Boundaries are an empowering tool. These words mean more to me than the sentence might show…

#GROWTH

Our topic of choice for September’s event. We choose this because Denise and I are dedicated to self-reflection and growth as people, in our careers, and for SunnySunday.

Bree Le Roux our guest speaker, has acted as a personal coach for both of us and we’re excited to share this special woman with you.

For those who don’t want, or have time for, the story of how we discovered Bree and just want to sign up - details and registration link is live in event page.

For the rest, I’m going to do my thing, a story reflection and growth so that you understand how special this event is to me, check out this blog…

As part of SunnySunday Winter Wellness, Amber Booth shares how to open our hearts and keep them warm during the colder months with at home Yoga 🧘🏼‍♀‍

Many of us are aware of the devastating suicide and mental illness statistics, particularly in our young men. Zane is doing what he can to reduce these statistics. Zane is not only an ambassador for men’s mental health through his own forum. If you use instagram please follow him and support his page and initiatives to support Men’s Mental Health – because he really is sharing a crucial message and he is doing it with the best intentions.

Watch the full video…

How to support a mate who's going through a tough time: This blog gives you a simple step by step process of how to create the right environment and have the right attitude to get the people you care about to open up and share their challenges with you so that you can better support them.

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, hmm, how fun would it be to run a 100km race? I have a feeling that you, and a year younger version of myself would have had a similar response with a big ol’ f*** that! Yet, a year later, here I am, with the jewelry to prove that these legs took me 102km through forest and over mountains in one of the most incredible journeys I've been on, right here, in little old NZ!

Arts therapy is a form of psychotherapy that utilises creative modalities including visual art-making, drama, dance/movement, creative writing and nature-connected arts within a therapeutic relationship to improve physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

So the question is how do we tend to our body, in relation to winter, and in relation to our physical, spiritual and mental wellness. If we relate this knowing to the season of winter, the element of water and our bodies, we really are called to slow down and rest. Just like the bear retreating to the cave, the squirrel that stores its food stash and the leaves dropping to the forest floor, and going down to the root to survive the cold - the animals and the plants are doing this too, it is wise to look and respond in the same way.

For the gardener each season has highlights, and winter is no different. In Auckland the winter is so mild that we can fortunately grow a lot of vegetables, and don't have to spend the autumn pickling and preserving. One year of Siberian winter was enough for me, that's for sure! Here are some steps written for the beginner gardener, which include how to build a low cost, no dig garden bed…

SunnySunday Co-Founder, Denise shares some tips to help get through a tough time.