Who else feels completely immobilised when they become angry? I sit there shaking, on the verge of tears, looking down at the table and worrying my head as I try to stumble through my words. Often when I get this angry, I concede to what I am in disagreement about to get the moment over …
And in the blue corner…
I have sat through so many training days and team building exercises since starting work full time that they all mesh into one blur of boredom-induced hunger, stifled yawns and uncomfortable silences while facilitators wait for contributions by people who are being paid to attend. Many of these have been about understanding my work style. …
Weekend Read: To My Smart, Capable and AWESOME Niece
Content warning: issues around food and self worth I have a niece. A beautiful young girl who is going to grow up to be fierce, independent, strong. She will be these things all in her own way, but with her mother's blood running through her veins she doesn't get a choice. She is going to …
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Weekend Read: What’s Stopping You?
Tell me in the comments below what you have on your list, and why you want to do it 🙂 ** This week in conversation with a friend we stumbled into an interesting topic. You work all week, so you need to do the things you like either in the mornings before work, at night …
Special Feature: Gaby Judd
A personal note to Gaby: thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me. I thoroughly enjoyed talking to you about your efforts. Despite the draining and intensely sad nature of the information you are exposed to through your work with Grandmothers, you are a positive, forward-looking person invested in getting less …
Weekend Read: Shrink Your World
How many people belong to your "inner circle"? Who are the most important people in your world? Now, tell me: When is the last time you contacted those people? When is the last time you spent physical time with those people? How do you feel when you catch up with them? Why do you feel …
Weekend Read: You Knew What You Were Getting Into
Please share this post if it resonates with you. I would love to hear from you, privately on in the comment field below if you have gone through similar experiences. As always, if you have a topic you are sitting on I welcome you to get in touch so we can chat. I'd also like …
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Weekend Read: Please Don’t Say You’re Proud of Me
Language is complicated. We can't police every word and thought in our head - we would never speak or have the confidence to generate our own thoughts. What we can do, however, is slowly, gently, over time, shape and adjust the way we express our thoughts and feelings with language. It should take a lifetime. …
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Weekend Read: Let “Shoulds” Take the Backseat
Welcome to a slightly more relaxed chat this weekend. Thank you kindly for all of the reads, shares, follows and comments from last weeks read. ** There is enough action happening out of obligation in the world. I would like us to reframe our thinking and reconnect with what is important to us. Then our …
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Bonus Post: Reading = Good, Says Science!
At long last my love of reading has been supported by science! The thing to note here is that the books described in this article are storybooks. Fiction. Fantasy. Escapism. Novels. Stories. Whatever you want to call it. Transporting yourself into the mind of another, or into the world of another, is the key to …
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Weekend Read: You Make My Skin Crawl
Quick warning for those offended by the swears - I got a little angry writing this one. There are a few nasty words from "nasty woman". Talking to one of the lovely humans in my life this week I realised why this bothered me more than other similar experiences I have had. I have previously …
Guest Post – Attention is the Rarest and Purest Form of Generosity
Thank you to my beautiful guest for contributing this post. Leave a comment for her below and show your support for her lovely post. We are all trying to strike a balance between reclaiming ourselves/doing things for ourselves and remaining connected with the friends, families and contacts in our lives. ** “Attention is the rarest …
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Weekend Read: Start small but dream big
They say there's no good sitting on the couch doing nothing...
Weekend Read: How do we stop inviting the trauma in?
This is not an anti-social media post. This is a PRO-self investment post! Get on the comment feed and tell me what you do to reengage with the world and reconnect with yourself - I can't wait to hear from you! Happy reading! ** [If I asked you "what brings you joy?" what would you …
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Guest Post – An Open Letter: Why we are more powerful than the problems we face.
Thank you to my beautiful friend for writing this entry. You are a kind, clever and inspirational human and the things we are going to achieve knows no bounds. ** An open letter to the change-makers, to the hopeful souls and to the perpetually afraid. Dear human, I guess it’s about time we came clean. …
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Weekend Read: You Are Such an Old Soul
Please let me know what you think of the new weekend reads! Thank you so much for those who have been reading my entries and engaging with me. I love hearing how my entries have influenced you. ** I love reading and hearing about people who have "done their learning". I spent sooo many days, …
Karen Dolva
I love hearing about entrepreneurs and how people have taken a simple concept or a "gap" in their market to achieve fabulous things. Please leave me a comment if you have a link to a start up or fabulous individual making positive waves in their community through their clever thinking and proactive attitude! Happy reading! …
Weekend Read: An Open Letter to a Fading Friend
If my article has brought up any challenges for you, I want you to always feel welcome to reach out to me for help. Whilst I always welcome contact I must stress, however, that I am not a psychologist and I cannot offer you professional help. Please reach out to your GP for access to …
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Aung San Suu Kyi
Welcome to yet another human that is both revered and distrusted by the international community. Today I am introducing you to Aung San Suu Kyi. Her background is as follows: Suu Kyi was born in 1945 Her father, Aung San, was assassinated when she was two years old She was educated in India and the …
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
This week we are swinging all the way back to the 1860's to meet Henrietta Swan Leavitt - an American astronomer 'known for her discovery of the relationship between period and luminosity in Cepheid variables, pulsating stars that vary regularly in brightness in periods ranging from a few days to several months' (source). ... If …
