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Have a Nap; Do something Fun
Play? What do you mean by play? Do you mean having fun or what? “I do things that I enjoy and bring me pleasure quite often. Is that what play is?” Dr Stuart Brown, in his book, Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul, describes play as having seven […]
This is My Story
Let me tell you a quick story: About 4 years ago a girl moved states to be closer to her family. She didn’t enjoy her job any more like she always had – for many years it was always what she wanted to do… and then over time (without her even realising) she slowly began to […]
Self Care Tip – Reconnect with Someone
A couple weeks ago, I was reading something that got me thinking about how disconnected our world is. You’ve heard it said before ‘we are the most technically connected we’ve ever been and at the same time we’re the most disconnected with those around us.’ “I have much to write to you, but I do not […]
How Does Change Happen?
I am frequently asked… “How have you got to where you are? How do you implement the changes you want to see in your life and in yourself?” Awareness, The Choice to Want to Change and Reminders. Change, like most of us, does not come easy to me. I’m not a hater of change, I like being […]
Self Care Tip – Declutter Your Inbox
I recently saw this picture: When I saw this, it made me giggle. I am pretty padantic when it comes to my email inbox. I don’t like to have more than 10 unread emails in my inbox. On my walk this morning it came to my mind that I need to go through my emails […]
Self Care Tip – Finish a half read book.
You know what I’m talking about? Those half read books in your bookshelf. I have at least a hand full of them. And I regularly ask myself “Are you ever going to read that? If yes, then when? If no, then why don’t you give it away?” They are very good questions. Something that is […]
Care for Yourself – Care for Your Leadership
Be the best leader YOU can be. Who are you? What do you like? What do you dislike? What are your pet hates? What do you like to do most on your day off? If you could choose to do anything in your day right now, what would it be? What are your dreams? How […]
No is a complete sentence.
I haven’t written in a while, even so I am a haphazard writer at the best of times. I absolutely love it when I write and really miss it when I don’t. One of the reasons I haven’t been writing is that I haven’t found the time. I also haven’t found time to read which […]
Boundaries and Self Care
So coming up on 15th June is my next workshop and this one is called “Boundaries”. It’s about setting and implementing boundaries with the people in your life. I know! I Know! The boundaries word is a little taboo and let’s face it, not the most comfortable of subjects in life. I know that and I […]
Self Care in the Aftermath – Adelaide Hills Fire 2015
The last week and a half in Adelaide Hills, South Australia has been one of the most devastating and scary weeks of many people’s life. Fires have stretched throughout the Adelaide Hills burning around 12,500 hectares! The perimeter of the fire was around 224 km’s long. I’ve never experienced something so close to my heart […]
Self Care Tip of the Week #22 – Something more for the Silly Season.
Is this good for my soul? This morning I was having some time out and I decided to order a hot chocolate! After I ordered, I waited…. and waited…. and waited… It was definitely taking longer than I expected (especially for a take away drink). As I waited, I began to notice what was […]
Self Care Tip of the Week #21 – Go for a walk through a garden.
Today I had a plan to go and treat myself to some me time at a local garden nursery where they also have a cafe. I like to sit amongst the lush greenery while sipping on a hot chocolate and reflecting or reading. Well… today, that was not to be as the cafe was booked out. […]