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My mission is to advance the wellness of adults by empowering, supporting and motivating them to improve their self-worth and achieve their desired goals.
Postpartum exercise…
I have received quite a few messages through my social media accounts around postpartum exercise....
With a new role comes self-doubt…
We've all heard the comments about the lack of a manual when you take home your baby, so we know...
I am grateful, but…
Oh, how badly I wanted a natural birth process. After...
Survivor’s guilt…
After a 5 year journey to conceive a child, including being...
I didn’t know what to say…
So, I have been MIA in recent times, but it has been for very good reason…let me explain. We were...
Truth Sovereignty…
Following on from my last blog on self-worth, I thought I...
Flaws and all…
How often do you hear self-worth these days? I read about it...
“Change your priorities and you change your life”
I finally got around to opening “The subtle art of not...
Slow and steady wins the race…
I have always been one to do things a million miles an hour....
Don’t be a bystander, be a stand up human!
One of the intentions I set for 2018, was to call out...
The Art of saying “No!”
Only two letters; N and O, but oh how hard they can be to put together and say out loud. Through...
The worst that can happen is failure…and I can deal with failure.
How did you react to the title of this blog? Did you agree, or did you react strongly with...
Are you addicted to Happiness?
I was recently asked to write a piece for The Ladies Coach on anything I liked. At the time I had...
“I am a fraud…”
Have you ever sat in a roomful of people and thought ‘Why...
Being authentic matters to everyone…
I recently was in a situation with a group of friends, where via a group chat they were discussing...
Self-worth: are you out-sourcing it?
One of the common things I hear in coaching and in general conversation is “I will be happy...
You’re toxic, I’m slipping under…
Firstly, I apologise for the Britney reference in the title, but it just fit so well. Secondly,...
Unmasking the insecurities…
Ever since I can remember I have been called an over-achiever. My teachers said it, my family made...
Good v Bad…
Lately I have found myself reflecting a lot on the social constructs of labelling things as good...
Feel with me, not for me…
I recently watched a YouTube clip of Brene Brown, and in it she discussed the difference between...
To my 20-year-old self…
As often happens around birthday time, you reflect on getting another year older. This year I was...
Self-perception
Self-perception My sister took a photo of me recently, while we were joking around. She looked at...
Are you tied to a twig?
'The Elephant and the Twig' is a story that came about from watching captured infant elephants,...
Stand for Something
I, like most, have had a few experiences of people in my life bringing negativity, drama and...
No-one is born a great cook, one learns by doing…
During our wedding speeches, there were numerous comments about my lack of domesticity,...
All I have to do is dream…
I saw the quote recently: “Dream what you dare to dream. Go where you want to go. Be what you want...
Move with love, then you will love to move
As a child I was active, I walked everywhere and was always involved in organised sport/activity;...