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Menopause at work: raising awareness, providing support

In 2019 at age 46, Sarah Connor, like many Gen X women, landed in perimenopause without knowing what that meant. The series of hormonal changes typical of midlife impacted every aspect of her health in significant ways for too many months. After seeing her GP and a long [...]

2024-03-01T15:56:39+13:00March 1st, 2024|

Reclaiming life from work – A reflection

As the first quarter of 2024 is already hurtling by, let’s make some time to reflect on the year that’s been and where we would like to go. Before we dive in, try answering this question: Who are you and what do you do for a living? What springs to [...]

2024-02-09T11:12:07+13:00February 9th, 2024|

Overcoming sleepless nights with science

Knowing you have a big presentation first thing tomorrow, you decide to have an early night. Your head hits the pillow and you wait for a wave of sleep to sweep you and your worries away. What was 9:30pm turns into 10pm, then 11pm, 12am, and the harder you try, [...]

2024-02-01T14:51:39+13:00February 1st, 2024|

A review of Together: Te Oranga o te Katoa

I recently asked Professor Sir Mason Durie (Ngāti Kauwhata, Rangitāne), "knowing what you now know about Te Whare Tapa Whā and how far it has come, is there anything you would have done differently in 1984?" And with a swift response he said "Yes, I would have emphasised the [...]

2024-01-25T08:32:43+13:00January 25th, 2024|