Celebrating International Womens’ Day last week brought to mind the many women I know doing a multitude of amazing stuff every single day….. raising kids, supporting partners, supporting relatives with disability, tending to aging relatives, bouncing back from various crises…
Everything you need will come to you wth perfect timing
Hey there peeps - happy new year to you! I am kicking off my blogging for 2019 with an update with recent changes for me in the work arena. Displayed near my computer screen at Flinders University was a meme…
Self Care – it’s More than Important!
Last weekend I packed up the car, the child, the tent, some food, and "headed for the hills". We were going to visit friends on their land for a short camping trip. On the day it did not seem the…
A wonderful read that sparks some wondering…
What a wonderful book we have just finished reading in our household. It came highly recommended by a friend who had read it with her kids (a shout out to you here Libby, thanks!). For me, a well written book…
Praxis – what’s it good for?
As an occupational therapist who has researched apraxia I am often asked - what is praxis? The term praxis in the neurological sense is the human ability to turn our ideas or impulses into doing! Specifically, the ability to know…
The value of harmony
Recently my collaborators and I in NOW Leadership Academy Inc and Happy Hearts Hub invited other potential collaborators to join with us in creating a Harmony Day celebration. It was interesting to discuss together our various views of harmony when…
Heart Choice Families – February fun!
We gathered, we did - we 4 families, being 6 parents and 8 kids - and in our gathering circle to open we each shared a highlight from our week. We found the start of the school year and the…
A new year is here!
This new year feels exciting to me - like crossing a threshold into the next chapter. I look forward to the daily chance to create more personal and community wellbeing...and wish YOU an abundance of self care and a vibrant…
November gathering of Heart Choice Families
This month four families gathered and the activity we shared was cooking puddings in preparation for Christmas. A few of us usually partake in this seasonal tradition with our blood relatives, but hey, this feels like family too. It was…
Heart Choice Families fun on 3rd Sept
Abundance from the garden led us to a cooking activity this month on our afternoon together. Cherie and Dan yielded a huge bunch of chard from their garden. Then many hands made light work with slicing the chard, leeks, zucchini.…
