Do you smoke and think you’re not addicted?
Most smokers believe that their smoking is ‘just a habit’ and that they’re not addicted. Addiction however, is made up of 3 parts: the physiological dependency to nicotine habitual connections [...]
Season’s greetings to you all!
Merry Christmas! On behalf of Health & Wellbeing Training Consultants, I would like to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas, filled with love, peace and goodwill. I [...]
Transforming the behaviour change conversation the motivational interviewing way (Lifestyle Medicine Conference Presentation)
We were thrilled to have presented our work with Melbourne University at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference in May 2020. Our presentation at the conference highlighted our 2 day training program [...]
On World Mental Health Day make a mental health promise
World Mental Health Day is an annual day held on the 10th October as part of Mental Health Week to raise public awareness of mental health across the globe. Mental Health [...]
Quit for a year and you could save over $13,000!
Have you noticed that the price of cigarettes have recently increased? As part of the tobacco excise, the price for a 25 pack of cigarettes increased by 12.5% on the [...]
Want to be more mindful?
It is well documented that being mindful throughout the day can bring many health and wellbeing benefits, including stress relief and relaxation, as well an improvement in focus and memory. [...]
National Diabetes Week: The importance of protecting your mental health
Type 2 diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia... National Diabetes Week (12 – 18 July) is not only focusing on raising awareness about the importance of early [...]
World No Tobacco Day 2020: An opportunity to quit for good!
Every year on the 31 May, World No Tobacco Day is celebrated across the world. It is a day that raises the profile of the health risks of smoking, and [...]
How mindful are you throughout the day?
As the colder weather starts to kick in, and with the current stay at home directive, our behaviour changes - we retreat, we sleep in, we eat comfort food and [...]
Are you feeling less productive in self-isolation? Is this causing you stress?
In an instance, our lives changed. One moment it was business as usual, going to work, catching up with loved ones, spending weekends away, going out to the movies or just [...]