Often seen, or at least heard by my nearest and dearest, as overbearing, opinionated and a tete-de-bois (aka stubborn), I have also been accused of being too loud, too forceful,…
Woooooo, I am not only menstruating today, but I feel a deep womb-pain that needs to be voiced. If there is one thing that is coming from deep within today…
I am feeling the sharp and “takes your breath away” pain that arises not just with birthing our babes, but with letting go of the umbilical cord to our children who…
This week I felt my skin tighten, my hands go up in despair and my heart wrench again as I read an article from yet another “up and coming modern…
Yesterday was Mother’s Day and as a mother of many (6 in fact!) I have a love-hate relationship with Mother’s Day. Some years I have gone in to the day…
Last night I had a bonfire. It was to end my proverbial Tour of Duty of being dutiful wife and mother. How did this come about? Well a simple “domestic”…
Do you know the Aretha Franklin song “Natural Woman”? Listen to it here. My favourite lyrics are these: When my soul was in the lost-and-found You came along to…
Flicking this morning through the gorgeous book by Dawna Markova, “I will not die an unlived life” which I used years ago in a women’s group I ran, I was…
This morning, I was prompted by a woman online to fully claim my name. So what did I take that to mean and what did that make me think of? The…
Where have all the flowers gone? A song from way-back just popped into my head as I wondered what muse would flow out of me today? In fact I don’t…
When women are racing around attending to everyone’s needs but their own, sometimes they lose sight of their soul purpose or the hunger pains of their soul, which are either…
I exploded this week – in fact I had a huge emotional melt-down! It appeared out of nowhere as a sudden unexplained outburst at the drop of a hat –…
Reading an issue of MindFood yesterday (one of my Christmas pressies to self) I came across a title, “I don’t want to grow younger. I want to grow my beautiful.”…
As you know I’m all about learning the art of Ultimate Self Care and helping others do the same. Why? Because I was super-woman for many years and got burnt-out,…
Common to women is that we all have the “I can’t wait to get out with the girls and socialise phase” and the “I want to crawl back into my…
Isn’t motherhood often difficult? It brings us the deepest joys and often the deepest lows. Some reflections in poetry today and the intense feelings that we can feel as mothers,…
I was shocked this morning with a “bolt” out of the blue. Namely an unusual reminder that at this time of the year, I seem to struggle in my soul….
My youngest son turned 13 today. It’s my “birthing day” and his “birthday”. 2 great reasons to celebrate. But it also brings to the fore some of my own…
I saw this great facebook pic yesterday of a woman desperately wanting to have some “me time” and then she reminded herself that she was a capable, independent woman! It…
What’s your “tragedy” in your life to date and how has that created some fabulous traction for you? No, this is not about denying you of the grief that may…
Body rituals are powerful cleansers. They can also be a deeply profound experience – moving your emotional state from something difficult to something with more ease, and getting you out…
The prison of insignificance – A life sentence of depression and keys to finding your freedom “Depression has many guises. It can be the mask of loneliness, the veil of insignificance,…
Grief…We’re told to get over it, get through it, get to the end of it or to get a grip on it (or ourselves) should we veer off in uncontrollable…
Are you a woman who’s experiencing overwhelm, juggling, exhaustion and imbalance? Here’s 10 reasons for YOU to get out of stress, overwhelm and heartache and get YOUR spark back. Why…
Are you a capable mid-life woman whose brain sometimes feels like fuzz? Being in my late 40’s, still menstruating but feeling like I’m transitioning into some new territory, I was…
I’m so in love with this quote that really talks about living to the beat of our own drum. Going at a pace that suits us, not someone else’s….
My partner, the other night, came out with something profound. “Sometimes it’s easier to change, than accept the situation.” Referring to the situation where his wife left him suddenly for another…
I have this uncanny ability to meet soul mates. In fact I’ve met 2, perhaps even 4! But let me start with No. 1! The day I met my first…
Do you think women say that want to be in love, but truthfully they don’t really want love, relationship and intimacy and what that takes, or they’ve simply given up…
Are you a woman who’s experiencing overwhelm, juggling, exhaustion and imbalance? Here’s 10 reasons for YOU to get out of stress, overwhelm and heartache and get YOUR spark back. Why…
“When you become a mother, YOU go out the door!” is what I heard her say with her body looking a little exhausted and her eyes looking a little despairingly…
We are being told to embrace our womanly curves, but when it comes to emotions, we are expected to be constant – or I call it a “straight line” or…
Having sat in traffic for 2 hours yesterday and also noticed my ϋber-full diary especially in the past couple of weeks with packing boxes for a house-move and kids sports…
Having struggled many years ago – in fact a good 11 years of my teenage and early adult life, I struggled with intense body loathing and self hate, not to…
I may be wrong in calling them diseases, especially in the sense of medical terminology, but here are what I consider the top diseases (as in not at ease!) of…
I am noticing how many people around me lately are feeling shattered to the core, as if they’ve been rocked by “deep-to-the-soul” overwhelm and despair. To me, it’s not about…
Has it been a while since you felt sexy, sassy and loving the lusciousness of an intimate relationship? Want your spark back, whether you are single or feel like you…
Are you nibbling the crumbs or ‘having your cake and eating it’ in life? How often do you accept less than what you can have on your plate – literally…
Running away from something or someone is not necessarily an act of cowardice. It may in fact be your greatest act of courage. “My relationship finished and I ended up…
