Have you ever had a panic attack? So have I.
Have you ever had a panic attack? Can you remember having the first one? Or your worst one?? Let me tell you about my experiences. I always thought I was as tough as nails, after being tested many times. Perhaps I was tested one too many times, however,...
The yin and yang of self-compassion.
Self-compassion isn’t all just about being kinder and gentler to yourself. Sometimes, it’s about facing your fears and rising up and standing up and being true to yourself. You see, there are two equal and opposing elements of self-compassion and each part is...
The story I’ve been too scared to tell…
…but after reading that six Australian women have been murdered this week, and after seeing so many brave women tell their story around the world, I figure it's time. Abusive relationships don’t start out being abusive - otherwise there wouldn’t be any! No, abusive...
Everybody needs a coach
Why do the most successful business people have coaches? Why do elite sports stars have coaches? Why do musicians, actors and writers have coaches? Probably for the same reasons that you need one… …because sometimes you can’t see the forest for the trees, or in the...
Anti-aging – the truth is in your telomeres.
It seems we’ve always had a fascination with living forever. Folklore abounds with tales of finding the fountain of youth and other anti-aging secrets. Here’s one that has actually been scientifically proven. Telomeres. Did you know that you are absolutely riddled...
Why self-compassion trumps self-esteem
What's the difference between self-esteem and self-compassion anyway? Many self-help books of the 80s and 90s stressed the importance of self-esteem…which is a good thing, right? Absolutely! We know that having high self-esteem is so much better for your mental...
Get an attitude of gratitude
Feeling grateful is such a quick and easy path to feeling good. Gratitude slams stress, axes anxiety and destroys depression every single time. Science shows that grateful people are happy people and actually live longer. In fact, according to UC Berkeley, grateful...
Anxious? Overwhelmed? Try Mindfulness.
I know what you’re thinking. “Mindfulness, schmindfulness.” I know it’s become a bit of a trendy term like ‘green smoothie’ and ‘smashed avocado’, but did you know that the concepts of mindfulness have actually been around for thousands of years? Most religions...
The secrets of great speakers…and the not so great.
A wrap-up of NAC 2018 – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (and the freakin’ awesome!) For those of you that have never heard of NAC (like me not so long ago), it stands for National Achievers Congress and is held all over the world and was recently held in Brisbane for...
Eat your way to happy
A crap diet is no good for your mental health. There, I said it. It’s something that seems like common sense and has certainly had a lot of airplay in alternative health fields but it is only just recently being proven by science. Scroll straight down for the geeky...