Midweek Mantra: Patience
I am so often in a rush to reach the next stage of my life, to achieve the next goal, to summit the next mountain, and this only leads to anxiety and stress. I need to learn to be patient, practice...
View ArticleNourished Life Gratitude List Week Thirty-One
Earlier mornings and longer nights make me want to stretch out in the sun like a cat and just feel the sun on my belly. It isn’t time for holidays yet but already, in that great Australian way, things...
View ArticleNourished Body: The Weight of All Things
Please note: the article below contains my thoughts, and details my own personal journey. This should not substitute for medical or health care professional advice. Also, this is long. Make a cup of...
View ArticleNourished Life Gratitude List: Week Thirty-Four
Do you ever have a week where you know it’s going to be busy, but you are looking forward to every moment of it? This week was one of those weeks, and it isn’t until I sit down and reflect that I...
View ArticleWelcome to 2014, and a Winner is Announced!
Welcome to the new year friends! I hope you all found a way to mark the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014. Chris and I were welcomed into the home of friends where we played board games, ate...
View ArticleGoals and Intentions for 2014
To be honest, I haven’t really thought too much about my resolutions for 2014. I didn’t have a long list of goals prepared for when the clock struck midnight on December 31st, and come January 1st I...
View ArticleMidweek Mantra: Listen and Understand
How does it feel to be you? That is the question I most want to ask people I meet. How does it feel to live your life? What makes your heart burst with pride? What are you most ashamed of? How do you...
View ArticleMidweek(ish) Mantra: Live With Kindness
When I was a little girl and lost my temper because Mum had asked me to do something that I didn’t want to do her remark was usually delivered calmly but with gravity, ‘Amy could you just do that with...
View ArticleSpicy Thai-Inspired Kale Salad
The past three weekends have been majorly food-centred: weddings, birthdays, Easter…to be truthful it’s been going on for the past two months…or maybe there hasn’t been a break since Christmas… In...
View ArticleNourished Life: Small Great Things
All of my life I have wanted to do great things. I have felt that somehow my life was only worth measuring by impressive feats and grand achievements. I felt that I needed to ‘make something’ of myself...
View ArticleMoroccan Roasted Pumpkin and Quinoa Salad
Today I read a wonderful article on The Chalkboard about breaking away from healthy habits. The author was not talking about abandoning all sensibilities of health and just living free and large, but...
View ArticleFear Of Missing Out
I am sure by now that you have all heard about the (possibly) social media fuelled phenomenon that is FOMO, that is, Fear Of Missing Out. In these days of constant connection and instant uploads the...
View ArticleThoroughly Nourished Finds – Inspiration and Escapism
Things in the world are getting really real at the moment, and because I don’t listen to the radio, or watch the news I find out about them on the internet, or through friends (and then end up trawling...
View ArticleHave a Healthy Holiday
You can have a healthy holiday season! I love to indulge over Christmas – there is just so much good stuff to try! But I also love knowing that my New Year’s Day isn’t going to be filled with regret...
View ArticleCapsicum, Zucchini, Chickpea and Millet Bowl | Gluten Free | Vegan
Bright, sauteed vegetables paired with mild and nutritious millet and bright herbs and spices makes for bowls of pure, gluten free, plant-based energy. Millet is a rich source of B vitamin, iron, and...
View ArticleNourished Finds – Midweek Conversation Starters
There are so many fascinating points of view out there, and everyone has a story to tell or an opinion to share. Let’s get deep, let’s talk about everything. Here are some links that have been...
View ArticleMy Journey to Intuitive Eating: June – Cookbooks
Today, I’m going to be a bit vulnerable with you all. I’ve started thinking more about the ways and whys of how and what I eat lately, and I thought I’d share some of these thoughts with you. If this...
View ArticleWellness Wednesday: The Seasons of Our Bodies
I love watching spring’s first buds tentatively push their way through winter bracken. I love feeling the heat of summer sunshine beat down on baked earth. I love the lashing rains that sweep through...
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