Self-care is not a glorified act for the odd few. As our global current needs show, self-care is increasingly essential for everyone to meet the demands of everyday life. Over the past year in particular, self-care has been paramount. With the threats of COVID and widespread fears for health, it has prompted everyone to take extra care of themselves, and [...]
If you have followed the two previous articles, you will have read about my journey of powerlessness to Empowerment. I share how I lived with self-hate and lack of self-worth; and how through the depths of despair and suffering, I hit ‘rock bottom’ before I turned my life around. The journey of empowerment is an ongoing, ever-growing, evolving path of [...]
I didn’t always feel empowered. For most of my life, I felt a huge gaping hole and wound inside of me. A feeling of disconnection from myself and from others, a deep sense of isolation, of being alone, and being misunderstood. It was like I was living on the outside in a world that felt alien to me. With low [...]
We all have the potential to have a great life. To live the life of our dreams, to be happy, feel loved, be successful, healthy and fulfilled... Whilst empowerment can mean different things to different people, over the many years in the healing profession, I have learned a great deal about empowerment through my own journey - as well [...]
As we approach the Equinox this week, the energies are supporting us to create balance within ourselves and in our world. A time when we have equal night and day, it symbolises the light and dark coming together, and often represents the balance of the yin/yang and male/female energies. It is also a time of renewal and new beginnings. This [...]
While the world is in a state of turmoil and challenge, practising gratitude can help shift fears, heal emotional turmoil, and support us in many positive ways. Gratitude is our ability to feel and express thankfulness and appreciation. It opens our heart, and is a state of mind and way of being that can shift our consciousness into an entirely [...]
Many years ago I found myself in a place of self hating, self loathing, self criticism and self judgment. To say I had a lack of self love was an understatement! My body was fueled with continual messages from my 'self' about how bad I was, how ugly I was, how fat I was, how no one really accepted or [...]
"Just surrender" "Accept what is" "Its all about acceptance" …are some of the phrases you may have heard countless times especially in the personal development field. I've used them myself many times, but when I took a step back, I asked myself - what do they really mean? Many spiritual teachings talk about the ability to release tension through [...]
