Time Will Not Heal You- But This Can

“Time doesn’t heal anything, it just teaches us to live with the pain”– Itachi Uchiha Many of us have the belief that time will heal all wounds. That if we just wait patiently, over time we will magically heal. Our grief. Our losses. Our trauma. Our heartbreak. Time can lessen our pain but it mostContinue reading “Time Will Not Heal You- But This Can”

Flaunting My Fifties- 24 things that Time has Taught Me

Time flies by. We get older. We watch those in our lives get older. People come in and out of our lives. We have a front row seat to the miracle of new life as we, family and friends have children. We watch them grow up. We feel immense joy. We lose loved ones. WeContinue reading “Flaunting My Fifties- 24 things that Time has Taught Me”

A Guide to Support those Suffering Grief and Loss

“The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss. You will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same. NorContinue reading “A Guide to Support those Suffering Grief and Loss”

34 Heartbreak & Feely Songs for when we Need to Unpack our Pain

We all have those times when the words of a quote or the lyrics of a song, engulf us in deep emotion. Indeed, at times, we search out those songs to feel what needs to be felt. We listen intently to the lyrics as if they were written for us, or by us. Perhaps theyContinue reading “34 Heartbreak & Feely Songs for when we Need to Unpack our Pain”

Making Friends with Our Ghosts

Our spiritual mission is not to ignore the darkness, but to bring light to the darkness. Ignoring darkness does not dispel it; only the light does. That is the difference between denial and transcendence.” ~ Marianne Williamson~ We all have our darkness; it’s whether we decide to bury that darkness, or try and find the lightContinue reading “Making Friends with Our Ghosts”

26 Wise Lessons- From a Woman Who has Learnt them All

It was an overcast but humid morning as I sat on the beach, looking out into the vast, never-ending ocean. It’s my place for thinking and reflection. And today, I was reflecting on my life- the highs the lows. The peaks and troughs. The blessings and the lessons. Here’s my little box of big wisdom.Continue reading “26 Wise Lessons- From a Woman Who has Learnt them All”

The Importance of Listening to Your Emotions

I’ve mentioned many times the “body keeps the score”, and the reason I say this is because it’s reality. When we avoid, bury and distract ourselves from our emotions, we are only delaying the inevitable. Pain, sadness, trauma, grief- they all stay within us and attach to every cell, if we don’t address our emotionsContinue reading “The Importance of Listening to Your Emotions”

Lessons People Learn Too Late in Life

A few years ago I stumbled across an article and I remember at the time it hit me hard, as it really resonated with what I was living at the time. I reflect upon it now and it still has such meaning and holds such truth, and I would like to share it with you.Continue reading “Lessons People Learn Too Late in Life”

What it’s like to Support Another in their Darkest Moment

As a crisis phone support worker, we receive all sorts of calls. Some are lonely people wanting someone to talk to. Some feel they can’t be open and talk to friends and family. Some want a ray of hope. Some get confused and think they’ve phoned a sex line and others are in the darkestContinue reading “What it’s like to Support Another in their Darkest Moment”

The Gift of Working with your Inner Child- Inner Child Meditation

Below I share an Inner Child meditation I have written. I am in the process of recording some meditations but I wanted to share the words of this meditation, because inner child work is so incredibly important. What is your inner child you may ask? Our inner child is that part of us that heldContinue reading “The Gift of Working with your Inner Child- Inner Child Meditation”