By: Carolyn McCulley
Training our brains to battle anxiety through minor troubles develops emotional stamina to endure harder times.
Lifestyle
Chopped Mixed Salad with Almonds
By: Susan Joy
This is a quick and simple salad that the whole family will love. Just substitute any of the salad vegetables with your family’s favourites. I’ve made the dressing with almond butter for a creamy consistency and added chopped almonds to the salad for some crunch. Chopping the salad makes it easy to serve and a great choice to take to a BBQ or on a picnic. For a nut-free version, use sunflower butter or tahini in the dressing and add seeds to the salad instead of almonds.
My Kind of Doctor: “It’s Only Too Much Coffee When It Hurts Your Wallet”
By: Anne Rinaudo
Professor Merlin Thomas is a physician and a scientist in the Department of Medicine at Monash University. His work links the complex disciplines of biochemistry and biology to the real needs of real people; like our real need for real coffee (or tea).
Burnout Begins With Weariness. Here’s How to Stop it Going Further
By: Sheridan Voysey
Robert Coles, the eminent American psychiatrist, once wrote a book called The Call of Service. Collating his work over three decades with charity workers, civil rights campaigners and community volunteers, Coles explored the reasons why people serve others and what satisfactions they get from doing so.
Sweet Potato & Banana Mini Muffins
By: Susan Joy
A perfect snack for toddlers, they have no added sweeteners and get their flavour from fruit and vegetables. A quick and easy recipe, just pop all the ingredients into a blender and whiz, just what busy mums need. They have a moist, fudgy texture and by adding dark chocolate chips or blueberries, the older kids will love them in their school lunchboxes.
9 Ridiculously Practical Ways to Cultivate a Life of Wisdom
By: J.R. Briggs
The pursuit of wisdom is a valuable, worthy endeavour, and ridiculously practical steps taken regularly can develop wisdom in your life.
Recognise Your Triggers for Emotional Spending
By: Catherine Wilson
Winter 2005 was bleak and dreary. I was single, new to a large city and occupying a sad excuse for an efficiency apartment. Christmas was nearing, and “retail therapy” wasn’t curing my solo holiday blues. It was, however, consuming the remainder of my credit limit.
Roasted Vegetable Salad
By: Susan Joy
This salad is filled with hearty vegetables that are roasted in oil seasoned with turmeric and cumin, and served tossed through baby spinach leaves. It’s a perfect salad for cooler nights and it can be served as a complete meal for lunch. Save time by roasting extra vegetables the night before.
Youth Homelessness Matters. Meet Simon, One of the Thousands of Reasons Why
By: Clare Bruce
There’s a common misconception about youth homelessness. It goes something like this: ‘Teenagers have no excuse for being homeless, they have perfectly good homes and parents who can look after them, they are probably just avoiding rules and chores’.