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Get your cooking mojo back
Find all your favourite bits from today's Bite magazine, online. Follow the hyperlinks in Jo Elwin's editor's letter and lose yourself in bite.co.nz.
Louise Thompson: Dropping the shoulds
I have had a flare up of an old knee injury which has been most frustrating.
Louise Thompson: Priority setting
This really is the mantra of modern living. How many times a day do you find yourself saying "I'd love to, but I don't have time.
Louise Thompson: Ask the right question
Does someone in your life keep hurting you? It happens to the best of us. Experiencing pain and hurt is part of the human experience.
Louise Thompson: Four phrases to improve your relationships
Relationships can be so full of drama, at home, at work, at the school gates, with family and friends.
Blog: The importance of feeling sad
Sadness is important, and allowing ourselves to acknowledge we feel sad because we have lost something is important.
Louise Thompson: Is it weak to ask for help?
Some of us are so fiercely independent it can be not just our greatest strength, but - as it often the case - our greatest weakness too.
Louise Thompson: Five ways to find joy
Louise Thompson asks; "How do we bring meaning into our daily routine when we barely have to time to breathe, let alone smell the roses?"
Louise Thompson: Time to shine
Have you ever been the new girl? The one hiding at the back, keeping quiet?
Louise Thompson: Getting comfortable with uncomfortable
One of the things I often say in class when I see struggle on my student's faces as they work into a challenging asana is to try to relax and be comfortable with the temporary discomfort.
Blog: Are you inspired tired or wired tired?
This week's column is inspired by two clients who are both recovering nicely from their adrenal fatigue as we work together.
Louise Thompson: Error message or good advice?
Yesterday an update on my beloved MacAir went wonky and my laptop asked "would you like to continue in safe mode?" I'm like ... yes siree! I would love to move forward feeling safe, thank you very much.
Louise Thompson: Flight mode - disconnected rest
This third category of rest is increasingly important. We are not meant to be connected 24/7.
Louise Thompson: Why we need to rest
What is this mysterious secret? What could it be that we are repeatedly overlooking? What is this thing we are missing?
Louise Thompson: Overcoming emotional eating: intuitive eating
This concept of being mindful has been used in recent years to unlock the problem of persistent weight gain, emotional eating and overeating.
Blog: How I sorted my life out
On the eve of the launch of her new book, Suzanne Dale meets Louise Thompson in her kitchen where she’s very comfortable sharing recipes ... for life.
Blog: Overcoming comfort eating
Using food as a sadness distractor is well-documented. Think back to Bridget Jones and her Darcy-less weekends of icecream and vodka binging!
Louise Thompson: Overcoming emotional eating: rewards
Emotional eating is when we feel compelled to eat even though we are not physically hungry.
Louise Thompson: The easy way to have healthy habits
Think about a healthy habit that you find easy to maintain. Hands up who brushed their teeth this morning?
Louise Thompson: Cut the fat
"I'm fat". How many times have you heard that, either from your own lips or from a friend? Statement of fact. "I'm fat".
Blog: Exploring body image
Unpacking body image is huge. I have to confess I'd like to call time on the whole self-hating thing that the last few generations of women have got themselves trapped in.