Power to Thrive

04/05/2026

A book a day keeps stress away 📖✨
Unplug, slow down, and escape in a healthy way.

29/03/2026

The growing evidence of digital dementia.
Watch the full report in the comments

11/11/2024

Great car listening,

Dr Sue Radd & Dr Andrew Pennington were on ABC NightLife last night with host Phillip Clarke – 48 min interview, addressing with diabetes with food and lifestyle.

Healthy Eating for People with Diabetes - ABC
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/nightlife/healthy-eating-for-people-with-diabetes/104588014?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared

Diabetes is the fastest-growing chronic condition in Australia, and with an estimated 300 Aussies diagnosed every day, it's increasing at a faster rate than heart disease and cancer. A condition marked by high levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood and caused by the inability to produce or use insulin effectively - a hormone needed to control blood glucose levels. Diabetes remains one of the 10 leading causes of death in Australia.

Eating correctly through a good diet can help immensely. Nightlife brings a conversation for everyone who wants to live well. Dr Sue Radd is a Nutritionist, Dietician, and Author of 'Food as Medicine: Cooking to Prevent and Treat Diabetes', and Dr Andrew Pennington, a Sydney-based GP who specialises in Lifestyle Medicine, joined Philip Clark with more.

Diabetes is the fastest-growing chronic condition in Australia, and with an estimated 300 Aussies diagnosed every day,

13/12/2023

A helpful guide for parents to set up a phone for teens.

Are you overwhelmed with how to manage your kid's new phone? Are you struggling with how to put good parental controls in place? Are you at a lost for words on how to teach your kid to use her phone responsibly and moderately? Check out our iPhone help guide for parents.

25/04/2023

Lest we forget

06/02/2023

Be quick and get your free recipe book!

28/12/2022

Unplug this Christmas holidays and invest in family time

Our kids are watching, learning and absorbing what we do every day.

How we model our relationship with tech will shape their experience with it.

Moms and Dads often ask us, how can we be a better example to our children when it comes to smartphone use.

A few best practices👉👉👉

✅ NIX NOTIFICATIONS
Your phone wants your attention! Every day, we are bombarded by a constant stream of dings, flashes and red badges screaming for our attention and pulling us away from our family. Turn down the digital noise by going to Settings on your phone. Then click “notifications” and turn off the badges, banners and notifications for everything except for calls and texting.

✅ OPT FOR GRAY
Experts say when your smartphone is in black and white versus color, you are less drawn to it. We tested this setting and found that it reduced interest in the phone and its applications across the board. Try grayscale for a week to see how it changes your phone habits. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Color Filters > Select > Grayscale.

✅ GO BARE BONES
The less we have on our phone the easier it is to resist. Take your phone down to the bare bones to see how it impacts your phone habits. Remove email, social media apps, games, and news apps. Move anything nonessential for daily use from the home screen of your phone.

✅ PHONE LAST
Make a practice of not using your phone when something else will do. How many times do you check your phone to see what time it is or use your phone for an alarm clock? Invest in a watch and an alarm clock for all your family members. Choose to read a real book or use a Kindle instead of reading on your phone. Go old school and subscribe to a print newspaper and magazines to stay up to date on the latest news.

✅ OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND
To keep tech use in check, it is best to keep it out of sight. Designate a cabinet or drawer in your home for phones and tablets to keep them out of the line of sight. Carve out pockets of the day to unplug and put devices away.

You've got this parents 🙌

25/06/2022

Connecting with your teen

In adolescence, the connection between a parent and child is often more difficult. Here are 10 strategies for finding and maintaining connections.

02/04/2022

Oxford University Press Director of Publishing Lee Walker says shared reading “helps to develop vital literacy and those really good communication skills".

“Reading to your kids also provides a special moment at the end of each day, where parents and children can spend time together," she told Sky News Australia.

02/01/2022

What is love bombing? A talk every parent should have with their teen.

The first sign of a controlling relationship can be hard for teenagers to identify, but there are some behaviours to watch out for.

29/11/2021

How can you find gold in those moments? Read for helpful insights

In adolescence, the connection between a parent and child is often more difficult. Here are 10 strategies for finding and maintaining connections.