The way we perceive, think, and feel impacts the way we react and can develop into a pattern of negative thought and behaviour. Often we...

Depression can happen to any of us as we age, regardless of our background or achievements. And the symptoms of depression in older...

Honesty, kindness, curiosity, leadership, bravery? Most of us go through our days not giving a thought as to what it is that makes us...

Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in Australia. Up to one-third of women and one-fifth of men will experience anxiety at...

Let's chat about loneliness. A lack of social inclusion, connections, and a perception of valuelessness can often become internalised...

Many people around the world suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD typically presents in countries with low light for many...

Eighty percent of our vitamin D comes from sunlight conversion. In my previous post I discussed how a lack of sunlight (and hence)...

No, not exercise to lose weight, Exercise that increases, or maintains brain volume, and may help to prevent age-related disease such as...

Let's chat about trauma. Just as we are all individual, different events affect people in different ways. What one person perceives as a...

Stress affects people in different ways and everyone has different stress thresholds. What one person finds exhilarating another finds...

Some people believe as we get older we require less sleep. Not so! Older people still need 7 - 9 hours sleep per night. Recent studies...