https://ruthostrow.com Speaker, Writer, Presenter Tue, 18 Jul 2017 05:06:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ruthostrow.com/the-lost-art-of-conversation/ https://ruthostrow.com/the-lost-art-of-conversation/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2017 06:00:30 +0000 http://ruthostrow.com/?p=7420 Deep and meaningful discussions, as opposed to awkward small talk, can improve our quality of life and work. The Australian 12:00AM July 14, 2017 The other day I faced one of the most poignant questions I’ve been asked in a long time, and it opened up my mind. It was something to the effect of: […]

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The post Dealing with grief is never easy first appeared on Ruth Ostrow.]]> https://ruthostrow.com/dealing-with-grief-is-never-easy/feed/ 0 https://ruthostrow.com/depression-may-help-you-shed-your-shell/ https://ruthostrow.com/depression-may-help-you-shed-your-shell/#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2016 04:35:20 +0000 http://ruthostrow.com/?p=7130 Feeling blue? Make like a rock lobster and shed your shell Rabbi Abraham Joshua Twerski. The Australian November 23, 2016 Ruth Ostrow @ostrowruth There’s a video on YouTube you simply must see. Abraham Joshua Twerski is a US rabbi and a psychiatrist specialising in substance abuse. He says the lecture he gives that people most […]

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The post Trump Brexit shows contempt on the rise first appeared on Ruth Ostrow.]]> https://ruthostrow.com/contempt-on-the-rise/feed/ 0 https://ruthostrow.com/intro-to-total-success/ https://ruthostrow.com/intro-to-total-success/#respond Sat, 19 Nov 2016 03:00:51 +0000 http://ruthostrow.com/?p=7041 THEY are from the big end of town: the high-profile men and women whose skill and single-mindedness drive some of the nation’s top businesses. Hundreds of thousands of Australians rely on them for employment and guidance. But out of the office, they find meaning in a rich and varied experiences. Total Success is a six-week […]

The post Intro to Total Success first appeared on Ruth Ostrow.]]> https://ruthostrow.com/intro-to-total-success/feed/ 0 https://ruthostrow.com/how-to-keep-your-brain-young/ https://ruthostrow.com/how-to-keep-your-brain-young/#respond Sat, 19 Nov 2016 02:17:59 +0000 http://ruthostrow.com/?p=6002 Slow the process of ageing One revolutionary tip for longevity is the silly walk, a la John Cleese and Monty Python. Ruth Ostrow, The Australian, December 8, 2014 WE don’t have to age — or at least grow old as fast as we do. That’s the finding of researchers in the US, where a group of specially […]

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The post In Love with life first appeared on Ruth Ostrow.]]> https://ruthostrow.com/in-love-with-life/feed/ 0 https://ruthostrow.com/lies-will-tear-us-apart/ https://ruthostrow.com/lies-will-tear-us-apart/#respond Sat, 19 Nov 2016 02:17:59 +0000 http://ruthostrow.com/?p=5990 Some partners will endure a long list of lies. Ruth Ostrow The Australian, January 26, 2015 LIES: little white ones, black ones, grey ones. We’ve all told them. But when do lies become a deal breaker for a long-term relationship? We have our own bottom line when it comes to tolerating lies — from infidelity down to […]

The post Lies will tear us apart first appeared on Ruth Ostrow.]]> https://ruthostrow.com/lies-will-tear-us-apart/feed/ 0 https://ruthostrow.com/addicted-to-love/ https://ruthostrow.com/addicted-to-love/#respond Sat, 19 Nov 2016 02:17:59 +0000 http://ruthostrow.com/?p=5984 When love hits, there is a chemical release of the body’s amphetamines and then opiates. Ruth Ostrow, The Australian, February 9, 2015 BEFORE you say “I love you” on Valentine’s Day you may want to think twice. I was recently at a dinner party and I heard a story that was all too familiar. The host was […]

The post Addicted to Love first appeared on Ruth Ostrow.]]> https://ruthostrow.com/addicted-to-love/feed/ 0 https://ruthostrow.com/50-shades-of-sex/ https://ruthostrow.com/50-shades-of-sex/#respond Sat, 19 Nov 2016 02:17:59 +0000 http://ruthostrow.com/?p=5980 Fifty shades of boredom ‘When the Fifty Shades of Grey film and books are turning on millions of women, domesticity doesn’t cut it.’ Ruth Ostrow, The Australian, February 23, 2015 MANY years ago a group of friends and I did something wild. Instead of meeting for a drink, we hired an S & M mistress to teach […]

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