Wave goodbye to the junk in your head

What does an ant and an elephant have in common with you? If you read The Ant and the Elephant for book club on Thursday evening then you may have a really good idea.

Monthly book club is open to our newsletter subscribers only.

From the link sent to you via the newsletter, jump on at 7.30pm for...

It is NAIDOC week and the theme is "Heal Country." What does that mean to you? Watch the video to see what it means to others.

Many white Australians may not even know the origins of NAIDOC:

NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its...

I left my home 14 weeks ago to move to the wilds of Cape York Peninsula...because that's where my husband lives and I really missed him.

An animal lover, I left my home and two cats in the capable hands of a cat loving caretaker. But, one of the cats, Gracious, had not been seen by anyone since...

Cherubs, I apologise profusely: the launch date has changed to

Saturday, 9.30am (AEST), 10th July.

I am pulled in three different directions right at the initial launch time and the urgent one has taken precedence over the original launch date.

I will be away from my home office, and while I can...

Whether it's your actual or inner child that needs to hear this,

you are not ever responsible for anyone else's feelings and always responsible for your own.

When you think you are responsible for someone else's feelings, or your positive feelings about yourself rely on you hearing good things...

If you are in the Human or Community Services, at any level, or are thinking about entering our sector (from working in aged/residential care through to going to uni to do Social Work/Psychology or similar) I have something for you.

Our people industry is a wonderful place to work. It does,...

Here's the replay of the May 8, 2021 free communication strategy webinar.

*TRIGGER WARNING: I use a domestic violence situation to show how the debriefing, clear and accountable communication formulas can be used with a friend. Of course, the formulas are transferrable to any situation....you...

The AASW QLD Social Policy Subcommittee is seeking social workers from north Queensland and far north Queensland to join our committee. 

The Queensland Social Policy Subcommittee is committed to engaging with critical policy, advocacy and social justice issues that impact Queensland and...

Group and team work is interesting. You need just the right mix of people to oil the machine nicely to ensure that a healthy balance of task, maintenance and nurture keeps the machine rolling as you want it to role.

Task focused people get shit done! They see the solution and immediately head...

You know how it is at work; some colleagues do not like to be spoken to or praised (embarrassing much) whereas others cry behind the stationary room door if you don't recognise the great job they've been doing!

Does your head in right! But, ...

How many of us treat our kids differently...

Any long term lover, friend or parent will tell you that intimate relationships with family or friends are hard work and need constant management.

Relationships are like a garden: You cannot have a beautiful garden unless you pull the weeds on a regular basis and feed the plants with...