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Saying KNOW to drugs

Saying KNOW to drugs

Saying Know to Drugs Just saying NO to drugs and alcohol doesn’t cut it anymore, the statistics are there to prove it, and what I see in my office and in our community support that we have a massive problem when it comes to alcohol, drugs and our children. The current approach in drug education [...]

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10 tips to keeping your teen safe at schoolies

  With the end of exams and High School our teens are looking forward to some relaxation and a lot of partying and we want them to have fun; but not at the expense of their safety, their wellbeing and in some cases even their life can be put in jeopardy.   15,000 or so [...]

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Teen depression look for the signs before it’s too late

Teen depression look for the signs before it’s too late

My BFF has been acting strangely; she not the same person, she’s different. We were out the other night and she downed three glasses of vodka red bull and then she snorted a line of cocaine. When I confronted her; she told me to piss off.  ”…What are you doing? Don’t you know this stuff [...]

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Rescuing your relationship: recognising the signs #2 Contempt

Rescuing your relationship: recognising the signs #2 Contempt

#2 CONTEMPT Every now and then, I come across a couple who have allowed resentment about each other to build into something much, much more and bigger than what they could have imagined possible, when this happens you have contempt. I have witnessed this in my office and I just get an uneasy sick feeling [...]

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Sex drugs and alcohol don’t mix –  taking care of your mate

Sex drugs and alcohol don’t mix – taking care of your mate

You have been drinking all night and that guy at the bar is giving you the eye and you are giving him all the right signals. He comes up to you and you guys strike up a conversation, he’s pushing all the right buttons and you love the attention as the night is drawing to [...]

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Protecting yourself and your BFF from drink spiking

Its Saturday night you are out with your BFF; the Vodka and red bull is flowing like water. Two, three, four, drinks there seems to be no limit; you are getting tipsy and then the fun comes to an abrupt end; your BFF suddenly drops to the ground she begins to vomit, she is sleepy [...]

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Rescuing your relationship? Recognising the warning signs

Is your relationship in trouble? Recognising the warning signs. #1 Criticism  What are the warnings signs that your relationship, partnership or marriage is hurtling towards an abrupt end? Who is most likely to put the brakes on first and jump out?  Most divorces are initiated by women, with almost two thirds of divorces being filed [...]

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Staying alive long enough to spend your super

Will you be there to crack open your nest egg? You know, the one that you have been incubating for the last 30 or so years in preparation for that special day-your retirement?   Or will someone else be enjoying the fruits of your hard work?   If you are like most of us you [...]

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