There’s a special place in my heart for the people who make me feel seen. When we feel seen, heard and respected, we feel safe. And feeling safe is having our most basic needs met. I’ve been thinking lately about the people who make me feel seen and by virtue of comparison I find myselfContinue reading “Inner Work: Finding True Connection with Yourself”
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How Fostering Dogs Changed My Life
I’ve never been a dog hater, and I’ve owned dogs a couple of times over the years, but I was never a “dog person”. So when I recently declared I was going to foster a rescue dog, my loved ones exclaimed “but you don’t even like dogs!”. The idea seemed practical enough: support a localContinue reading “How Fostering Dogs Changed My Life”
The Connection Between Red Flags and Your General Health
I’ve just emerged from major dental surgery. A cracked tooth that could not be saved, requiring extraction, implant and, in another 3 months time, a new crown. Here’s how it happened that I found myself thousands of dollars out of pocket and how it might have been avoided, or at least slightly less traumatic. ForContinue reading “The Connection Between Red Flags and Your General Health”
Discover the Healing Power of Massage: Top 5 Reasons to Include It in Your Self Care Protocol
In his best selling book “The 5am Club”, author and leadership guru Robin Sharma advocates scheduling 2 x 90 minute remedial massages every week for optimal wellbeing and success in pursuit of your life goals. A quick not on self care protocols. This is your daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual routine to optimiseContinue reading “Discover the Healing Power of Massage: Top 5 Reasons to Include It in Your Self Care Protocol”
Understanding Addiction and Sobriety: Beyond Drugs and Alcohol
Brene Brown has said that a key pillar of her sobriety is no longer gossiping. When any of her friends or network start talking about another person and it smells anything like gossip, Brown removes herself, or calls them out on it. At first, I didn’t understand what Brene meant. I thought sobriety was aboutContinue reading “Understanding Addiction and Sobriety: Beyond Drugs and Alcohol”
5 Mood-Lifting Prince Songs to Brighten Your Day
Don’t you just love Prince? So said Julie Roberts in “Pretty Woman” back in the 80s as she sank into a bubble bath with her Walkman headphones on… Well I still love Prince, God rest his fabulous soul and on a recent drive home after a long and intense day, I was totally mood liftedContinue reading “5 Mood-Lifting Prince Songs to Brighten Your Day”
Top 3 reasons to stick with date night
I used to love date night. As a new, working mother to a couple of young boys, I craved time alone with my then husband. We implemented a rule: no talking about kids or work. It meant we had to create space for other things, with the goal that our marriage would be about moreContinue reading “Top 3 reasons to stick with date night”
Live well: top 3 songs for everything
Music gifts each of us a soundtrack to our lives. Major break up to “Purple rain” High school graduation to “Good Riddance” Walk down the aisle to “Stand by me” Farewell a beloved friend to “I am Woman” Great songs provide the music and lyrics to the milestones of our lives. Our hearts break, ourContinue reading “Live well: top 3 songs for everything”
How to save a starfish
As a kid I got made fun of and put down, what we would now call bullying. I know this didn’t only happen to me, but is it just me that held on to it for more than 3 decades and let it form part of who I thought I was? Here’s a snapshot ofContinue reading “How to save a starfish”
Live well: How to say “I’m not OK”
Hi, how are you? Pretty terrible actually. Aren’t you glad you asked? What is the benchmark for being “OK?” and do people really want to know if we’re OK and doing well? It’s a benign question if everything is going well for you at any given point in time. But what about when it isn’t?Continue reading “Live well: How to say “I’m not OK””
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