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Understand the mind
Understand your mind You are both the oppressed and oppressor, the good news is – you have the key to let yourself out. As a sufferer of depression, the madness of the mind is something I’m very familiar with. But even before mental health issues struck in my mid-thirties, I would fall victim to the mechanics of the mind. My mind pondered on the past and projected into the future, to the point that I would create chemical reactions (emotions) to these thoughts as if they were really happening in that moment. Like we all do. The mind … Read More
My Last Feather
My last feather I’m not ready to let go of you… But you need to move on. When Braith first left me over 17 years ago I cried uncontrollably for months. His first birthday was torturous and the first anniversary of him leaving left a huge hole in my heart. And then slowly it got easier. I became accustomed to the moments of heaviness around special dates and learnt to talk about him without tears over the years. But this year, I felt like I was back at the beginning, without control of my deep sadness. Losing Flynn this year … Read More
What Would’ve Been
Some weeks these blogs flow out and other weeks I stare at the screen waiting for words to jump out. Today is the latter. There’s only so many personal stories you can share before you get sick of your own voice. So I thought maybe today I can share a snippet of the first version of my book I started to write about a year ago. I have decided to ditch this idea and have moved on to fiction.. eek, so here’s what would of been (this was the intro)… I am not a feminist. Far from it, however history … Read More
Celebrating Men
Celebrating Men At the risk of sounding sexist, here’s this weeks blog… On Mother’s Day it’s such a treat for me to have my family make me breakfast whilst I lazily stay in bed reading a book. If I get a massage voucher, that’s the icing on the cake. I rarely cook on this day of the year and enjoy quality time with my family. But is this pampering what will allow a Dad to feel valued on Father’s Day? I get we’re not in the 1950’s, women and men share the roles of managing family life from … Read More
The Whispers of the Universe
She Whispered Gently, So sweetly to me, “When you are silent, I am near”. The Universe speaks lovingly to us But our mind chatters confusingly. All we need is space, and clarity appears. I shared in my Yoga class on Saturday afternoon a beautiful experience I had earlier that day. I woke with a deep sadness, one that had me spend half the day cradling my heart as it wept with grief. In less than three weeks my baby Braith is eighteen. My heart was clinging to “what should be” happening in the build up to such a momentous … Read More
Love The Skin You’re In
12345678 Shouting out to all you women out there that HATE their bodies… LOVE THE SKIN YOU’RE IN You’re body is amazing. It can build a human… Incredible. Your ankles are perfect. Your thighs are amazing. Your stretch marks are a timeline. A beautiful reminder of your path. Thin and thick, we are all worthy. All you robust women out there be proud. You are a woman. You have strength. You have a soft body for your loved ones to nestle into and you are a giving and nurturing being that puts others ahead of yourself. Girls out there that feel thin … Read More
FEAR, Is that you!?
Fear, Is that you? Fear is not saved for the times in life we literally have concern for our safety. It is a feeling that buzzes around our bodies from thought provoked beliefs we hold; The overachiever labels it stress, the worrying mother calls it anxiety and the traumatised will say they are depressed. These descriptive words we use to pin point our emotional state are all derivatives of the same thing; Fear. I have had my fair share of fear… A FEAR OF FEAR ITSELF One of the biggest aha moments through my first bout of depression was learning … Read More
Spiritual Right Action
Spiritual Right Action Doing what feels right isn’t always what is “socially right” It takes real guts to listen to your inner truth. I would probably be regarded as a left wing, unconventional person. My ex husband once told me I was bohemian and my new hubby sometimes struggles with my “atypical” parenting style. I do many things that others would squish their noses at. Because it isn’t the social norm or expectation. Do you sometimes feel that too? You know there is a mainstream or popular belief around parenting, the environment or even politics that you can’t wrap your … Read More
Grief is Unexpressed Love
Grief is Love It offers you an opportunity to feel blessed to have loved so dearly I stood in the family room this morning leaning against the wall with tears rolling down my cheeks and a heartfelt smile on my face. My kittens were entertaining me with their mischievousness, Bobby was scaling the flyscreen whilst Elke watched him, as soon as he jumped down she pounced on his head. Knowing she was in trouble now, she ran quickly for cover under her climbing post only to be pulled out by her leg and her ear playfully nibbled on… I could … Read More