Over the course of my career, I have made it my business to study parents. The family unit has changed so much in that time. Where I once would most often see a traditional mother and father in my office, today tradition doesn’t exist. I don’t think I have ever met two sets of parents […]
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Workplaces need to take a stronger stand for employee health, with figures showing that too many of us sit for seven or more hours daily. We sit or lie down to read, eat, drink, work or watch TV for a minimum of seven hours during the working week, compromising health and happiness. But employee health and
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I can’t explain the despair I felt after having my beautiful baby girl. It crept up upon me slowly, dealing with losing babies and the anxiety that caused throughout this pregnancy, until finally, I couldn’t bear to face the day ahead. I was anticipating the birth as a milestone to move forward and I was
I can see clearly now – surviving Post Natal Depression Read More »
When you get right down to it, most perfectionists are searching for peace. Basically, we want to be able to look around at the world we’ve created and proclaim, like our Creator, “Everything is very good” and so enter into our rest. I derived my peace from sources external to myself, and I suspect most
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Marcus Luttrell has made headlines around the world with his list of demands for anyone interested in dating his daughter. Did I mention she’s currently 2 years old?
Before You Can Date My Daughter… Read More »
There are two reasons why I love this Relient K song. 1) It makes me smile every time I hear that catchy tune. 2) It makes me smile every time I listen to the lyrics.
This Song Contains the Secret to a Happy Marriage Read More »
I spend so much of my time speaking to young people about choosing appropriate photos for their social media accounts, however, I am often surprised to discover how often adults post inappropriate images. I’m not talking about adult’s sexting, but simply oversharing! Oversharing their children’s naked bums, tummies, bathing habits and tantrums. A few times
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September is International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Cancer Council is combatting kid’s cancers in many ways; researching cancers that impact children, such as leukaemia, brain tumours, lymphoma and many others. Data is the key to research, and that’s why Cancer Council Queensland also independently funds and manages the Australian Paediatric Cancer Registry, one of the
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1. It is not about having a state of the art camera. Whether you choose to use a top of the range DSLR; a compact pocket camera; or a mobile phone camera… it’s the content in the photo that really counts. It is often the case that when an unexpected ‘captured moment’ occurs, your ‘good’
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I can say that there is no one country in the world where all women can expect to receive these rights.
No country in the world can yet say they have achieved gender equality.
Emma Watson has something to say about gender inequality Read More »