Thrive

Thrive is a nurturing and inspirational wellness magazine for anyone who believes that caring for ourselves and others, living healthily and sustainably and getting back to basics is a way of life they want to embrace. Thrive is an informative, trusted voice for everyone's new normal. Thrive features authentic information on sustainability, mind and body health, garden-to-table living, eco beauty and fashion plus the latest wellness findings featuring quality science-based journalism.

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This month • Wendyl’s discoveries, marvels, curiosities and eureka moments.

Get ACTIVE • Do you feel like you could get more involved in change for good? Here are some ways you can contribute to making the world around you a healthier, kinder and more aware place.

Changing the SCRIPT • The death of her mother inspired psychiatrist and former TV presenter Dr Hinemoa Elder to forge a path to strength and fulfilment in harmony with Maori wisdom.

The good soil • She lives in a 15th-century English manor but Kiwi gardener Bridget Elworthy is living a down-to-earth life. She talks country gardens, cut flowers and compost with Wendyl Nissen.

Tips from The Land Gardeners

How to create your new NORMAL

Hey there, HONEY • Our grandmothers always said that honey was good for us, and recent medical trials prove that they were right, says Sarah Catherall.

Could kānuka outrival mānuka when it comes to healing power?

We can WORK it OUT • Working from home seems to be here to stay – but what does that mean in regards to staying safe and sane on the job? Fiona Ralph investigates.

Make it work • Rachel Hill is an executive coach who has been working from home for 10 years. She suggests creating a space that is for work only, and setting boundaries around your work time.

How to Zoom • Whether you use Zoom, Whereby, Google Meet or BlueJeans, you’ve probably attended a few online meetings by now. But how well are you doing? Here are a few pro hacks to smarten up your game.

Influencers–can you trust them? • Internet influencers are the breakthrough marketers of the 21st century. But how does this sometimes-murky practice work, and can you trust it? Pearl Little logs on.

This year’s most cringey influencer moments

Breath • Wendyl Nissen discovers firsthand that changing the way we breathe has significant health benefits, from improving sleep to reducing anxiety

Hold me TIGHTER The new science of touch • A new study reveals just how essential skin-to-skin contact is for our wellbeing. Helen Rumbelow gets up close and embraces the research – and asks how we can still show love in the time of Covid.

How much is too much?

A DAY in my life • We quizzed our food editor, the incomparable Nici Wickes, on her creative, down-to-earth (and sea) rural lifestyle at Port Waikato.

DIY health spa • Massage, yoga, healthy eating, time out for yourself… If you’ve always wanted to go on an indulgent retreat but haven’t had the funds, try creating your own reviving getaway. Whether your budget is two-star or a little more, here’s our DIY guide.

Kōrero with Kaiora Tipene • New Zealand’s favourite funeral director (and our new columnist) talks about balancing mahi and whānau, and why it’s vital to ask for help

Weathering the STORM • Into every life, a little rain must fall – but what do we do when it pours? Our mind-health columnist, Jacqui Maguire, shares some strategies.

The big M • Our resident naturopath Angela Haldane – alias Natural Ange – lays out a holistic roadmap to navigating menopause

Slow beauty AT HOME • There’s something doubly soothing about a beauty mask. Not only is it great for our skin, but you also get to relax and focus solely on yourself....