Humans who make reading a regular habit win at the game of life, so says author Robin Sharma. I fear reading is becoming a lost art. It is drowned out in a world that is not just digital. This world is increasingly driven by short form video content and sound bites. That “TLDR” is aContinue reading “Reviving the Art of Reading: Top 5 Tips”
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Inner Work: Finding True Connection with Yourself
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”
The Art of Trying New Things: Inspiring Experiments and Their Impact
When was the last time you did something for the first time? Like, really for the first time? If you’re older than 25, you might struggle to answer! As we get older, our confidence in what we know grows, but we often become reluctant to be the novice again. You know that feeling of beingContinue reading “The Art of Trying New Things: Inspiring Experiments and Their Impact”
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”
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”
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: The Game of Life
If life were a video game, every year we’re alive would move us up a level in the game of life. If life were a video game, I’d be aiming to reach level 100, the end of my game where I bow out a champion with a glorious, celebratory bang. Cue video game music andContinue reading “Live well: The Game of Life”
Love well: In just 6 seconds
Can you change your life in six seconds? Can a couple move from anger and resentment to calm, kind love in this short time span? Can a wound heal in that same fragment of a minute? Research, and my personal experience, says yes you can. The six second kiss is a relationship secret that notContinue reading “Love well: In just 6 seconds”
Ode to 2023
2023, before you fade into the background of my life, taking up your new position as a calendar of memories, I can’t help but see the many faces of your last 365 days. The heartbreak of losing loved ones, some to the heavens and others to the consequences of their choices. The sorrow cut soContinue reading “Ode to 2023”
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