F4L Blog
Are You Actually an Ambivert?
Most people assume they’re either an introvert or an extrovert.But here’s the fun twist, up to two-thirds of us are actually ambiverts. Ambiverts sit comfortably in the middle. We can draw on the best of both worlds, switching gears depending on the situation. That...
Be Kind to Your Knees (You’ll Miss Them When They’re Gone)
Our knees cop a hiding. They carry us through life, every step, squat, run, jump and dance move, yet most of us barely think about them until something starts to ache. By your thirties, you might notice it: that dull throb when the weather changes, a bit of morning...
Wine and Your Brain: Time to Rethink the Story
We all know alcohol isn’t the kindest to our liver, but what about the brain? For years, the comforting idea of “a glass of red wine is good for you” has floated around like gospel. Trouble is, science is now showing that even small amounts of alcohol might not be so...
Tart cherry pudding
Searching for a divine dessert? Check out this nutritious tart and cherry chia pudding from Nutrition Stripped! Creamy coconut milk harmoniously blends with tart cherry juice and chia seeds for a combination that will pull on anyone’s heartstrings. As a bonus, this...
Why Wellbeing at Work Can’t Be a “Nice-to-Have”
I recently attended my second HCANZA conference in Brisbane and one of the session was with Claire McCaffrey who spoke about corporate healthcare, and it really hit home. She’s been around long enough to see workplace wellbeing shift from something fluffy on the side...
Getting the Most Out of Your Workouts: More Than Just Pushing Harder
We’ve all been there: standing in the gym, mid-set, or halfway through a run, and that little voice pops up, “That’s enough, call it a day.” The classic advice is often to grit your teeth and push harder. Sure, there’s a time and place for that. But if we reduce...
🚨 New research has raised some serious questions about erythritol — the sugar substitute often found in “low-carb” and “sugar-free” products.
A University of Colorado Boulder study has shown that even amounts similar to what you’d get in one sugar-free drink may negatively affect blood vessels in the brain. Reduced nitric oxide (less vessel relaxation), more endothelin-1 (vessel constriction), impaired clot...
When Our Values Clash: Understanding Internal Conflict
When Our Values Clash: Understanding Internal Conflict When most of us hear the word conflict, we picture arguments with other people, a disagreement at work, a tension in a relationship, or frustration in a team. But there’s another type of conflict that’s just as...
When Values Don’t Align: The Hidden Path to Burnout
We all know the usual suspects when it comes to employee burnout – workload, deadlines, and poor work-life balance. But there’s a quieter, often invisible driver that organisations underestimate: value misalignment. Shalom Schwartz’s research into personal values...
Speaking into Their Listening – Bridging Value Differences in the Workplace
Shalom Schwartz's work on personal values is the most studied and peer-reviewed in that field. The science tells us there are 10 principal values, sitting within a framework that can help managers and leaders easily identify where their team members are ‘coming from’...