When we are sitting in the “well of loss” – otherwise known as grief – we feel it, not just in our bodies, but in our souls. For some, it…
Many people find it difficult to be the one that “rocks the boat”, creates some waves or perhaps even causes a storm. Why? It is not because they don’t have…
A real party stopper is when someone asks you what you have done this week and your answer is “Not much!” Why is it that we measure our success on…
When we “keep a secret”, it sits within us. There are many things that can happen with this “secret”. We stuff it down with food or other substances. It weighs…
Imagine if having “me time” were the “cure-all” for your health, women’s issues, sanity, family life, relationships and even your career. In fact, the more I think about this notion,…
Breaking out in rashes, pimples or other irritations, fire-ing up inside with menopausal symptoms, itching, diarrhoea-ing, redness, throbbing, vomiting…or perhaps having a melt-down with other explosive body symptoms? What is…
I’ll catch my breath, when I finally get that stuff sorted.” was what I heard the woman say. My response was how about she “breathe first, then the things will…
Many women have a distorted image of who they think they are, how their bodies are and what their life’s challenges look like. Perhaps, as a woman, YOU are looking…
Ever feel that people don’t notice what a a great woman, mother, wife, partner, daughter, worker, …you are? Ever since I was a child, and even before I knew where…
Lately I have been lusting after “baby pink”. This is not a common occurrence for me, but it’s a colour that my body has been “desiring” lately. It reminds me…
The outside world – media, diet, beauty, gym, fashion and other industries tell us how to be “confident, sexy, successful, desirable…” They want us to “buy into” that negative stuff….
Let me share a personal secret. I have been an expert at “keeping intimacy at bay” for much of my life and it is an area of my life that…
\A comment at a party recently threw me! When a woman, knowing a little of my history, hinted that she knew I had six children, abruptly asked, “So did you…
We have an amazing privilege to live in our bodies, and “giving ourselves over to the experts” may not provide the solutions to our woes. In my work with women,…
Get yourself of our the “chaotic eating /non eating cycle” once and for all! Eating is an emotional experience – in a positive and negative light. Staying stuck in weight…
Given up on what your soul is crying out for – like a peaceful family, a fabulous relationship, a service you wish to offer the world or a creative dream…
Having had a few years being single and also years of being in a marriage where I didn’t allow myself to be that “desirable”, I have noticed many mistakes women…
As women we are multi-jugglers without a doubt. We put an expectation on ourselves, and therefore teach others, that we will be there “come hell or high water” for them,…
Let me help you learn to listen to your body/spirit/gut so you can have peace around your decisions and get what you want in life. I simply love to help…
Yes, people can “put us in a box” but often it is we (yes YOU and I !) that cage ourselves into that prison or cage called “not-good-enoughness.” If…
Inbuilt within me is an undeniable urge, desire and need to care about others’ well-being. I care. I am compassionate. I want the best for people. I want to…
People pleasing usually has the connotation of someone running ragged around others – filling up the other person’s “needs and wants tank” over and above their own. It has the…
I love what Marianne has to say in this video with Oprah on Super Soul Sunday. Firstly her point about many people “wanting to be stars” (2mins 20 point of…
This week I have encountered many people have been dealing with a lot of s***. My acronym for s*** is this: S…eriously H…ard I…nviting me to hide under the duvet…
This morning I had another “Chocolat” moment. You remember the movie “Chocolat” where the woman and her daughter arrive into the very conservative French town and she opens up a…
Interesting kind of day today with not a lot of things going “right” and me noticeably feeling a little frustrated, annoyed and edgy. A client didn’t arrive. I couldn’t gain…
One thing I am passionate about and gutsy at (or so I’ve been told!) is expanding my own horizons and taking leaps of faith into the unknown. Therefore I can’t…
Today I coined a new phrase “Creative hibernation” – you know that experience of hiding in your creative cave – having abandoned your creative pursuits, found yourself too busy to…
Big news. I am getting a tattoo. Actually no, it’s not me, it’s my gorgeous man that is getting one this afternoon to celebrate his new residency and new beginnings…
Stop grumbling about your body. Start the mindful practice of body gratitude.
Many of us don’t like the changes that occur in our body when life changes something. Consider the woman who loses a breast through mastectomy – not a body change…
Have a POD – Point Of Difference, rather than trying to be yet another green pea, which is very boring and takes a lot of effort. Just be happy expressing…
Feeling heavy? Not just on the scales I mean,but also heavy full stop – stuck, bogged down, noose around the neck, pit in your stomach type stuff, going no-where or…
Recently in my women’s group, we looked at our wants, desires and urges for 2014. We termed it Soul Nourishment and looked at activities, rituals, people, events, things…..that help nourish…
We cannot imagine great possibilities and manifest an abundance of things in bucket loads opening up in our lives (rather than teaspoonfuls that we often ask for!) till we really…
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. Goals are also not really my thing either as often we give up half way through and then feel a failure. Instead, at the…
This epitomises what I am here on this planet to help people with.
It’s year of the horse? What are you plans for this year? As a year of the horse-born, I am excited about the ride this year (2014) where we will…
“Your greatest success is frolic-ing in the sea of difference, not floating in the sea of sameness” Too many people buy into culture’s pressures to look, be and do the…
