So often, it’s the things we’re tolerating, that are keeping us unwell.  The things that play on our minds constantly, the things that make us silently furious, the things that we KNOW are impinging on our own self-worth, the things that we think we’ll change when ‘other stuff is sorted out’. Except … other stuff rarely gets sorted out, so...

When life gets too much? We simply need to get back to basics.  I woke up yesterday morning feeling particularly razzled by a few things. As I got out of bed and started my day, I couldn’t shake it. My normal morning rituals weren’t working, and even though I was excited about what I had to do that day, I...

We live in a world where, at any given moment on any given day, there is ALWAYS something to do. Or, there is ALWAYS someone needing or wanting someone from you. This is tough. It’s difficult to navigate self-care and wellness, with the demands of life in tow.  None of us are immune to it. No matter who you are?...

Do you ever feel like you’re ‘drowning’ within your life?  I’ve always struggled with this feeling. Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve struggled to know my own boundaries, and thought that just because someone else seemed to be doing ‘X’, ‘X’, and ‘X’, then I ‘should’ be able to do that, too. What I’ve finally (and painfully) learnt,...

As we move through the seasons of our lives, new commitments and responsibilities inevitably pop up. Different times of life draw on our energy in different ways, and it’s completely up to us to change and adapt. The problem I see so often, is that as we begin to tackle new adventures and new roles, we fail to let go...

Being ‘busy’ is something I battle with on a day to day basis. On the days where I’m not-so-busy, I feel guilty for it, and on the days I’m stressed-out-busy, I resent it. In a society where being consistently busy earns you the title of ‘having achieved’, or the title of ‘success’, it’s VERY hard to allow ourselves to stop....

Self-care is a constant, ongoing commitment. It’s also one that many women let fall straight to the wayside as soon as someone else in their life needs them (that is: all the time). Signs of self-neglect are often small little whispers … until they’re not. Until they manifest themselves as much more attention-demanding circumstances. Here are some of my tell-tale signs...

A few months back, I attended a beautiful health retreat in the lush Queensland forest. I went with my mum, and the group was entirely women – mostly women in their middle age, with children who were ‘all grown up’, women whose lives were taking a turn now that they had a little more spare time on their hands. (See?...

If you often find yourself saying ‘yes’, when your whole mind, body & soul are screaming an emphatic ‘no’, these words are for you. I believe we all do this. I used to do this so much. I’d say yes to people, things, commitments, tasks, even when I really didn’t want to. I was constantly rushing, overwhelmed, and feeling like I had no...

You know those days, when you rush from one person/committment/task to the next, and before you know it, it’s time to get to bed so you can rejuvenate *just enough* to drag yourself through the same routine tomorrow? The ones where you get to wherever you were driving to and can’t remember the trip, even though it was a whole...