertising

Recently I was discussing with a friend how ridiculous some of the current forms of advertising and marketing have become and he related a story to me about ...
On January 6, 2020 / By Michael Goodhart
Family 34
The Photo

I had the most beautiful experience recently. I was shown a photograph of my father… my father as a three-year-old child. I had never seen this photo before; ...
On December 13, 2019 / By Anonymous
Communication 49
Relationships – They are What we Make them

“Relationships are fraught with tension because most avoid expressing love in full.” (Serge Benhayon) (1) Blame is a prominent ingredient in our relationships – whether they are friendships, ...
On November 25, 2019 / By Michael Brown
Family 84
Looking Closely at the Family Album

When I was growing up, family was considered firstly to be my parents and siblings and then on outwards to include other relatives. It never occurred to me ...
On August 29, 2019 / By Helen Giles
Education 78
The Child with the Green Tinted Brush

Have you ever seen a group of soldiers marching in time, a mass of bodies with not one footstep out of place as they clump obediently to the ...
On August 21, 2019 / By Stephen
Communication 80
My Relationship with My Son

I remember the exact moment that it happened. My partner, our 15-year-old son and I were going down a very long escalator on the underground in Prague when ...
On August 8, 2019 / By Anonymous
Global Issues 73
To Flag the Truth

Something occurred to me the other day when I noticed the U.S. flag was at ‘half-mast’ at my workplace after yet another mass shooting that occurred here in ...
On July 19, 2019 / By Michael Goodhart
Communication 127
The Interview From Hell Which Turned Out to be One Hell of an Interview

It went something like this: Having applied for an amazing sounding job that seemed to have my name written all over it, I was invited for a telephone ...
On May 22, 2019 / By Anonymous
Healthy diet 137
Our Youth’s Waistlines are Expanding… What Does this Say about Us?

Living in Western Australia, there is much to see and do if you are willing to be just a little adventurous. My family and I recently took a ...
On April 25, 2019 / By Johanna Smith
Communication 133
How do you Handle a Disagreement… with Love?

What do you do when someone close to you makes a choice that you feel is not true for them, but they are convinced it is? It could be ...
On April 13, 2019 / By Carmel Reid
Parenting 117
My Body, Space & Parenting

During the planning of our first child, my partner and I spent about eight months developing and deepening our relationship with each other and ourselves, observing our behaviours, ...
On April 1, 2019 / By Nicole Serafin
Healthy Lifestyle 173
My Journey with Alcohol

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 Anonymous
Healthy Lifestyle 205
R.I.P. Speedy Gonzales

Speedy 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 Evans
Couples 184
I’d Rather Lose my Arm than my Man

Whilst 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 Liebe
Couples 271
Blaming Women

Today 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 Plandsoen
Global Issues 266
Waste

Whilst 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 Stewart
Healthy diet 412
Our Perception of Health

Recently 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 Smith
Healthy Lifestyle 503
Why I Hate Alcohol

Recently 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 Anonymous
Exercise & Sport 341
Me and Sport

My 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 Anonymous
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The Banana Sandwich

I’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 Reid