I didn’t put up a Happy Mother’s day post on Facebook yesterday because frankly I’ve been feeling like a pretty crappy mother at the moment. Being a mother is tough and kicks your arse at times. And these days, there’s so much guilt, shame and judgement that is poured onto mothers, which makes us feel…
I was honoured to read my poem today at the South Coast Writer’s Centre International Women’s Day celebration (as I have for the past two years) and even more humbled to be selected as this year’s winner of the competition. Wow!! The theme for this year was #balanceforbetter and I wanted to explore the fragile…
Do you often find yourself struggling to make time for the things that are most important to you such as family, self care, your spiritual practice, passion projects, etc, but spend a whole lot of time on things you ‘have’ to do but don’t value as much? Our modern world has us scrambling to tick…
If you haven’t tried energy healing before, then you may be a little apprehensive about your first Reiki session. I get it. The idea of energy being channeled through someone’s hands for healing may seem a little far-fetched. Some of my first-time clients have even described their experience as ‘out of this world’. But stay…
I started (or restarted) my daily gratitude practice over a month ago. I have tried to keep a gratitude journal from time to time but I kept falling off the wagon. I was prompted by Brené Brown’s inspiring audio series, The Power of Vulnerability, to try again. Brené says that ‘whole-hearted people’ – as she…
Have you felt the need for change, but don’t know where to start? One of my new Reiki clients contacted me a few days after our session and said she felt the need to make some changes in her life, but wasn’t sure how to go about it. Often, our unconscious selves get the memo…