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What started your descent into love with yourself?

In my 30’s it began. I romanced myself in the gothic bathroom of the old semi in Balmain. Jasmin grew from outside in the cracks of the rotting window sill and hung long down into my bath-tub. I lit...

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Go rich, deep and wide: 5 ways to strengthen the positive

”Just think positively”. Those words grate with me. Ack, like nails on a chalkboard. Almost. Perhaps because they are often misused when we are trying really hard to lift ourselves, be responsible, do...

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Songs for the Women by Kaylia Dunstan

I feel very lucky.  Special.  I have a secret.  She’s a friend of mine.  A clever, clever woman with the courage to go deep and talk about it.  Her words touch in unexpected ways, wake things up, bring...

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Living tender

Modern life.  So much rush.  So much pace.  So much surface. Tenderness can seem a luxury.  Something for another time or someone else or a special scene in a movie. How much do you allow tenderness to...

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The Power of Empathy

EMPATHY is one of the most powerful social skills you can have. When you offer empathy to a person – watch as they move from a less conscious perspective, mired in their defences, fighting or avoiding...

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2014 wrap and 2015 open into new

Reflect on what 2014 has brought you.  Love it & let it go.  Breathe into the new. My season’s gift to you is a process here, to reflect on the year you’ve just had and what it’s brought you and to...

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HPA, DNA and the slinky effect

Could your life struggles today be the effects of a neurochemical slinky set in motion long ago? Repeated adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s) can change the body, brain and nervous system and...

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What does nature want for you?

A different kind of blog today.  Some pictures taken on a roadtrip inland, back from Sydney.  I had been visiting my Mum in a nursing home, her Dementia rapidly advancing.  Such special and emotional...

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Embody your soul purpose

Trauma can blunt the free flow of your authentic self energy. The right environment and connections can free it.

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Australians living with trauma impacts and not aware

1 in 4 Australians are living with Complex Trauma impacts, and many don't know it.

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