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Flower power

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It’s all about flowers this Sunday, from the perils of pollen for hayfever sufferers to the positive healing powers of flower essences…

Although the weather may be pretty frightful right now, there’s no getting away from the fact that spring is here. And, beautiful as they may be to look at, the blossoms and bright yellow fields of rape it brings come at a price for many of us as we find ourselves facing days or weeks of sniffly misery!

If that sounds familiar, you’ll want to hear what Fiona has to say about the ways of reducing the impact of so much pollen in the air – as she will explain, there are lots of choices beyond antihistamines.

In the second hour of the show, the Girls Around Town will be joined by Wendy Jackson – like Fiona, she’s a homeopath but she’ll be sharing her expertise in another field of natural remedies: Australian Bush Flower Essences.

Tune in or listen online between 10am and 12 noon to find out about the role these gentle but powerful flower-based essences play in bringing about healing on a mental, emotional, spiritual and physical level.

Tick, tock – your brain is calling…

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Have you ever wondered about the science behind how your mind really works? What sets those neurons firing – or not?

Get the inside track on the latest neuroscience when Daksha Patel joins June, Tina and Sue on this week’s show. As a certified Coach, a Colour Code Trainer, a HearMath Coach and a certified organisational trainer in the UK for Dr Joe Dispenza, she probably knows far more about what’s going on in your brain than you do!

She’ll be sharing her own journey from working in the public sector to creating her business, Your Mind At Work, explaining how to harness the power of your brain to increase personal effectiveness – at work or at home, with your boss, your partner or your kids – and how changing your mind creates new results…

Tune in or listen online between 10am and 12 noon on Sunday when the Girls Around Town will be picking Daksha’s brains for tips on how to manage the 70,000-ish thoughts you have each day. And how to ensure you have more of the good and useful ones!

A love affair with chocolate

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If you were listening to the show earlier today, you’ll have heard guest Gilly Walker and the Girls Around Town sharing a Chocolate Moment with a difference…

In case you missed it – or if you’d like to enjoy it again – here’s Gilly’s sonnet; for a reminder of the story behind it, visit Gilly’s website here…

Chocolate – a love story

We’ve had a life-long love affair, we two.

Though times I’ve tried to leave you and be free

It never lasts and I return to you –

I can never have enough of you, you see.

You’ve been my solace in a hostile world,

You’ve been my sweetness, oh, and my delight.

You’re there for me, your wrapper comes unfurled

At any time of day, or even night.

But I must give you up, I know I must,

Though it leaves a space that I can never fill.

I think of you and I am filled with lust

And seeing your rich brown body’s quite a thrill.

But here’s the thing: I’m getting rather fat, and clothing-wise things are a little tight.

I’ll give you up, I swear I will, I must.  But even so, not without a fight.