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Did you know the average Australian will spend 17 years of their life on their phone… that’s a staggering 33% of our waking hours? Whilst we hear a lot about dopamine, especially the role it plays in forming and maintaining our digital habits, we’ve overlooked a hormone that we may be low on, due to […]

Warning: You may want to reconsider how you spend your holidays based on this latest research 🧠🌴🏃🏻‍♂️ So you need a holiday, right? You’re not alone. Research and anecdotal conversations with clients and colleagues confirms that many of us are already stressed and exhausted, some even on the brink of burnout… and it’s only April.

International Women’s Day (IWD) is always a powerful occasion—the posts, the panels, the breakfasts, the hashtags. For one day, women are celebrated, seen and reminded to own their power. But here’s the thing: it’s what happens after IWD is what truly matters. The reality is that women continue to disproportionately feel the effects of stress,

We’ve all been there: it’s mid-afternoon and suddenly you hit that slump, affectionately known as “biscuit o’clock.” The time between 2-4pm can often feel like an uphill battle against fatigue. But why does this happen and more importantly, how can we combat it effectively? Why the Slump Happens The afternoon dip is your body’s subtle

In many of my keynotes and workshops and with coaching clients I talk about the importance of taking regular breaks to help us sustain peak-performance and optimise our wellbeing. Micro-breaks, or as I refer to them as ‘piccolo breaks’, are the brief pauses between work tasks that allow for cognitive and physical replenishment. Piccolo breaks

I often say, we cannot outperform (or ignore) our biological blueprint as humans. We have to live and work in harmony with our Human Operating System (hOS) which is how our brains and bodies are biologically designed to function. One of our fundamental needs is physical movement. Whilst most of us know that we should

We recently observed World Mental Health Day. There were an abundance of initiatives, programs and events to mark the day, as evidenced by the posts of LinkedIn and the influx of speaking enquiries I received for this date. Whilst I genuinely applaud the companies that invested in their people and hosted an event/workshop/lunch to raise

In our fast-paced world it’s tempting to seek shortcuts to peak-performance. Today, people are looking for the quick-fix and the silver bullet that will optimise their productivity. This is why many “hacks”—from cold showers and saunas to meditation—have gained popularity in recent times. Now don’t get me wrong, there’s certainly an abundance of scientific evidence

In today’s fast-paced, always-on world, it’s easy to fall into the trap of viewing recovery as a luxury rather than a necessity. It’s often seen as something frivolous, or something that we reserve for weekends if we’re lucky, or when we finally get around to our annual leave… only to be wiped out with an