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A Radical Idea: Lets Make It Easier For People To Get Better

March 6, 2019

Imagine being given an opportunity to ask the woman who will soon (likely) take charge of your nation’s healthcare system anything you liked. What would you say? I recently unexpectedly found myself in exactly this position when I was invited to a lunch at the National Press Club of Australia where the Federal Shadow Minister … Read full article »

Catherine King, health recovery, Lasting Change, Living Better, recovery, wellness programs, Whole health

I Had Major Health Setback, Here Is How I Coped

June 14, 2017

As a health journalist who shares my story of recovery from a chronic disease in hope of encouraging others, it can be tempting to only share the highlights of my whole-health life, and to engage in the hashtag-driven, insta-world where wellness icons and lifestyle gurus post moment-by-moment mythology about their unblemished lives. And although I’d … Read full article »

Gratitude, habits, Lasting Change, mindfulness, recovery, relationships, Resilience, Ritual, Setbacks

Recovering From A Health Setback

March 12, 2015

A few weeks ago something happened that knocked me for six. For the non-Aussie person reading this blog it’s the best expression I can find to describe an event triggering feelings of sudden unexpected grief that brought everything to a stop. It’s a phrase that refers to the game of cricket where the ball is … Read full article »

Anxiety, Barbara Fredrickson, cardiovascular disease, health recovery, heart disease, negative emotions, News, positive emotions, Positive Psychology, recovery, recovery from setbacks, Resilience, stress

6 Things I Did To Recover From A Chronic Illness

August 27, 2014

I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease when I was 24 years old. Although my doctors meant the best for me, they couldn’t offer me a cause or a cure. After traveling the world and meeting some of the leading experts in mind body medicine, I realized that in order to change my health, I … Read full article »

autoimmune, illness, Jon Kabat-Zinn, meditation, News, recovery, stress, yoga

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My Year Of Living Mindfully – Book

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The Connection (DOWNLOAD-TO-OWN)

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My Year of Living Mindfully (DOWNLOAD-TO-OWN)

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