The festive season and holidays can be a time of beautiful connection with family, friends, colleagues, a time to celebrate and the opportunity to re-connect with self. It can also be a time of disconnection, amplifying feelings of loneliness if you find yourself alone when others are surrounded by company. Or if the rushing and trying to achieve too much makes you feel completely depleted. We hope that you are able to notice and ignite connection in the coming weeks. We challenge you to take time to do the things that spark joy for you – whether it be walks in nature, appreciating or creating art, enjoying the ocean, games and being silly in the silly season. We can all give the gift of connection to ourselves or someone else, it’s free, and each small action can ignite big change!

Nadia, Hayley, Jodie and The Spark Team