“You look happier.” “Thanks, I went on a grief retreat.”
Bintang by the pool. Nasi goreng. Massages. There’s a lot to love about Bali. But my most recent trip twas unlike any of the others I’d done. This time, I went on a grief retreat, which sounds weird, I know, but hear me out. When I signed up for the HELD retreat eight months […]
Why “Workplace Wellbeing” Is Starting to Give Me the Ick
As someone who works in this space for a living, it’s quite the dilemma.
From One Star to Five: What 2025 Taught Me About Change
This year has challenged me more than any other in my life.
Managing Mental Health Through Mindfulness: Amanda Goodfellow on The Remarkables Podcast
In a recent episode of The Remarkables podcast by Grant Thornton Australia, Amanda Goodfellow – founder of Agile Mind, meditation teacher, and corporate wellbeing advocate – shared her journey from professional services to becoming a leader in workplace mindfulness.
Amanda Goodfellow to Speak at the 2025 ALPMA Summit
Amanda Goodfellow, founder of Agile Mind and presenter at AmandaGoodfellow.com, has been announced as a speaker at the 2025 ALPMA Summit in Sydney.
Way before iPhones and Uber Eats, there was someone who understood the human condition.
Way before iPhones or Uber Eats, Philosopher Blaise Pascal understood the human condition and our desire to avoid being present with ourselves. In 1670 he famously said;
I’ve been on dozens retreats. Here’s what I have learnt.
In all the years I have been practising meditation, I’ve been on dozens of retreats. All of them different.
Somatic Mindfulness – What is your body trying to tell you?
Here are a few of my favourite strategies to make unpleasant feelings go away:
Getting off the clinical carousel
My body weight dropped dangerously low at the depths of my eating disorder. It actually didn’t feel that bad. In fact I didn’t really feel anything at all.
Is burnout just part of the new normal?
Here’s an interesting list…..