A heart surgeon’s extraordinary memoir of life, death and everything in between Scrubbed: What an interesting and thought-provoking story. Nikki Stamps memoir stands out as a piece of writing that hopefully will change many aspects of the medical and health...
Chakra is a word bandied about by many as a symbol of new age enlightenment, of change and spirituality, meditation and so much more. But like most things there is far more to Chakras than a mystical, coloured element of the body which is generally misunderstood. Some...
The advent of Covid and the resulting lockdowns have led to a resurgence of interest in all things gardening; garden centres have boomed. This renewed interest in gardens has given rise to an avalanche of books for the home gardener, however very few are as complete...
A GUIDE TO MAKING HEALING PRODUCTS FROM NATURE Plant Spirit Medicine is one of the most useful books to have arrived on the Healing booklist this year. Nicola McIntosh has put her many years of practice as a healer and herbalist into book format, carefully constructed...
Healthy habits for an epic life For many year Isabelle Cornish was in homes in Australia on a nightly basis in her roles as Christy Clarke in Home and Away. She also held a role in Puberty Blues before moving to America and landing a dream role as Crystal in the...
The Way to Impossible Island is a novel for competent readers, as both the language and the concepts require a certain level of maturity. For children who love fantasy, this is a great example of an adventure story that encompasses time travel, as well as the brutal...
Life has certainly changed over the last few years, with total lockdowns, loss of employment, home schooling and visiting restrictions to name but a few; so it’s not surprising that there are many more children feeling anxious and worried than ever before. Tammi...
Inspiration and advice on embracing single parenthood Single-parent households are the fastest growing family group in Australia; of this group approximately 80% are women. The circumstances by which these women have become a single parent are very diverse but all...
Mental health is under the spotlight more than ever in the world of COVID but what about the many people who have suffered for years the effects of mental health on their physical well-being, remaining undiagnosed and told to get over it or get on with life. How many...
Having a stroke in your early thirties is a lifestyle altering event, let alone when you are a person who was born with the additional skills of a multi-talented sensitive. Jan Toomer is such a person and when she suffered an event that saw her in a coma for two...
Compelling, horrifying and deeply personal, Sandie Jessamine revisits a youth full of challenge, change, mental illness, abuse and sadness to share the very real lack of understating that faces so many people with serious mental health issues in Borderline. Finding...
For anyone who has suffered through a skin allergy or is permanently afflicted with eczema, dermatitis, leaky gut or some sort of intolerance to modern foods, The Healthy Skin Kitchen from Karen Fischer is a breath of fresh air; a slightly different take on healing...
