What Are Some Signs of Red Flags in a Relationship?
The past few months, I have had my boundaries tested again. Subsequently, I knew I needed to learn more and untangle what was holding that pattern in place. In my search, I came across the book – Are You the One for Me? by Barbara de Angelis. In the book, de Angelis refers to nine fatal…
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…
3 Ways to Start Finding Fulfilment With Work
Last week I did a presentation for one of the Education systems in QLD. They asked me to speak about the topic “Finding Fulfilment at Work”, however I changed it to “Finding Fulfilment With Work”. Why? Because, I believe there is a different between the words “at” and “with”. For me “at” points to something…
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…
Ten Rules of Confidence
The following ten rules of confidence are from the book the Confidence Gap by Russ Harris. I think they are a useful starting point if you are starting to develop genuine self-confidence. However, before I start, let’s make sure we are on the same page about confidence. What is Confidence? Before I start, let’s…
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