Monthly Archives: June 2022

Mental Health Challenges in Workplaces

Work Cover claims for Mental Health are skyrocketing. Over the past couple of years, the Victorian state Government has been forced to tip hundreds of millions of dollars into WorkSafe to prevent it from collapsing under the burden of so many claims. It is not wise to act helpless, as it seems so many are. […]

A Note About Vaccines

Right now, it seems the entire world is facing vaccine fatigue. Three or Four Covid-19 shots followed by flu shots seems to be too much for some. This can create challenges in workplaces. Although vaccine mandates are beginning to expire, some workplaces hold strong on the belief that all employees should be fully vaccinated at […]

Cold and Flu Tips

Not everything has to be about a pharmaceutical response. In fact, when it comes to colds and flu, I have a sense that pharmaceutical options fail dismally. Here are a couple of natural alternatives that work like a charm. Sore Throats: A sore throat can be so debilitating. It can get to the point where […]

Where Has Their Willpower Gone

Human Will is incredible. We all know stories of mothers who have turned over cars to free a trapped child. Will is seen everywhere. We celebrate Steve Waugh’s indominable Will against a barrage of pace bowling in the West Indies in 1995 and 1999. We often lament our teenage children when they seem to lose […]

Communities, Covid and Connection

The Covid Lockdowns many cities experienced during 2020 and 2021 certainly altered communities, perhaps permanently. I live in an inner bayside suburb of Melbourne called Elwood. Being an early morning runner and swimmer, often the winter mornings, pre pandemic, were a lonely experience with very few other joggers out there in the dark, and certainly […]