Protein bliss balls: perfect for snacks, school lunches, hungry teenagers, and for those times when something yummy and chocolaty (but still super healthy) is required… I first learned this recipe from the very knowledgeable and lovely Leisa Wheeler at her Embracing Health Retreat in Byron Bay...
Been watching channel 9’s Married at First Sight? We've reached episode 3, the weddings and honeymoons are over, and our newly-weds are now settling into their first days of co-habitation with their respective partners. But where are the relationship experts when they’re needed? Surely this is...
If you’re using alcohol to cope with difficult relationships, an amino acid called tyrosine may provide real solutions. Plenty of us enjoy a drink. But when does a bit of “self-medication” with our favourite beverage become problematic for our relationship health? Would we even know when we’ve...
What's the difference between "true" and "false" emotions, and why does it matter for emotional health? Anyone seeking optimal mood and emotional health has much to gain from one of the fastest growing fields of science - neuroscience, the field that studies the workings and effects...
Emotional health starts with healthy nutrition. What are good mood foods, and what should we look for when making healthy food choices? [caption id="" align="alignright" width="401"] Photo by wonderyort [/caption] I was happily surprised to see a poster heralding “Good mood foods” at one particular outlet in...
Marriage and relationships aren't always easy. Things get easier when partners work together to create relationship success. When we are unhappy in a relationship, we are normally pretty focussed on what our partner is doing wrong. People often tell me that if only their partner would stop...
Relationships evoke strong emotions. Sometimes they're so strong, partners loose their ability to think and react in healthy ways. Learning how to relate during normal day to day interactions is one thing: managing to do so during times of extreme stress is a completely different...
There’s a central truth about relationships and marriages. Couples who know it are already streets ahead in their ability to resolve relationship conflict. It’s a very simple truth, but it’s one that many of us either don’t know, or easily forget, and it’s this: when...
If you found yourself sitting next to a marriage counsellor at the quiet end of the table at a dinner party, and you got chatting, what would be the questions that you’d want most to ask? Would you be curious about what really goes on in...
When we left the city some years ago, we chose a garden with enough space to do pretty much anything we wanted. Our dreams were far in excess of any gardening we’d ever taken on previously. Conversations about plant species sprouted into our repertoire. We’d...
“Creating a healthy
happy self”
“Turning troubled
relationships around”
