Donnay Torr

Jan 7, 2025 | preventionaus.com.au | Donnay Torr

1. Choose the right shampoo and conditionerUsing the right shampoo and conditioner that’s formulated for your hair type can make a huge difference, so tap into your hair stylist’s wisdom to discover the options that might work for you. Colour-safe shampoos and conditioners can also help to protect your colour from fading and keep your hair healthy. 2. Wash your hair less oftenWashing your hair too often can strip it of its natural oils, leaving it dry and damaged.

Feb 22, 2024 | frankie.com.au | Donnay Torr

I’m into hugs. Obsessed, some might say. Once, I found myself squeezing the bejeezus out of a Belgian waffle vendor on the Circular Quay promenade – all because the dude had a “free hugs” sign stuck on his food truck. Ah, the innocence of pre-pandemic times…Renowned family therapist Virginia Satir once said, “We need four hugs a day for survival. We need eight hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.” But hugs are now an endangered species.

Nov 6, 2023 | preventionaus.com.au | Donnay Torr

It’s a chilly afternoon when I catch up with Sylvia over Zoom, and she’s losing her voice. We’re both huddled in our own nest of blankets and feeling a tad sniffly, keeping the tissues close at hand. But what should be awkward feels perfectly normal. Making people feel comfortable is a gift of Sylvia’s – one that was on full display at our cover shoot just the week before.

Sep 11, 2023 | preventionaus.com.au | Donnay Torr

Whether you sit most of your day or are a fitness fanatic, we should all stretch on a regular basis. The American College of Sport (ACSM) Medicine recommends that we stretch every day. Aim to stretch each of the major muscle-tendon groups—neck, shoulders, chest, trunk, lower back, hips, legs, and ankles. The ACSM says we should hold static stretches for 10–30s, and older people should hold stretches for 30–60s, as this may improve flexibility even more.

Sep 3, 2023 | preventionaus.com.au | Donnay Torr |Sophie Al-Bassam

Ah, procrastination: putting off until tomorrow what could (and should) be done today – and usually against your better judgement, too. Just think about how frustrated you feel when you postpone a (usually unpleasant or difficult) task that you know will come back to haunt you! And, yet, we do it anyway. “This is why we say that procrastination is essentially irrational,” psychologist Dr Fuschia Sirois says. “It doesn’t make sense to do something you know is going to have negative consequences.