Befriending trauma demons in my body
When a counsellor gave me an iRest meditation CD years ago, the male voice triggered my rage. I did get past that, but I didn’t do it...
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Oct 17, 20213 min read
Essential Worker
Giving to depletion For this month’s blog we were asked to volunteer and write about our experience. I felt an instant pushback. A huge...
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Oct 5, 20213 min read
Give a little
I’m embarrassed to admit that if someone asks for help, I immediately tense up and feel an unnatural pressure to be there for them. I...
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Aug 31, 20212 min read
Gratitude: Game Changer -Brain Changer
I learned how to articulate what I’m grateful for. On that night and many others, this practice brought me peace and sleep.
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Aug 10, 20212 min read
Connecting with Your Body Can be Confronting…
What had I loved about it?
I was able to do the stretches without having bend myself like a pretzel and fall flat on my face.
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Aug 5, 20212 min read
Meditation – The Calm After the Storm
La calma e la virtu dei forti. I asked my friend about the meaning of the script tattooed across her left thigh. She explained that it...
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Aug 1, 20213 min read
The Busyness of Life
This month I have been working, studying, and running my own business. My business has become so busy I am almost ready to leave the...
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Jul 29, 20212 min read
Flexing old beliefs
I always thought that yoga and meditation was a bit too alternative for me. Something that people who had an easy-going life would find...
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Jul 19, 20212 min read
Going to the gym is like visiting the dentist
Exercise combined with routine is on par with the dentist for me. The idea of sweating and straining in a gym 3 times a week doesn’t hold...
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Jul 12, 20212 min read
Exercise for selfcare on the healing journey after abuse
The Blogging GEMS program for domestic violence survivors is a way to remind and encourage survivors to practise self-care strategies to...
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Jul 10, 20212 min read
The Task
We were set a task to experiment with different types of exercise to see what works for us. Oh, this will be easy, I thought. I have a...
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Jul 9, 20212 min read
How Exercise Heals
Pushing myself out of my comfort zone was no menial task but I do think the desired outcome was achieved.
Here’s what I learned.
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Jul 5, 20212 min read
I’m movin’ – I’m groovin’
As the days pass, I keep forgetting the challenge. When I remember, there’s waves of guilt, and serious amounts of should-ing.
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Jul 3, 20212 min read
My Love/Hate Relationship with Exercise
For a long time, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with exercise.
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Jun 28, 20212 min read
Dare to find your fit
When we’re busy looking after everything else, starting an exercise regime can leave us feeling guilty. When we’ve lost our fitness, skill a
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Jun 26, 20212 min read
The Challenge
This new blog homework was going to be tricky - I work fulltime, study a degree part time and I’m a single mum to three kids, so it’s not...
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Jun 25, 20213 min read
Rise and shine, it’s Pilates time
‘Pilates in the Park’ sessions are held at 7am on the last Saturday of every month on the oval of Pine Rivers High School, nearest to Silky
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May 28, 20212 min read
Beware of gratitude’s evil twin
Early in our Broken to Brilliant blogging workshops, we covered why gratitude was good for us. The research clearly shows that people who...
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May 17, 20212 min read
A Shout Out to My Ex
I want to say thank you to my ex. A man who rarely laid a hand on me, but nonetheless subjected me to a marriage drenched in insidious...
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May 16, 20212 min read
How Practising Gratitude Changed My Life
My turning point came in 2018 when I was prescribed medication for what my doctor termed “chronic depression”. Around six months earlier...
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