Articles & Writing 

This year's theme for World Mental Health Day is ‘It’s Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace’, but as a woman working for yourself or running your own business, the “workplace” takes on a whole new meaning. You play many roles — entrepreneur,...

I have been fortunate not to have needed many surgical or nonsurgical procedures. I got my tonsils out when I was a kid, I have had a few bothersome sun spots frozen off, and the last time I went under general anaesthesia, it was for a routine colonoscopy. So, while there is always a risk,...

I am a beauty girl to the core. Beginning my first skincare routine at the age of 11 and getting the hang of the beauty business at 14 – beauty has become me, and I have become one with beauty. Beautiful things inspire me. I see the detail in each face, the lines that flow, the symmetry...

I received my first skin care program when I was 11 years old. It was a Christmas gift. I still remember the packaging. Four plastic tubes in a row visible through a transparent pouch with a denim pattern synonymous with the 1980’s. It included a cleanser, a honey and almond scrub (so...

Poor habits can be hard to break, and positive habits are even more challenging to start! Choosing healthy habits builds confidence, supports a clear mind and focus, and helps us maintain stamina to achieve our goals. It may sound cliché, but developing and supporting healthy habits and...

If you are seeing and hearing about all the benefits of mindfulness and meditation and want to start a regular practice but don't know where to begin, I've got you!

I was exactly the same. In fact, if you had said to me that a regular mindfulness practice would increase my productivity and energy...

Love Yourself Well Podcast

Episode 2: I am Enough. Sheridan Stewart

Mild Language warning.

Get ready for a fun and insightful conversation with Sheridan Stewart, author, public speaker and broadcaster with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. As a former FM radio presenter, she has...

My husband is amazing; he drinks at least three litres of water a day, every day! When we met, I think I would have been lucky to have had three glasses of water a day! Considering how critical water is to our body functioning at its optimum, I wasn’t doing myself any favours. So slowly I...

It's here! I have done it! Not perfectly, but I have started! For a long time, people have encouraged me to create a podcast. And … it has taken me a long while to get comfortable sharing my story – but it is time. I would like to share my story and the stories of other women who...

Are there times when you don't feel quite right? Nothing has changed significantly in your life, but you notice little shifts. Things such as not sleeping as well as you used to, feeling bloated after meals, lacking stamina, struggling to stay focused throughout the day, and maybe even your moods...

The sigh after a 'just because' long belly laugh is one of my favourite things. You know the one, it's long, and your whole body moves as your sigh is expelled. It comes moments after you have tried to stop laughing but can't – tears of joy stream down your cheeks. You don't even know why...

If you feel lethargic, feel like you catch every sniffle going around, and aren’t as productive as you once were, it may be time to check your iron levels.

In Australia, over 1.1 million people are iron deficient. And approximately 2 billion people around the world are iron deficient. While...