All articles filed in Life Chat with Michelle

Written by Michelle Robinson This month’s Alive theme, with the focus on educators, is particularly personal, given I was a teacher of teenagers and adults for almost 30 years. Today, I share some insights on the power an inspiring teacher can have in our lives, and just as importantly, how you, if you are a…

Written by Michelle Robinson When is it time to move on? Last month I was fortunate to be a presenter at the Energy and Wellbeing Expo, held at the Brolga Theatre in Maryborough. During the weekend I also offered short intuitive counselling sessions and some Oracle Card readings with my own Oracle Deck, ‘The Daily…

Written by Michelle Robinson My column this month highlights an issue that impacts family relationships and the broader community. However, it’s often our kids who find themselves in the front-line of this issue, and I have found myself wondering if they are getting a bit of a raw deal. Let me explain.The subject for discussion,…

Written by Michelle Robinson I am an appalling sailor and easily get seasick. Despite this, Merv and Maggie are two of my closest friends. They live on a catamaran, and if a full risk assessment has been conducted and there is a helicopter on emergency standby for my evacuation, I am sometimes invited to spend…

Written by Michelle Robinson I’m excited about this month’s column, and I hope the title sparked your curiosity. While there are many directions that a discussion of getting creative with love could take, I’m sticking to the shallow end of the pool and offering some ideas that won’t take you or me out of our…

Written by Michelle Robinson This month’s Life Chat invites some personal reflection. Where are you right now? I don’t mean, ‘Where are you right now?’ in the physical sense of your location, but rather I am wondering where you might be mentally and emotionally. Are you in one place in your body, while also in…

Written by Michelle Robinson This month’s column focuses on a very special relationship – the one we have with our kids. I use the phrase ‘our kids’ loosely, because as well as our children, I include in this cohort grandkids, step-kids, nieces, nephews and any child with whom you have a close relationship. How old…

Written by Michelle Robinson Welcome to Life-Chat. This month our focus is on the health of your most important relationship – your relationship with YOU. Don’t worry. I’m not offering advice you’ve heard before about needing to love yourself more or accepting that everything you think and feel is okay. I’m offering you the chance…

Written by Michelle Robinson Welcome to Life-Chat. I look forward to sharing lots of tips to keep the sparkle in your relationships and strategies to tackle tricky dilemmas. The focus of our column this month is ‘love-talk.’ What is ‘love-talk’, and why does it matter? Well, although we think we speak the same language as…