In March 2020 I began work on an incredible community wellbeing project. I didn’t know it at the time but staying in Tasmania when covid-19 hit would be a pivotal point in my life and change the lives of many people in the small community of Break O’Day. My…
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Oliver and I have been training for the last 8 months to become a volunteer team with PAWS Pet Therapy. Recently… we made the cut and passed our assessment. But then… after a visit with a busy little toddler, it became clear that Oliver didn’t quite have the patience or…
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“Local is Our Future” by Helena Norberg-Hodge is a compelling book offering localism as a solution to the world’s most pressing issues. Norberg-Hodge is an advocate for local economies, communities and sustainable living. She presents a thought-provoking argument for the importance of returning to a more local way of life.…
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Today the team at Imperfet Us Podcast with Jodie Cooper have shared Episode 36. Check out #ImperfectUsPodcast with Jodie Cooper shared #episode36. They titled it ‘Laps Around Australia Reveal New Learnings’. I’m super excited to share it. We chatted about wellbeing concepts that support our people, communities and the gifts…
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Parenting is hard. Perhaps harder than it’s ever been before. While our kids are much more likely to survive than they were hundreds of years ago, raising them ‘well’, is becoming overwhelmingly challenging. Why? Because the world we live in is different now. Most kids have access to everything, all…
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Imagine you could choose between earning $50,000 or $100,000 each year. Pretty silly question, right? Well, actually, there’s some interesting data that indicates the majority of people would choose the $50,000. The choice was $50,000 – providing that everyone else was only earning $25,000. Or $100,000 – but everyone else…
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There’s a delicate dance that every leader must do. While running a business or home, there are functional requirements. Things have to get done in order to make the whole thing work. But there’s a conflict that happens when we introduce people and their complexities into the mix. If you…
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What is iGen? They are the generation born in 1995 and later. They grew up with the Internet and could swipe before they could walk. Unlike any generation before them they have had unlimited access to the internet and have been shaped by this engagement with devices. I’ve recently read…
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Movement matters. Our bodies are designed to move and move often. My days are now shaped by movement. I start with an early walk to the beach with Oliver, which may include some running, yoga or a swim. Our weekends are also defined by movement and might include paddle boarding,…
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Practicing self compassion may well be one of the most important things you do this year. Too many people focus on what they do wrong, where they failed or the times they missed the mark instead of noticing the things they did well. (Which is pretty normal when we take…
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Jane Goodall is a hope merchant. She is nurturing hope in a volatile world and has recently published ‘The book of Hope.’ This was the perfect start to 2022 for me. I’m a big believer in the right book at the right time, for the right person and Jane Goodall’s…
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Last year, Narelle Lemon and I graduated from our Masters of Applied Positive Psychology together. Funnily enough, on that first scary day at Uni almost three years ago, Narelle sat next to eachother and just clicked. We helped eachother through Uni and became firm friends in the process. Narelle has…
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