If you’re a mother then you may often find yourself juggling tasks - raising children, managing a household, holding down a job, caring for elderly relatives and participating in family and community activities. Trying to fit everything into the daily schedule while remaining happy and healthy is Continue Reading
Never give up! It’s good for your health
Have you ever dreamed that you’re running to catch a train? Although the train is moving away, you keep on running towards it - you keep on trying to catch it. How does the dream end? That rather depends on you as the dreamer. It’s quite possible that you persevere. You keep going. You make it on Continue Reading
Keep thought buoyant! It’s good for your health.
Watching the nightly news can be depressing. It can leave you thinking the world’s a sad and sorry place. Even amongst acquaintances, bad news from someone may drag your spirits down. It can be tough to remain emotionally on an even keel and stay positive. No one enjoys the “sinking feeling” Continue Reading
Warm up your thinking! It’s good for your health
While our Northern Hemisphere cousins bask in summer sun, those of us in the Southern Hemisphere are enjoying the delights of Winter – crisp days, cosy fires, warm hats, football, and snuggling up in bed at night. At this time of year in my suburb, winter-time is all about keeping warm. While Continue Reading
Hope is good for your mental health
Hope. It’s what’s led to the final release and freedom for three Cleveland women held in captivity and sexually abused by a man for ten years. During this time, it’s reported that two of the families held vigils. They never gave up hope that their girls would return home alive. Hope is powerful. Continue Reading
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 Continue Reading