Kerrie Erwin – AUTOMATIC WRITING
AUTOMATIC WRITING Kerrie Erwin, Psychic and Medium When information is obtained from the subconscious by spontaneous or involuntary writing, this is called ‘automatic writing’. Initial efforts usually result in illegible and disorganised scribbling impossible to...
Redefining Success- Living Successful Lives
Redefining Success – Living Successful Lives Vera Randall, Founder of Knitwit & owner of Just Better Care Northern Suburbs In her book Thrive, author and cofounder of The Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington says that over time our society’s notion of success has...
Let’s Talk About Vaccination
Rose Gresham reveals why education is so important. Although most Australian parents fully support vaccination and keep their children up to date, one in three have some concerns about immunising their kids. The Australian Child Health Poll, conducted in January this...
Unhealthy Advertising
Luka Osborne You may watch what your children are eating, but are you watching how they use the Internet? A new study from the University of Auckland has found that food companies are using ever more sophisticated marketing online to target children and adolescents....
Australia’s Healthy Weight Week
Erin Christie Australia’s Healthy Weight Week (AHWW) is a nationwide initiative put on by the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) which will run from February 13-19. The campaign aims to promote healthy eating and lifestyles, the perfect inspiration for those...
New Year, New You
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU Danielle Armour How did your 2016 New Year’s resolutions fair last year? If you stuck to it you are one of only 8 per cent of people who achieved the goal they set themselves on January 1. If not, here are some tips to make sure you keep to it, at...
Should you take them back? The “Boomerang Break Up”
Alex Dalland Breaking up might be hard to do, but it might also not be permanent – according to the results of a new survey released by dating website EliteSingles. The survey, which interviewed 535 Australians using the dating website, found that 48 per cent of...
Are younger kids more likely to develop eating disorders?
Alex Dalland A survey of Australian kids and teens aged between six and thirteen has shown an increasing number of children are worried about their weight, a factor which plays a major cause in future development of an eating disorder. The research results, released...
Take the Bike Path Less Travelled This Ride2Work Day
Alex Dalland As part of one of Australia's largest behavioural-change events – Ride2Work Day, Ku-ring-gai council is holding a free cooked breakfast, bicycle maintenance check-ups and the chance to win cycling-related prizes. The council is holding the event in...
The Psychology of Space: Shape-shifting Prison Classrooms Build Learning
Alex Dalland The concept that our built environment can influence the way we think is not a strange one to any of us, particularly anyone who has been to a shopping centre. But the way this principle has been applied to help prisoners learn in a revolutionary NSW...
Keeping It a Secret: Australians Avoid the Stigma of Quitting
Alex Dalland It is good for your health and character, and can be one of life's hardest challenges. But according to new research, most of us only do it secretly avoid feeling stigmatised by our friends. Research from the University of Adelaide shows that many people...
Meat Eaters Fear Not-so-tasty Prospect of Dating a Vegetarian
Alex Dalland In the lead up to World Vegetarian Day on Saturday October 1, dating website EliteSingles has commissioned a survey into prospective partners and their eating habits – and the results are slightly hard to stomach! Out of the 11,000 participants surveyed,...
