Your Stories
This is where we tell your stories, cover topical issues and promote meaningful initiatives.
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Mindful Monday: Mindfulness and social justice
This Friday, 20 February, is World Day of Social Justice, with the theme “Empowering Inclusion: Bridging Gaps for Social Justice”. Whilst the theme...
Mindful Monday: Little things matter (importance of connection)
After a delayed return to Victoria after a road trip to the Kimberley, there was a lot of time for reflecting on the spaces between people,...
Mindful Monday: Harness your inner power
Moments of self-doubt are common, particularly when faced with uncertainty or new challenges. We can feel anxious, doubtful, or perhaps even like a...
Mindful Monday: The challenge of change
Change is a constant. It’s the one thing that we can reliably foresee happening in life. It might look like a new job, marrying or separating,...
Mindful Monday: Is this relationship healthy for you?
No matter if it’s romantic partners, friends, family, or coworkers, every relationship should have the underlying elements of clear communication,...
Mindful Monday: Easing into a new year
There’s a certain calm that settles in at the beginning of a new year. Life keeps moving, work keeps calling, the inbox doesn’t magically empty...
Mindful Monday: Principles of mindfulness – skills for navigating a busy mind
Happy 2026, all! I have been looking forward to welcoming in the new year. My mind tends to use the new year’s date to delineate what was, and now I...
Mindful Monday: Time to reset
At this point of the year, we’re often a little (or a lot) run down, just trying to make it to the proverbial finish line. Your finish line could be...
Mindful Monday: Rethinking traditions in a remote setting
This time of year is often portrayed as a time of familiar rituals. Families gather around a table; the same decorations are...
Nick William’s Proof of Life
Nicholas Williams, aka Dr Nick, a long-time CRANAplus facilitator and former Board member, has lived a life of adventure, which he describes in his...
Letter from CRANAplus’ inaugural Chief RAN, Heather Keighley
In a critical time for remote health, CRANAplus is thrilled to appoint Heather Keighley as our inaugural Chief Remote Area Nurse (RAN). The Chief...
Q&A with 2025 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards Midwife of the Year, Vanessa Page
Longstanding CRANAplus Member and supporter, Vanessa Page, was named Midwife of the Year at the 2025 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards in...