Do You Have an Addictive Personality?

November 10, 2017 |

What’s Your Addiction? It has been said that “WE ALL have addictions!”  I believe this to be true. As humans we all have a desire (and need) to be connected to something or someone. It gives us a sense of belonging. This extends from a connection to the planet, nature, people, objects, food and more.…

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Comfort Eating

May 6, 2016 |

Have you ever been a comfort eater? Maybe binged to relieve stress and turmoil, to later regret it? I used to be a comfort eater.. or sugar addict, depends on your opinion. When I felt anxiety, I ate sugar rich foods. What I now know is that I was really balancing my hormones and self…

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Woodford Festival Blues

January 7, 2016 |

What is Woodfordia? Over New Years I immersed myself in an amazing festival north of Brisbane called Woodford Folk Festival. Every year, for the last 30 years, people have been travelling from near and far to part take in the “fantasy yet very real” valley called Woodfordia. A Community and festival filled with music, arts, great…

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Overcoming a Love Addiction (part B)

November 16, 2015 |

Why is splitting up so hard and painful? When we fall in-love we secrete an abundance of two beautiful hormones: oxytocin and dopamine. Both create a physical change in our chemistry and re-wire our brains/heart/body so that we want and CRAVE more. They make us feel incredible and in a blissed-out state. In the first…

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Why love can feel addictive – oxytocin

November 16, 2015 |

NEWS FLASH – when were you last in-love? REALLY IN-LOVE? Can you remember how it felt? That’s it, remember the internal glow, the vibrancy racing through your body and the feeling that life was as juicy as a ripe peach? That is the powerful and addictive nature of love hormones. Delicious, scrumptious, enchanting and ADDICTIVE!…

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