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Photo: Courtesy of Beverly Goldsmith The Temple Two of ‘Sugar & Spice’, at Freedom Hill, Da Nang, South Vietnam,
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Courage is good for your mental health

Does the thought of peering down from the top of a 10 metre high diving tower at a swimming pool scare you?  Would you have the courage to dive or jump from that height? It’s a question the contestants on Australia’s Celebrity Splash! – Channel 7’s latest reality series, must have asked themselves before agreeing to take part in the show.
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Happy mothering is healthy mothering

Today’s woman multi-tasks. She’s a wife, mother, aunt, daughter, sister, and work colleague. She juggles employment, study, home duties, children, care of elderly relatives, school, sport and community activities, to name a few. Trying to fit everything in can be demanding.  It can cause a seemingly ordinary female, to turn into a kind of Superwoman, and sometimes this can be
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Getting over “Mondayitis” is good for your health

“How was your weekend? Did you do something nice? Pity we have to come to work!  I can’t wait for Friday.”  While the start of the working week can seem tough, there is a way to get over the Mondayitis-blues.  It can be easy when you know how. For many of us, getting back to work after a relaxing weekend
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Self-belief is good for your mental health

Singing to millions of TV viewers around Australia, while performing in front of a large studio audience, can be daunting. Just ask the current contestants on Channel 9‘s The Voice. According to the show’s superstar-coaches, a singer must believe that he or she can be successful, and that it’s possible for the audience to believe in the song they’re delivering.
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The Temple Two of ‘Sugar & Spice’, at Freedom Hill, Da Nang, South Vietnam,
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Vietnam and mental health

Being bombed, shot at, flown over enemy territory in a helicopter gunship, and performing on a stage where Australian Cathy Wayne had been shot dead just days earlier. These are lasting memories of my time as a singer during  the Vietnam war. I recall my wartime experiences each ANZAC Day, as Australia pauses to honour the men and women who’ve
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Navigating your way to good health

When your current health practices aren’t working, it’s OK to navigate your way to good health. You don’t have to take my word for it.  Wanting to be healthy and well is what drives thousands of Australians to investigate what they can do to achieve a better health outcome. It’s probably safe to say that all of us want to
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Caring is good for your mental health

“I don’t care”. It’s a statement often made. Yet when tragedy strikes, we frequently see the tremendous caring of people being instantly ignited. Galvanised into action, the hands of many reach out to strangers in acts of bravery or kindness. Such caring was evident in Melbourne recently, when a brick wall collapsed in high winds. Three people walking by, became
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Happiness is good for your mental health.

There’s lots of reasons to feel happy with one’s lot in life. There’s probably just as many reasons to feel unhappy about it. But when asked, most of us just want to be happy – to feel contented and satisfied. So what is it that makes us really happy? In answering this question about our personal wellbeing, many of us
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Being patient is good for your health

Being patient is good for your health.

Patience is a virtue – so the saying goes. But have you ever thought that being patient might be good for your health? Patience can lead to a well-balanced, successful life. It’s all a matter of finding out how to maintain this health-giving quality in the hurly burly of everyday life. For many of us, being patient while juggling family,
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Can enlightened doctors benefit your health?

Enlightened doctors can benefit your health. They have a range of helpful ideas at their fingertips and a desire to incorporate them into their practice. Such doctors are educated, open minded and progressive practitioners.  They exhibit genuine love and compassion for patients, as well as a willingness to treat the “whole man”, not just a sick body. Going a step
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