Ageing isn't a decline - it's a relationship
🫖 From My Kitchen Table:Let’s Talk About Healthy Ageing — Gently, Honestly, and With a SmileI’m 66 years young, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this:Ageing isn’t a decline — it’s a relationship.A relationship between energy and rest.Between courage and comfort.Between what once mattered to us, and what matters now.I consider myself someone who lives well — not perfectly. I eat foods that nourish me, I move my body in ways that feel good, and I protect...
November 27, 2025The Suprising Power of Sunlight
The Surprising Power of SunlightAfter a couple of soul nourishing walks over the holidays with grandchildren, parents and friends - along the beach, on the farm, through a forest I’m reminded of the powerful connection between nature and energy. Today, I want to talk about sunlight, mitochondria, and a little-known way to support your body’s energy engine.You might be surprised to hear that just 15 minutes of sunlight a day can help cool and protect your mitochondria from...
July 22, 2025🌱 Holding onto Hope?
We often hold onto hope like it’s a lifeline — and in many ways, it is.Hope lifts us when things feel heavy đź’«. It gives us something to look toward when the present feels uncertain 🌥️. For many, it’s the quiet belief that things can change. In that way, hope is not just useful — it’s necessary. A vital emotional function that helps us endure, imagine, and begin again đź’–.But I’ve also seen — in myself and in others — how hope can become a hiding place 🪞.A pause â...
June 23, 2025Why empowered health matters
Last week, I had the privilege of standing with Alliance Health Coach at Fieldays in the Health and Wellbeing Hub. We were among remarkable organisations including the Heart Foundation, Breast Cancer Foundation, Neurological Foundation, Health NZ, Mobile Health, Groov, Rural Support Trust, Starship, St John, I Am Hope, NZ Police, Parkinson’s NZ, and many more.What struck me most wasn’t just the volume of support available—but the need for practical, heart-focused tools that help ...
June 17, 2025Increasing your Energy - Practical Steps to Take Today
What If You Could Choose How You Age?What if aging with energy wasn’t just a theory but something we could build and protect every day?If you’re like me, you probably grew up hearing “Do as I say, not as I do.” BUT when it comes to aging with vitality, I believe it’s the opposite. “Do as I do.”Energy doesn't come from wishful thinking. It comes from daily choices. This blog is about how to keep your energy — not just for today, but for a future where you feel...
March 10, 2025A Life Well Lived: Strength, Nature and the Journey to 80
My morning routine usually starts with coffee and a short walk, but today, I walked longer, taking what I thought would be a different route. It started off the same—a creamy coffee, a moment of contemplation (some may call it meditation), then a walk down under the apple trees.I checked on the chickens, my plants in the potting shed, and the vegetable gardens, picking small yellow tomatoes and placing them into plastic bags I had brought down for freezing later. I meant to move those pesky pu...
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