On the Coast – Families Issue 103 I December 19/January 20 | Page 4

Inside 6 Surviving your first mammogram 10 Tell me your fears and I’ll tell you your dreams Welcome It’s almost the home stretch of 2019 and I have to be honest with you and say – it’s been without doubt our most tumultuous year to date. There have been so many highs and some of the deepest lows. We’ve celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary, we’ve witnessed our eldest babe grow independent wings and follow her work dreams away from the Coast, we’ve watched our middle babe navigate her first year of uni and we’ve supported our youngest babe through a long term injury that has halted his sporting endeavours and rocked his 14 year old world. We’ve also lost a beloved family member unexpectedly and we’ve had a dear friend involved in a horrific accident. And we aren’t the same people as we were at the start of the year. We are a 12 Summer of surrender – time to love and let be little more worn and a little more heart broken but we are also stronger, more 16 How to eat healthier these holidays Denis Waitley’s words really resonate with me as we come out the other side 18 Five fuss free and festive style tips worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every 26 Electromagnetic fields and modern technology – invisible sources of stress on the body? grateful and more aware. of this quite bizarre year: “Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, minute with love, grace, and gratitude”. Aren’t they nice words to carry with us as we approach Christmas (my favourite time of the year). Enjoy this wonderful festive season with the people you love, be happy, be grateful and be present. Simone 28 Parenting your baby at night 30 ‘T’ is for throat 34 Quiet Kids in an extroverted world Editor Simone Evans [email protected] Photographer – Cover image Cloud Nine Photography www.cloudninephotography.net.au Art Director Debbie Elliott [email protected] Cover Models Mandy and Teleah at Woongarrah Publisher Phone: [phone] Debbie Elliott – Ph: 0421 026 915 Simone Evans – Ph: 0413 186 431 trading as On the Coast Publications ABN 66 765 066 257 54 Hills Street, North Gosford 2250 Printing Spotpress Pty Ltd – 9549 1111 36 Wardle 38 On the Coast happenings 4 ON T H E C OA S T – FA MILIES Warranty & Indemnity Imagery ingimage.com Contributors Dr Mary Ling, Sam Woods, Jordi Woods, Sarah Tolmie, Catherine Schasser, Nikki Smith, Diana Arundell, Dr Samantha Pethen, Clare Marcangelo, Peter Shepherd, Adrienne Garside Advertisers and/or advertising agencies upon and by lodging material with the Publisher for publication or authorising or approving of the publication of any material INDEMNIFY the Publisher, its servants and agents against all liability claims or proceedings whatsoever arising from the publication and without limiting the generality of the fore-going to indemnify each of them in relation to defamation, slander of title, breach of copyright, infringement of trademarks or names of publication titles, unfair competition or trade practices, royalties or violation of rights or privacy AND WARRANT that the material compiles with all relevant laws and regulations and that its publication will not give rise to any rights against or liabilities in the Publisher, its servants or agents and in particular that nothing therein is capable of being misleading or deceptive or otherwise in breach of Part V of the Trade Practices Act 1974. The views expressed in On the Coast Publications are not necessarily those of the editor or publishing staff. While every effort has been made to insure accuracy of the information in this publication, no responsibility will be accepted by On the Coast Publications. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission of the publisher.