by Alice | Mar 26, 2018 | Books, Mental health, Metaskills, social wellbeing, technology, Tools of resilience, Wellbeing
Like a zillion other people, I love Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series. If you’ve never encountered Diana Gabaldon, her novels are packed with romance, feisty heroines, brave heroes, swashbuckling adventure, hot sex, and characters you’re happy to spend 700-odd pages...
by Alice | Aug 22, 2017 | Ecology, New Zealand culture, social wellbeing
Watershed – two definitions: an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. an event or period marking a turning point in a situation. I’ve written this post to get my head around the multiple, complex issues surrounding...
by Alice | May 13, 2017 | Alternative economics, Ecology, Food, social wellbeing, textiles, Wellbeing
This weekend my ukulele group The Strumbles played at our local Trade Aid shop for World Fair Trade Day. Trade Aid is one of my favourite shops in Hamilton. It’s full of beautiful things and delicious fair trade food. It’s also a successful not-for-profit...
by Alice | Dec 24, 2016 | Mental health, Metaskills, social wellbeing, Tools of resilience, Wellbeing
This is an article about four slightly weird practices that could make a big difference to your wellbeing. One involves holding your index finger on a small machine that occasionally emits gentle beeps. In another, you move your eyes from side to side while talking....
by Alice | Oct 2, 2016 | Alternative economics, Ecology, social wellbeing, Wellbeing
Of the many great organizations we have in the Waikato, one of the absolute treasures is the Time Bank. I’ve tried to explain how the Time Bank works to several friends, and I always end up saying, “It’s really hard to explain. You have to try it yourself, to see what...
