Author Archives: Michelle

The Haunting Lyrics of Heartbreak and Loss

It was just after midnight when I was driving home, a little tired and ready for bed. I was thinking about my plans for the day ahead when a song transported me back to a different time. A different place. A different me, yet the same me, with the same heart, just a different version.Continue reading “The Haunting Lyrics of Heartbreak and Loss”

Discomfort is the Price of Admission for a Meaningful Life- Stop Distracting Yourself

Dr Susan David the South African psychologist eloquently said “discomfort is the price of admission for a meaningful life” in a Ted Talk she gave a few years back. For me it captured everything I had been thinking and saying for a while. It has stayed with me and has been the basis of muchContinue reading “Discomfort is the Price of Admission for a Meaningful Life- Stop Distracting Yourself”

What’s an End of Life Doula?

Doula, pronounced Doo-La is a Greek word meaning “persons of service”. Most people have heard about Birth Doula’s, those serving women throughout their late stages of pregnancy and giving birth. But what are End of Life Doula’s or Death Doula’s? Here in Australia where I am from, they are not as well known or asContinue reading “What’s an End of Life Doula?”

There is More to Intimacy than just Sex

“Intimacy is being seen and known as the person you truly are”- Unknown. I was recently watching some guy on a reel, who popped into my feed, explain how we should all be ‘intimate’, at least three times a week for fifteen minutes. And as a man you should not take no for an answer.Continue reading “There is More to Intimacy than just Sex”

When Your Soulmate is Not Your Only Soulmate

“Maybe we all have a lot of soulmates, each for a different time in our lives. Maybe every person we ever love is a soulmate in some sense, and that’s why they mean so much to us, that’s why they’re so hard to forget. People change and fall out of love, but that doesn’t meanContinue reading “When Your Soulmate is Not Your Only Soulmate”

Mother’s Day Without Her

It’s a very different Mother’s Day this year. I’ve had this sort of anxiety the past few days. Nothing big or significant. Nothing I can specifically pinpoint. Just this little simmering underneath the surface. It’s in my physical body. If I could give it a shape and colour, I would say a golfball shape inContinue reading “Mother’s Day Without Her”

My List of Giving Yourself the Best Shot at Ageing Well

“I like the way I look. I like the way I feel. I like my energy. I have wisdom. I have perspective. And I can tell you that ageing can be so incredible”- Suzanne Somers I went for my annual skin check recently. It’s one of the proactive things I do to look after myself.Continue reading “My List of Giving Yourself the Best Shot at Ageing Well”

My A-Z of Love, Life and Happiness

Ever feel like you’re just there, existing? Existing in your relationship. Existing in your job. Existing in life. Not truly living. Like you’re not unhappy per se, but you’re not exactly bubbling away with joy and passion. You’re just there. In that place. Your heart is beating and you’re breathing in and out, but somethingContinue reading “My A-Z of Love, Life and Happiness”

52 Tidbits to Embrace in Your 50’s

When I was in my 30s and 40s, there was a lot of fear around ageing. So many times, I would hear the negative connotations about getting older. Decline of physical health. Decline of the ability to be spontaneous and adventurous. Decline of your looks. Decline of attractiveness. Decline of being seen and valued. ItContinue reading “52 Tidbits to Embrace in Your 50’s”