Category: Strategies
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“The body keeps the score”
I had heard A LOT about the book “The Body Keeps the Score” (2014) by Bessel van der Kolk, long before I picked it up. Perhaps it was all the hype around its potential life-changing ability that made my expectations VERY high… but I’m going to be potentially controversial and…
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Rewilding your gut flora
I’m definitely no trend-setter, and most of the time I’m not even a trend-follower. I’ve always tended to be my own person, even if it means I’m a bit of a misfit that ends up as a societal wallflower… so be it… that’s where you meet other interesting wallflowers, hanging…
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I think I have Telephonophobia
“Telephonophobia” or “phone anxiety” has always been an issue for me. I remember as a Project Manager being VERY aware that if the phone on my desk was ringing, it was NOT going to be good news. No one called up to say “hey girl, love ya work” – instead…
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Be the CEO of your own body
At the beginning of the year, I mentioned the Australian fashion designer Camilla Franks as one of my role models who was going to mentor me (in my imagination). Camilla and I are very different – she lives the colorful and glamorous life of a socialite / traveler, and she…
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Dialing down the ‘hurry up’
My mind is not minding the way it used to. I’m sad to say that I think it has fallen victim to a problem that is sweeping the globe (which I delusionally thought I was immune to): a decreasing attention span. My revelation came the other day when I was…
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The first kiss
Before you get too excited for gossip about my love life – today’s post is NOT about me – it’s about scientists who suggest that the first kiss took place 21 million years ago! As the article (here) writes: “…scientists studied kissing because it presents something of an evolutionary puzzle…
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Prepper-Mindfulness
OK, so strange post today. It’s about my New Year’s Revelation. (Sort of.) In Australia, December-to-February is our Summer, and therefore, it’s also our Fire Season. While downloading some data sheets on how best to prepare our property against the threat of a fire, I was pulled up short by…
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Water bottle derangement
In the past I have written about the importance of hydration and why it is so vital if you want to move yourself from illness to wellness and stay there. If you are susceptible to migraines, then you need to drink water. Knowing how much water to drink, is trickier.…
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Meh… to mojo-motivated
Now that I have finished my PhD and graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy, I find myself with a lot of time on my hands. I still have plenty of things to do, don’t get me wrong, but there is now a gaping 20-hours-a-week ‘hole’ in my to do list.…
The Mindful Migraine 