by Joanne Parker | Oct 8, 2021 | Fatigue, menopause, Motivation, Thrive, Wellness
Do you long feel energised? Have you ever gone through a time in your life when you felt “in the flow”? Wasn’t it GREAT? You had a TONNE of energy, your sleep was on track, you felt productive, and you were positive and optimistic. Not to get woo-woo … but you...
by Joanne Parker | Oct 11, 2019 | General Health, menopause, mindfulness, Stress, Thrive, Wellness
For busy Real Girls, self-care can feel like an unaffordable luxury. Self-care is often advertised as long weekends spent at the beach, a trip to the spa, or even hours spent on exercise. In reality, though, self-care can be anything (small or big) you do to give your...
by Joanne Parker | Sep 3, 2019 | Fatigue, General Health, Sleep, Thrive, weight loss, Wellness
Sleep! When was the last time you woke up without an alarm, refreshed and didn’t need a big bucket of coffee to get going in the morning? There’s no question that we all want better sleep! But, with all of the distractions, and stresses of daily life – it’s a...
by Joanne Parker | Aug 28, 2019 | General Health, healthy eating, mindfulness, Stress, Thrive, Wellness
Picture this: You hit the snooze button one too many times, had a last minute project thrown at you at work, and then sat in an hour of traffic (or if you’re luck enough to live a short commute from home – perhaps you’ve spent the afternoon running...
by Joanne Parker | Jun 14, 2019 | General Health, menopause, Stress, Thrive, Wellness
SENESCENCE or biological aging is the gradual deterioration of functional characteristics. The word senescence can refer either to cellular aging or to deterioration of the whole organism. (Eek, deterioration!) FACT: we all get older every single day and each person’s...
by Joanne Parker | Apr 22, 2019 | menopause, Sleep, Stress, Thrive, Wellness
– and what to do about it Hormones are like chemical messengers, and govern nearly every cellular action in our body. While very important, our sex hormones like estrogen, progesterone and testosterone, are actually not essential for our survival. They’re...
