Life’s great challenge is understanding ourselves
Peter Durey says with much of our behaviour an unconscious reaction, it is one of life’s challenges to really understand ourselves. I have to thank…
Category: Locals talking with locals
Surfing sisters, riding the waves of life
Mindful Margaret River volunteers Katherine Seisun and Marg Lindsay find solace and celebration in the ocean thanks to their love of surfing. There’s nothing quite…
Finding meaning and purpose in our lives
Why are we here? What is this all about? I don’t know about you, but I’m still waiting for the day I wake up in…
Is it tough, being a bloke?
Dr Peter Durey is a Mindful Margaret River board members and volunteers on one of our taskforce teams. This short article is not intended to…
Mums find magic in talking and sharing
Judith Maechler (left) and Katrina Edmunds facilitate the Radiance Margaret River group, a casual catch up of mums every Thursday morning from 10 to 11:30am.…
Margi Pride: LGBTQIA+ group arrive in style by Ashlee Heard and Ryan Stone
A chance meeting between self-proclaimed ‘soul friends’ Ashlee Heard and Ryan Stone has seen the formation of the region’s new LGBTQIA+ group and a growing…
Sometimes it just takes a moment to change a life
“What’s the best thing to say to someone when they tell you they are having suicidal thoughts?” This is the most asked question I receive…
The joys of volunteer leadership
I’m lining up at the checkout when I see Stuart Hicks in front of me in the queue. “G’day Stuart, I say”, happy to see…
Boundaries are the key to avoiding burn out
There is no denying the last few years have been extremely challenging for many people in business. If you are feeling like your well has…
Lessons learned from two weeks at home
I recently had the pleasure and opportunity of being the stay-at-home parent for two weeks during the school holidays with my two children. My daughter…
