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Making Every Day Mother’s Day
This week, as a prelude to Mother’s Day here in Australia, I’ve been enquiring into my feelings and thoughts about this day. I’ve been enjoying doing this…
Suddenly Teens: Homemade First Aid: Handy Care for Self and Teens
Late spring and early summer holidays are looming. Too often, such occasions mean spending beyond budget, eating unhealthfully, and planning unrealistic…
Embracing the Darkness
Embracing the Darkness
Over the past week, I have been experiencing some profound intensity in my life, manifesting as what some would call a…
Radical Self-Acceptance, By Kelly Wendorf
Being human and ordinary, we will often fail
to love the whole, the dark, and the difficult parts.
We will always try to avoid something.
We will tremble. We…
The Listening
The other day I was commenting to a friend how pleased I was that my recent series of acupuncture treatments had successfully dealt with an issue I was having.…
Finding Enough by Following the Thread
This poem by William Stafford has long been a trustworthy place to return if I feel lost or confused about how to move gently through the tumultuous challenges…
Rising Food Allergies: Are Genetically Engineered Foods to Blame?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rixyrCNVVGA
Watch a mom of four and food industry analyst face food allergies for the first time, "dig into the data" and learn…
True love
I stood at the doorway of my daughter’s bedroom one night as her father tucked her in and said goodnight.
‘Daddy, you’re my true love’, she said as she wrapped…
Sometimes the Best Thing to Do is to Do Nothing
We will all experience times of crisis in our lives. In my practice, it is often the reason a person seeks treatment in the first place. It is…
The Apple or the Doughnut
‘The World Health Organization warns that the global burden of chronic disease is increasing rapidly, and predicts that by the year 2020…