Health and Well Being

Fear is a powerful companion. In my own life, fear has kept me from taking risks and has had me feeling blocked when I am trying to make a change I know I want to make – a change I truly desire. The blocks I experience are almost always mental and emotional and it is […]

It’s that time again – the holiday season is upon us. Not the holidays where you go to a sandy beach and de-stress from work and life. No, these aren’t those holidays! These are the holidays where you run endlessly from one party and event to another; where you wrap presents until midnight and put […]

“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are” – Brene Brown True authenticity isn’t something that can be created.  Or developed, or grown or built build into your personality. Authenticity is the clearing out of obstructions. Unless you grew up on another […]

“What you resist not only persists but will grow in size.” – Carl Jung When we’re feeling stuck it’s often because we’re not being honest with ourselves about our real needs, or are stuck in a pattern of self-sabotage. It’s such a common place to be! The route out is often to be honest with […]

Have you felt pressured in your life to be the best? The best daughter or son? The best friend? The best employee? The best husband or wife? The best artist, writer, singer, or musician? The best cook? The best housekeeper? The best athlete? I’ve been thinking about all the shows I’ve been watching lately that […]

We are moving through some significantly transformational times. Collective Re-birth As a collective, we’re being asked to push forward, to greet new ways of living, working, relating, and healing, and adjust to new paradigms of consciousness at speeds faster than at any other time in our human, recorded history. It’s hard. It’s relentless. But we’re capable, […]

“Forgiving others is essential for spiritual growth” …So said the late, great Dr. Wayne W Dyer, and he knew a LOT about personal, spiritual growth and development. He knew that without forgiveness, spiritual growth doesn’t have a chance. Without forgiveness, we get stuck inside loops of repetition, blame, and self-sabotage. Without forgiveness, we’re still handing […]

You walk on her skin. You wash in her tears. You burn up her blood. And she lets you. She lets us all carry on, she allows us to take what we want, use what we like and leave a trail of destruction and waste falling behind us. She’s waiting patiently for us to learn […]

In my last post, I shared a simple process for incorporating mindfulness into your daily life. This exercise is the perfect follow up for people who want another powerful skill in their emotional toolkit. Today, I run regular colour therapy workshops for a local support group for people living with cancer and their carers. It […]

Picasso said, “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” We all know that stress is a killer. A report from the Australian Psychological Society indicates that one in four workers felt moderately to severely distressed in the past year alone. Participants in the survey, titled Stress and Wellbeing in Australia, showed […]

One of my favourite things about the New Moon is not actually the Moon at all! It’s being able to stargaze into the uninterrupted blackness of the night sky, and see SO much more than I normally can when there’s even just a glimmer of moonlight. Try it – take yourself off to a quiet […]

Self-care is a sacred practice. It’s not a luxury, an optional extra, or just another task to be ticked off your to-do list. It’s also not a commodity that you have to pay for, or work hard at, to keep up-to-date with trends and products. Self-care is personal, it’s internal and it’s most definitely a […]

Are we in danger of becoming numb, apathetic and emotionally detached from the reality of our world? Terror attacks don’t make sense. Receiving news of their tragic occurrence can (rightfully, understandably) create such surges in emotion, such fiery outrage and angry disbelief, that the feelings are hard to hold.  And because they’re hard to hold, […]

Do you ever feel like an outsider? One of the most frequent sentiments I hear from clients is, “I feel like I don’t fit in.” They also say, “I’m still trying to find my place in the world.” If you’ve ever felt lost, misunderstood, or unsure about where you belong, you are not alone. Deep […]

A few years ago it felt like everything that could go wrong was going wrong in my life. Landlords at the building where my business was situated sold my lease out from under me and I was forced to close and sell off the assets. At the same time I had been in the process […]