Being Stuck is No Fun
Lately I’ve been attracting conversations with amazing women who are feeling the call… the call for "more" but are stuck in some area of their lives. Sound familiar? It led me to reflect on my own journey and to remember those times I’ve experienced that too (and how...
Can You Really Be the Best Version of Yourself?
Last week a client said she’d heard the phrase “Be the Best Version of Yourself” and she felt overwhelmed by the idea. I’ve heard that phrase over the years and at one time I loved it, and it was usually when I felt like I wasn’t good enough. So, I’d go in search of...
Is the Real You Covered Up By the Noise in Your Head?
Back in 2013, I learnt about a new understanding of how the mind works. I was so impacted by what I had read that I decided to train in it so that I could coach my clients in this new way. I embarked on a 9 month training with my coach, mentor and friend, Michael...
Asking Your Wisdom For Help
Have you ever lost something like keys, a passport, a document etc.? Maybe you’ve searched for it frantically and then given up only to find it later? Have you noticed the voice inside you that points you in the direction of the lost item? It tells you to try...
Seeing Pain Differently
Many years ago, while at a mindfulness retreat, I was complaining to the Buddhist monk that I couldn’t sit cross-legged like everyone else as it was painful. His solution was simple and very kind…he told me to sit in a chair! He then asked me about my experience of...
Trusting the Wisdom Within You
Do you trust the wisdom running through you? How often do you pay close attention to nature? Do you feel a part of the same system that knows how and when to grow a seed into a plant? Until two years ago I felt separate to nature. I’d always been aware of its...
“Autobiography in Five Short Chapters” by Portia Nelson
A busy mind and mindlessness to awareness and being mindful...beautifully and simply illustrated in this poem. Chapter I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost... I am hopeless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to...
The Mindful Way to Deal with Frustrations and Problems
Is it possible to be mindful when you’re feeling frustrated or dealing with a problem? It's useful to understand where our emotions come from. We tend to think that our feelings are a guide to what's happening in our life, for example you feel frustrated because the...
Signs You’re Living Life Mindlessly
I can remember being mindless on many occasions but one day stands out. I was living in Singapore and on this particular day, I was busy with my children who were home from school. I was making sure they did their homework, that dinner was being prepared and I had one...
4 Thoughts on Mindful Living
What is mindful living and is it something we need to practice? This is a question I'm frequently asked by my clients. Mindful living is staying present in your day to day life. When you get distracted, you bring your attention back to what you're doing in this...
