Are you feeling like you have no choice but to make a change in your life? What is your go-to way to achieve change and make it stick? I bet most of you will include some version of “work harder” in your answer…. We’ve been taught from a young age
Last night my son told me that he heard a cracking sound when his tooth was pulled out by the dentist. This came after 5 very difficult days and gave me a clue as to how to finally help him to find some peace from the pain. It was a
Written by Jon Parker We all have strategies to beat fatigue. Eating little and often to keep energy levels topped up, say, and being mindful of our sleep patterns and getting enough rest. However sometimes a quick boost is needed right at that moment when you start to feel sleepy. While reaching
Are you actually aware of when you are stressed – as in when you start stressing? Or do you usually realise it a little way down the road when the stress is now impacting your health or your sleeping or your mood? I find that most of my clients do
When I was battling with Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome it seemed as if was afraid of falling asleep. As soon as I dropped into that liminal place between awake and sleep, on the brink of sleep, my whole body would jerk awake, adrenaline surging through me. I was exhausted but I
When your partner suggests you have some people around for dinner is your first response, “I’m too tired”? When your friend invites you for a night out do you find yourself saying (yet again) “I’m very tired. I need an early night”. When your partner is in the mood for
Are you feeling like you have no choice but to make a change in your life? But how? I bet most of you will include some version of “work harder” in your answer…. We’ve been taught from a young age that hard work gets results (yes, even self-care and healing
Many times, while growing up, I did not feel safe in my life and so I did not feel safe in my body.I started to hate this body that I did not feel safe in. My hate of my body and my driving, controlling coping mechanisms to help me feel
I had to let go and fall apart in many ways in the past 10 years, in particular, to get to where I am now in my journey of growth and health. But April particularly took the cake for a whole month of unravelling! I wrote this post at the
Most of the exhausted people I work with and know are givers. This often goes hand-in-hand with rescuing and/or people-pleasing (also called Fawning). All of these behaviours, when done to an extreme that causes imbalance and ill health, are trauma adaptations rather than healthy personality attributes. You can learn more
