Yearly Archives: 2014

Think about what it would feel like if you walked into a room and you happened upon a conversation that was discussing you. Imagine that the conversation was being held by people you knew, really well. Imagine that in this conversation, it is talked about how you fell short at […]

Love your own heart

8 Nov, 2014 in 2014 November: wellness (body) by Jo-Anne Gordon

I don’t know about you, but struggling with or against my body has been a huge part of my thinking and focus since I was about ten years old. I remember distinctly looking down at my legs in a gymnastics class and wondering why my legs were so chubby. Now, […]

Comfortable In My Own Skin

7 Nov, 2014 in 2014 November: wellness (body) by Elaine Fraser

Guaranteed every time in the remaining months of the year I think my life over. It’s my prelude symphony to New Year’s Eve. I track how the year has gone, asking the appropriate questions like: What have I achieved? Have I achieved the things I set out for at the […]

no party poppers required

31 Oct, 2014 in 2014 October: Mindful by Sara Polanski

October 10th was World Mental Health Day, and while I have not been diagnosed with a mental health condition I do have close friends and family members who have. Often it seems very hard to know how to help our loved ones who are struggling with depression or anxiety. We […]

Person not diagnosis.

19 Oct, 2014 in 2014 October: Mindful by Jodie McCarthy

I’ve been to a few weddings recently where the bride and groom requested the guests turn off their phones and cameras. They wanted their guests to enjoy the proceedings without filtering the experience through a screen. Something important changed between the 2005 announcement of Pope Benedict XVI and the 2013 […]

#nofilter

7 Oct, 2014 in 2014 October: Mindful by Elaine Fraser

I read this wonderful piece called ‘Breakable’ a while back and it struck such a chord with me. Written by Catherine Oehlman, it featured in the Better Mum Magazine 2012. (mops.org.au) I put them away on autopilot; plates, bowls, coffee mugs, glasses. His small face looks up at mine and he asks, […]

Please help me!

23 Sep, 2014 in 2014 October: Mindful by Esther Murray