Brain

Faster than a speeding Ferrari! More powerful than a supercomputer! Able to leap at opportunities with a single thought! Look! Up in your head! It’s your eyes! It’s your ears! It’s your BRAIN! [...]

Welcome to the not-so-new year. If you’re wondering where January went, so is everyone else. And if you’ve already forgotten your New Year Resolution, you’re also not alone. That’s all fine. [...]

For several months I’ve been holding back from having a difficult conversation with a close friend. Difficult because it meant expressing my needs which were in apparent conflict with my friend’s [...]

Several months ago (on 29th June) I wrote about decluttering the family home prior to making the move to Queensland. Since that time I’ve reflected on the meaning of releasing physical ‘stuff’ [...]

Since moving to the Gold Coast I‘ve debated with myself about whether or not to tell new acquaintances and neighbours that Dad has dementia. The reason for my reluctance is the observation that [...]

What’s the most powerful word in the English language – in fact in any language? BECAUSE (or the equivalent in other languages). Before you start to think about HOW you’re going to achieve [...]

Nineteenth century psychologist Claude Bernard remarked ‘Those who do not know the torment of the unknown cannot have the joy of discovery”. He was referring to scientists never knowing at [...]

Yesterday evening I was driving back to Sydney after working at a medical clinic in Newcastle. I was looking forward to listening to the CDs I had specifically selected for the two and a half [...]

How does your health and wellbeing impact something bigger than you? How does your happiness and vitality affect other people? Many people report they simply don’t have enough hours in the day to [...]

Is it better to set a big, wildly exciting goal like shedding 50 kg of fat or should you aim for a smaller, more attainable, goal and add to it when you’ve reached it? A study by the University [...]