The idea that ageing is the enemy, has been woven through our vernacular and reinforced by popular culture and mainstream media. We are constantly bombarded with images depicting middle age as a time of decline and decrepitude. But, for the record, I for one am not in the market for ‘sensible’, ‘beige’, ‘elasticised’ or ‘dependable’...

All the hype and tradition that surrounds Christmas and the festive season creates a certain expectation of family ‘togetherness’ that just isn’t the reality for some people. In fact, for those in our community without family close by, it can be a really stressful and lonely time of year. The Christmas orphan ‘category’ is actually...

Spiritually Loose author Susan Pearse shares how you can be your own self-help guru. There’s an exercise used in many self-development programs where you are given the opportunity to speak to your sixteen-year-old self. You write a letter detailing the advice you would give with hindsight. The messages are always similar: Be true to yourself....

October and November are great months for wholesome activities. People are happier as the weather is getting warmer, many of us want to be active to dust off the winter cobwebs, and it is that gap right before the silly season when you want to be out and about but you don’t want to go too wild. ...