Brain Health-e-Bytes

You can!  In fact, you can tap into the greatest minds from any period in history.  On Thursday 12th November you’re invited to join Australian Reading Hour. Choose any hour of the day and choose [...]

My father used to say to me, ‘You’ll never be bored or lonely if you have a good book at your fingertips.’ How right he was. Ever since I was a child, books have given me endless hours of joy, [...]

Recently I was interviewed by Cate Mercer on Go Well Radio about how to deal with crisis.  The word crisis originates from the Greek krisis meaning ‘decision’ and it was adopted into English to [...]

You’re invited to the world’s first hybrid conference — and it’s complimentary! Why have I chosen this image to represent the world’s first hybrid conference on Leadership, Resilience and [...]

There’s a Japanese art form called Kintsugi that involves restoring broken pottery by repairing the areas of breakage with lacquer that’s mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum. And the [...]

May is Thyroid Awareness Month in Australia and here’s why you need to know about it. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits at the front of your throat under your larynx or Adam’s [...]

Last week I discussed the science of successful habit formation.  But what about breaking unwanted habits? Once again, neuroscience offers some answers. How do bad habits form in the first place? [...]

After the close of the Corona Competition, I received a number late entries and lovely comments that I’d like to share with you. Thank you for keeping the inspiration and encouragement going. [...]

Being stuck at home is the ideal time to establish new healthy habits.  But how do we go about it?  ABC radio host Julie Clift unpacks the step-by-step formula to successful habit formation.  Q: [...]

The winning entry for the CORONA acronym competition is: Compassionate Optimism Reflects Our New Appreciation Jo With a close runner up being: Come On! Rise! Overcome Negative Attitudes! Juan [...]