by alessandra | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog
Years ago, when I was studying Ayurvedic medicine in London, one of my professors, Dr Maroof Athique, stunned the lecture hall when reading a passage from a 3000-year-old Sanskrit medical textbook that described a hangover as a ‘post drinking condition characterized...
by alessandra | Oct 9, 2020 | Blog
Do you remember Tim Armstrong, the former CEO of AOL group? Armstrong will be best remembered not for advancements made within the company, but for his sudden angry outburst during a company-wide downsizing conference call in 2013. Armstrong became distracted by...
by alessandra | Sep 10, 2020 | Blog
On a scale of 1-10, how frustrated are you feeling today? I ask because frustration is often an emotion that goes undetected. Sure, we can experience the full-blown, traffic-jam frustration that gets you gripping the steering wheel with-white knuckle intensity (I...
by alessandra | Aug 7, 2020 | Blog
Even before COVID-19 hit our shores, every Australian had a one-in-four chance of ever experiencing anxiety, with two million people reporting anxiety in any one year. I haven’t seen the latest figures yet, but I imagine the last few months have blown this statistic...
by alessandra | Jul 24, 2020 | Blog
Last week I came across ‘Kuchisabishii’, a Japanese word that perfectly describes the loss of control that many, otherwise-in-control leaders experience when it comes to their snacking habits. Kuchisabishii: ‘When you’re not hungry and you eat because your mouth is...
by alessandra | Jul 9, 2020 | Blog
When you get to the evening after a long day’s work do you mostly: A) Feel tired and take yourself to bed for an early night. B) Feel tired and stay up late for some telly/PlayStation/social media [insert inane pastime of choice here] as this is the only ‘me time’ you...
