…lies within you!

Do you ever look in the mirror and smile at yourself with a big cheese-eating grin and think “mmmmm I could just kiss you. You are SO delicious?”

Or do you notice when you’ve survived a couple of challenging days, that not only are you still right side up, but you are also feeling proud of yourself?

Ever think to give yourself a pat on the back? Treat yourself? Share how good you feel with someone else?

Does the thought enter your mind regularly that you’re pretty special, beautiful or brave?

Or do you find yourself lost in the day to day hubub of demands and deadlines, feeling you need to spin and toil in every moment. [Read more…]

One of the most frequently asked questions I hear from my clients is “how do I stop my anxiety or negative thoughts from escalating?”

This is a really good question and one that is very relevant for maintaining health and well-being in the world today.

We all encounter difficult times, people or events that challenge us, times that drain our energy and our composure. But, how do we stop those experiences building up and making us ill, or in pain or miserable.

But, how do we stop those experiences building up and making us ill, or in pain or miserable. [Read more…]

Don’t just survive the Christmas holidays savour them

Sure, we all love the Christmas holiday season.
But, enough already, with so much of it, right?

In my house, we’ve been slowly cutting the crazy out of our Christmas for a couple of years.

It hasn’t been easy getting to here, but making small changes each year to reduce the stress, expense and then tame the over-the-top traditions has been time well spent.

I experiment every year with something different. [Read more…]

Replace Self-Defeat with Self-Love

“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” – Robert Morely

Honoring yourself means you protect yourself, you trust yourself, you take care of yourself. And you do things in a way that support and strengthen that desire to feel good. When you stand firm  in a new story of loving yourself, and you share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you, and your story will heal the people you come into contact with. [Read more…]

Life is often unpredictable, and some of the most memorable moments in your life won’t necessarily be the things you do; they’ll be things that “happen” to you.

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