Self-harm Awareness | We Do Recover
***TW – SELF-HARM*** It’s not something I talk about much, but self-harm is a big piece of my story. Today I am nearly 14 yrs free. On my legs and arms are scars, that…
Letting go | How to do it
The enticing proposition of ‘letting it go’ sounds so very simple, so very inviting, but it’s rarely as effortless as releasing our fingers from the string of a helium balloon. Our troubles and…
Empowerment is the Medicine for Rage
I’m not sure how relatable a post about rage is, but maybe many can identify with experiences of anger – externally explosive or silently repressed. My story was one of irrepressible rage, but…
The NeverEnding Story of our Journeys | There is Never Just One
“Journeys are fractal – there is never just one.” ~ Sharon Blackie Oh the illusory promise of a blissful end to our unravelling is so intoxicating, a solitary exhale to signify the finality…
Commitment – The Container for Alchemical Transformation
Of the realms of enemies limiting our growth and keeping us stuck in what feel like inescapable scenarios, our aversion to commitment is one of the biggest culprits. Commitment is the alchemical container in…
Intuition – to Listen or Not to Listen?
Sometimes well-meaning ‘advice’ instead of soothing and reassuring our troubled souls, can instead lead to more distress and agitation. ‘Listen to your intuition’ they say – it’s medicine, it’s guidance and it answers.…
Acceptance is Not Passivity | Acceptance vs. Resignation
For many years I struggled to differentiate between acceptance and resignation. I’ve lost count of the times I allowed myself to be swallowed up by situations under the guise of acceptance, when really…
Dancing with Disappointment
I don’t know about you, but for me, disappointment has always been one of the most difficult, uninvited visitors of my emotional rainbow. That palpable drop in my stomach, that sensation of lead in…