Picking up the story from where I left off last week – this was my last paragraph just to give you the prompter…. I decided to publish the blog for others to read. This was my first true step towards showing people what was really going on for me. I realised that if I could […]
Sometimes you have to be lost in order to find yourself
I didn’t even know I was lost. I was sailing along, enjoying life at a top level. I was a wife, mum, career professional. On paper, I was sorted. When my body began to attack itself and my health rapidly deteriorated, I felt frightened, alone and stuck. Although I still had my roles in life, […]
Do you have a funky relationship with money?
Until listening to this audiobook ‘Rich As F*ck’, by self-made millionaire Amanda Frances, I never consciously examined my relationship with money. Since listening, I’ve realised that my relationship with money ties into a few of my stories around worth, what I was taught growing up and other inherited values through my heritage as a Pacific […]
Choosing to Step off the Path Well Worn
I’ve spent almost my entire life believing that there is only one way to achieve happiness and success. The ingredients are simple; go to school, follow on with TAFE/University, achieve a higher education or trade and secure a career in the field you have studied or trained in. Work hard and save hard and you […]
What Is It About The Silly Season?
Just the term ‘silly season’ should give us a clue about what is really going on. 2020 was no different for me. Months of planning, preparation, organising, agonising over gifts, event planning, anticipation, excitement and of course stress by the bucket load. Every year, I look forward with such anticipation to Christmas. It’s a time […]
Finding my Voice: Learning to Speak up and be Heard
As a little girl growing up, I learnt from my parents and adult role models that I must mind my manners, and adjust my behaviour so as not to interrupt the adults when they were in conversation. I was taught to be polite and respectful, and it became a natural role that I embraced; the […]