When Being You Makes Them Uncomfortable
When we no longer conform or adhere to societal norms, embracing our true selves can sometimes ruffle feathers. It's not uncommon for...
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Taking a Look at Food and Mood
I try to be healthy, but reality is, I struggle at times. Having always had a sweet tooth (whatever that's about), I can easily fall back...
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Every Feeling Helps Us Navigate Life
As a child, I experienced every emotion under the sun, and regularly. When I look back, my early life was a tumultuous one of highs and...
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What Are You Longing For?
Today, whilst listening to an audio book, and completing a meditation in the content, I have reconnected with what I am longing for....
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3 Ways to Consciously Move Through Change
With the movement from one phase of life to another comes the opportunity to grow. To fully experience the transition. To consciously...
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When Sadness Comes Knocking Unexpectedly
Sometimes sadness creeps up on us doesn't it? Last weekend we had a fabulous weekend away in Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city. It was...
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When I Want to Be Somewhere Else
Most of my life I have wanted to be somewhere other than where I am. When I've settled into something new, it hasn't been long before I...
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With Knowledge Comes New Choices
As I start to build my new blog, brand and book, I am seeing the benefits of everything I have learned. Not only in the last eight years...
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When Procrastination Drains Your Energy
From the outside, it may look like I'm a doer, and that is mostly accurate. But, procrastination does play a part in my life too. Even...
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The Key to Knowing When to Take a Rest
Sometimes life has strong messages for us doesn't it. Like, really strong messages. This week I've been making some pretty big decisions...
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Why It's Healthy to Acknowledge & Express Anger
Being brought up with the adage of, nice girls are not angry, I always struggled with such feelings. I found it difficult because, like...
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How Asking for Help Keeps Me On Track
My greatest illusion when I entered psychotherapy back in 1989 was that I'd get fixed. Naively, I thought I'd go along for a while and my...
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When a Lifetime Goal Starts to Become Real
For as long as I can remember, I have loved to write. From the time I started writing essays in English at school until this very day, my...
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How Letting Go Makes Me Feel Lighter
Watching a recent Facebook LIVE interview with Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, he shared an exercise I'd already been...
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When a Profound New Realisation Takes Time to Grasp
I don't know about you, but when I discover something new about myself, it can sometimes take me time to adjust. A recent realisation...
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When Grief Disguises Itself As Lethargy & Fatigue
It often happens this way for me, and this has been one of those weeks. Every year I'm aware of when the anniversary of my mother's death...
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When the Universe Speaks Loud & Clear
It was Sunday morning and after a lie-in and a shower, the feelings started again. With tears running down my cheeks, a wave of deep...
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The Loss of the Warmth of a Mother's Love
Today marks the 44th anniversary of my mother's death. She was 47, I was 12. Reflecting on the evening of April 4th 1977 when my father...
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The Challenges of Learning Something New
Like most kids, I learnt to ride a bike around the age of three or four. But, due to the fact that we lived in the country when I was at...
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Autumn (Fall): A Time to Let Go
In parallel with mother nature, who at this time of year releases its summer growth, we too can take this opportunity to do the same....
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Lessons From a Conversation with a 90-Year Old
The more I focus on life and truly being in it, the more I learn about myself. A couple of weeks ago I was privileged to have a wonderful...
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