Navigating the Sandwich Generation: Caring for Others Without Losing Yourself
By: Bec Harris
“You can’t pull from an empty cup,” says Deb Childs, CEO of Helping Minds. She speaks about the unique challenges of the sandwich generation. People caring for both aging parents and their own children.
From Water to Wine: Finding Purpose in Life’s Ordinary Moments
By: David McGovern
These three pictures below show me in different places or contexts. In one, I am in the studio, in another, I am outside a public library, in the regional town of Singleton. The third and final picture places me outside a coffee shop (leaning into its name, and my own sense of faith and spirituality, I wanted to make a joke about me doing ‘the Lord’s work’!)
Four Women. One Bike. 4000km For Life.
By: Jesse Herford
If you had to guess, how many Australians would you say die from suicide every day? A handful, maybe three or four? Try nine.
Frankenstein Movie Review
Is Friendship Built on Common Interest, or Common Gripes?
By: Laura Bennett
‘Isn’t It Nice We Both Hate the Same Things’ explores how we build, and rebuild, friendships with others later in life.
Why Atheism and Science Don’t Mix (But God and Science Do)
By: Akos Balogh
Could it be that Atheism and Science don’t mix, but God and science do?
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Raising Sons in the Image of a Loving Father
By: Tony Parrish
I’m a dad. I have three children—all boys. Raising my boys is a responsibility I take seriously. But as I reflect on the ideals I hope to instil in my sons—respect, kindness, gentleness and strength—I am confronted by a pressing challenge.
The Power of Good Storytelling
By: Mark McCrindle
Since the dawn of time, humans have told stories – painted on cave walls, passed down around campfires, written in books, performed on stage, brought to life on film, and now shared instantly through our screens. But why do we tell stories?