A lot of life’s greatest and most precious moments happen unexpectedly. Uncertainty is that strange and uncomfortable feeling of unfamiliarity and not knowing what lies ahead. This usually leads our minds to wander and to imagine every possible outcome. During uncertain times, we usually fear the worst which can cause panic, anxiety, and stress. However, […]
Boundaries – Teaching People How to Treat Us
Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries seems to be the theme of my life, and the lives of many of my friends, family and clients. The first time I was asked about boundaries in a therapy session, I wasn’t entirely sure what was being referred to. The reference I had to boundaries was that it made […]
Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty
I wrote a bit on this in my previous blog post, but lately I’ve come up against this so much, that I feel compelled to expand on it a bit more. My life over the past few years has been everything EXCEPT certain, with an international move (from Switzerland back to South Africa), a career […]
What I Learned From Volunteering In An Organic Garden
I’ve had a pretty tough year, so when winter rolled around in Cape Town, I decided to take a couple of weeks off in the sun and do what I know feeds my soul AND happens to be on the top of my self-care list – travel. But, I didn’t just want to disappear to […]
Yin Yoga – The Unexpected Benefits
In February this year, I attended a Yin Yoga teachers training in Bali. It was such an incredible experience, and one which I’d like to share here with you because it’s had some unexpected benefits which relate to mental health and well-being. Let’s begin with a short outline of what Yin Yoga is, and how […]
Are You Living On-Purpose?
If you feel like life is just a constant shade of grey, or if you’re asking: “What is my special gift/skill” or “Why am I here”, then it’s safe to say that you may not be living on or in your purpose, because these questions suggest a feeling that there is something more to this […]
What is Self-Care?
The first time I was asked what I did for self-care, I drew a blank. I love to travel, which felt like it kind of fitted into the self-care category – but my therapist at the time wanted to know what I did on a daily/weekly basis, to indulge in, take care of, or to […]
Getting Stuck In Social Expectations
Are you living your life, based on someone else’s rules or view of the world? Perhaps it’s not a specific someone, but you feel like a square peg in a round hole, with no idea of how to find your special, unique place in this world… Society puts a lot of pressure on us to […]
Co-Dependency – Is It Really All That Bad?
Co-dependency is a massive topic, so I’ll be writing more on it down the line. For this blog post, I want to look at what it actually is, and how it could be showing up in your life. This is a complex issue and is often misunderstood or only considered when in relation to addiction. […]