Category Archives: Intimate Relationship
The Five Freedoms by Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir was an American author and therapist, whose work was done under the umbrella of “Becoming More Fully Human.” The purpose of Satir’s System of Therapy was to understand and incorporate the process of The Five Freedoms (a new way of communicating). This way of communicating freely starts with knowing oneself and becoming aware of others. The…
From Emotional Slavery to Emotional Liberation
Many highly sensitive women (and men) have challenges setting boundaries. They often deny their own needs to meet the needs of others and end up being people-pleasers. However, long-term this does not work well as we start to realise we are not responsible for other peoples’ feelings and and if we don’t value our own…
Starting to Transform the Disease to Please
During the past few months, my boundaries have been tested again. As a recovering people-pleaser (aka the one that rarely says “no” or the “nice girl”), I am familiar with my patterns around this after many, many years of inner work. However, I also needed a reminder about how far I have come and it…
If I Am Not Good to Myself…
Like many people, I am a big fan of Maya Angelou. One of the quotes that really resonates with me is this one – “If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?” ~ Maya Angelou Do you agree? If you are ready to reclaim…
Becoming a Trained Teacher in Mindful Self-Compassion
I am super excited to share with you, I am now a trained teacher in Mindful Self-Compassion. To say I am grateful for this certification, would be an understatement, so today I wanted to share some of my adventure and learnings about becoming trained in mindful self-compassion. What is Self-Compassion? Christopher Germer in his book…
Goals for Me by Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir was an American author and therapist, whose work was done under the umbrella of “Becoming More Fully Human.” Goals for Me was her answer to the question of how to make loving, appreciating, joining, inviting, leaving and criticising one another a truly enriching experience. Goals for Me by Virginia Satir “I want…
Time to Give Your Morning Routine a Makeover?
Do you ever find mornings are the most stressful part of the day? Don’t worry, you are not alone! I think many of us have felt stress in the morning – the alarm goes off, you feel unclear about what needs to done and then it is lunchtime before you know it. This is one…
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