Could you surrender enough to allow the universe to tell you what comes next?

What is mindfulness anyway?

Five ways to introduce mindfulness into your workday.

How you spend the first couple of hours in your day either helps or hinders your happiness, progress and wellbeing. 

Sixteen years today (14 after we met and started dating) we got married. 

Too often in life, we pretend that we are something that we are not. 

We try to live up to an image of something that we have invented, or others have created for us. 

We are living during unprecedented times. The future is uncertain, our daily lives have changed drastically, our freedoms have been restricted and much is out of our control. This is a recipe for emotional overload. 

“This pandemic is not about you and it’s all about you.” Michael Neill 

This statement really resonated with me. 

There’s a way that whatever is going on for us in any given moment is the most important thing. 

As someone that works with high achieving leaders, control and more specifically the illusion of control is a rich area of exploration. 

The pressure of homeschooling and having little time and space for myself, and uninterrupted time for work got to me.

Is your inner critic saying you should be doing more or coping better? Is your inner critic judging what you are or are not doing or being? Mine was alive and well yesterday. 

I was reminded today to celebrate actions, mindsets and behaviours rather than outcomes. This goes counter to most of the messages we receive, and in my experience it’s one of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned (especially as a recovering high achiever!).

For a long time, like so many women, I felt trapped between what I wanted for myself and what others and society said I was supposed to be and do.