Guest Posts
Guest posts
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Guest Post: Conquering Disease – My personal journey back to health
I was just 21 when I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. A crippling bowel disease I had acquired through an intrinsically linked set of epidemiological circumstances that occurred throughout my life as a child. That, I would come to learn later. I remember how sick I was, pumped with steroids and a slew of anti-inflammatories…
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Guest Post: How I found meaning and happiness through simple living
I realised that things needed to change for my family when I watched my eldest son, who was just five at the time, ripping wrapping of his ridiculously large pile of Christmas presents. As he finished tearing away the paper, he would take a quick glance at the gift, toss it aside and then look…
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Guest Post: Mindful running, how I turned running away into running strong
Trigger warning: This content contains reference to sexual abuse and may be disturbing to some readers. There are times I feel somewhat invincible, like some kind of superhero. I know I don’t stand alone in this thought. We all have it in one way or another. For me, the feeling of success comes with my…
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Guest Post: What lupus taught me about burnout, friends and myself
I’m Kirstie, I’m 44 years old, I have been a wife for 17 years and I am a mother of two boys, aged 14 and 10. I’m pretty run of the mill. Average… you might say. I have a day job, I dress conservatively and I live in a modest home. If you walked into…
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Guest Post: Caring for yourself, an essential part of caring for others
I’m Jacqui O’Connor. I’ve been a Registered Nurse for 25 years, working with women and families and in psychosocial nurse management. Through lived experience, I’ve discovered the benefits of working with mindfulness and healing modalities and find joy in sharing the tools I’ve mastered with others. My ultimate passion is to care for the Carer…
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Nutrition, autoimmune disease and perimenopause
My name is Sandy Rasmussen and 2020 marks my 50th year. I have 3 children aged between 9 and 14 and I am also a practising qualified Personal Trainer, and I have a passion for nutrition and I love to share what’s worked for me. Over the last ten years my life took quite a…
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