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.

EDITOR • Hurihia tā aroaro ki te rā tukuna tā ātārangi kia taka ki muri i a koe. Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.

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

Get ACTIVE • Do you feel as if 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.

‘Learning to LOVE myself’ • One hundred days sober and with a couple of half-marathons under her belt, musician Anika Moa tells Wendyl Nissen that running and therapy have helped her deal with painful feelings she’d always tried to bury.

Why do we DREAM? • Mystery still surrounds the world of dreams, but a sleep scientist tells Hilary Rose that those vivid night-time imaginings serve a serious purpose.

What do your dreams say ABOUT YOU? • The pandemic has brought with it a rise in peculiar nightmares, fifinds Elisabeth Perlman, who investigates the signifificance of people’s most common dreams.

A closer look at MILK • How do you choose from the dizzying variety of milks on our supermarket shelves? Sarah Catherall helps you work out which one might best suit your taste buds and your tummy.

NEED TO KNOW What’s in your milk?

How dementia saved Mum & me • In her latest book, Wendyl Nissen uncovers family secrets while caring for her mother, who had dementia. They walked in the clouds together and became close for the fifirst time.

Be braver with money • Women are often too cautious when it comes to investing, money expert Mary Holm tells Wendyl Nissen, so she hopes her new book will inspire them to be more daring and end up with a bigger bank balance to retire on.

A day in MY LIFE • When radio host Sharyn Casey isn’t getting up to shenanigans on her weekday drive show on The Edge, she’s teaching her son lyrics to pop songs and staying mentally and physically fifit by working out at the gym and doing Pilates.

Rita Angus pioneer of modern painting • Following a period of anxiety and isolation, Rita Angus was found wandering the streets at Sumner in October 1949, obviously disoriented. She was promptly dispatched to Sunnyside Mental Hospital.

Recharge island-style • Discover the natural healing island of Aotea (Great Barrier Island).

Humane fishing How to do it right

NEW ZEALAND welfare guidelines

HOW TO kill a fish humanely

50for fifty challenge • Almost everyone knows someone affected by a neurological condition, so why not create your own fundraising event and help them have a brighter future?

Kōrero with Kaiora Tipene

SILENCE saunas & snow • Writer Melanie Dower has worked out why Finland ranks highly in the wellness stakes, as she thrives on a lifestyle that embraces stillness, the beauty of forests in freezing weather, and a healthy dose of self-reliance.

A GUIDE TO Nordic well being

An instant connection • A breast cancer diagnosis led Natasha Holland and Gracela Gregorio to new friendships and a commitment to helping others.

Are you a people-pleaser? • Being too focused on keeping everyone happy without considering your own needs often stems from trauma or low self-esteem, says...