Posted in Blogs, Feminism, Power of Words on Jun 26th, 2009 1 Comment »
Guest Post by Enlighten Education’s Program Director for Queensland, Storm Greenhill-Brown
Personal happiness is a subject that has long been of interest to me, so I was most intrigued when I read Elisa’s recent comment mentioning a study called “The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness” by two economists from the University of Pennsylvania. According to their [...]
Posted in Body Image, Power of Words, Resources on Jul 31st, 2008 14 Comments »
Books Alive is an Australian Government initiative developed through the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body. Its aim? To encourage Australians to pick up a book and read.
As an ex-English teacher and avid reader, I love books. They feed me – intellectually and emotionally. I was delighted to [...]
Posted in Body Image, Feminism, Power of Words, Resources, Underage Drinking on Jun 14th, 2008 14 Comments »
I have lifted this idea straight from Oprah’s magazine, April 2006 edition.
If you could write a note of advice to your teen girl self, knowing all that you know now, what would you say to her? I love this exercise as it encourages reflection, empathy with the plight of our young women and affirms the wisdom and strength [...]
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