Why do we self-sabotage? What are the stories we play on repeat? What are the behaviours that continue to stand in our own way of our goals? Self-sabotage can be reflective in many ways such as; emotional eating, procrastination, self-soothing with drugs/ alcohol, avoidance, self-harm and result in internal conflict with our core values and beliefs. These behaviours can start small but left unidentified, can interfere with our long term goals. When we really look at our emoti

Our thoughts, when internally collected and ruminated, can be likened to Aunt Edna’s house where an inch of the carpet can’t be seen through her excessive hoarding. Many of the collections of things in Edna’s’ house, are old, collecting dust and stagnant. They serve no purpose and some not recognizable and others can’t be seen at all BUT they sure are contributing to the clutter. One by one, as we clear out the clutter, we gain control of the racing mind and start to gain cla

Constant demands for our attention; Look here, buy this, share this. Bright red to grab your attention, Green to promote health.. Our senses are dealt with a serious blow daily. Flashing, moving, sounds. Anything that grabs our attention then we are off onto the next dopamine hit, wherever that may come from. Social Media? Someone likes your post, page or comments on your picture. What does all this mean? Have you stopped for a minute to look beyond the screen and connect wit

We all know the hibernation effect winter has on our bodies and minds. There is a cycle as with all things in life that has an ebb and flow. Winter has been a dark cloud over my mind this year, as with many I speak to, and whether you believe in the synchronicity of the season cycle, we are all ultimately affected. This winter has been the down time that I’ve required to introspectively look at life events and re-evaluate their meaning. Having my mother diagnosed with breast

Funnily enough I am exposed to stressors everyday, much like you I suspect. Actually, scrap that first sentence. Who ins't exposed to stressors everyday? Its not like we are all constantly on holiday and the most stressful thing is waving the poor, aging Balinese away from massaging our feet on the beach as we sip fresh coconut water (or bin tang). If you are, you lucky thing! Point in fact, we can allow our everyday life challenges to overcome us like a wave swallows us at t