The many forms in which I have seen my worries manifest is limitless. Lying awake for indefinite hours, heart drum beats in my chest. Fears of worst possible outcomes racing through my mind. My sleepy (and exasperated!) boyfriend going around in circles, hopelessly trying to get to the source of my deep-rooted concerns. Heart beats …
Single life is one of those times where you never really appreciate the value of it until you no longer have it. While you’re single, you kind of wish you were in a relationship, and when you’re in a relationship, you realise how simple things were when you were single. So make the most of …
For some of us, compliments make us feel awkward. Yes, we still love them… but our attempt to accept a compliment usually sounds something like this: Lovely Person: “You look fantastic today.” Me: “Umm… Apples and Bananas.” For a lot of people, when we receive a compliment we tend to deflect or deny. Our first …
Do you ever wonder who’s the Heroine of your story? Not the fictional story you might be writing, or reading, but the one you’re living, your own personal journey. Most of us know of these famous archetypes along the hero’s journey via Joseph Campbell, or Christopher Vogler’s book, The Writer’s Journey. Shapeshifters, Villains and Allies, …
Self Confidence isn’t something we just ‘have’. It is like a muscle that needs to be worked and exercised to grow. Sometimes we will look at others and think ‘wow, they really have it all – everything we want’ but that person can still lack confidence in themselves. Because your self confidence doesn’t come from …
We all aspire to be successful, in some way, and what that success looks like is different for each person. But what we do know is that there are daily habits of successful people that stand out from those that don’t identify themselves as being ‘successful’. What do most successful people have in common? They …
Do you see yourself as being an independent woman? As someone who has it all together? I had always seen myself as this strong independent woman who didn’t need help from anyone to get what I wanted in life. I had my career, my possessions and I thought I had it all… but then I …
Breakups suck, there’s no denying it. Whether you’re the instigator or the recipient the process is still difficult. Sometimes, it also drags out and we find ourselves in a post-breakup rut. Maybe you’ve found yourself there too. Where you’re kind of not sure about yourself anymore, not as happy as you could be and not …
I swear, I am the Queen of being able to hit snooze 5 times, have 10 minutes to get ready and still walk out of the house looking presentable. Okay… maybe I run out of the house. But still, the point is you don’t need to get up early every single morning when you can …
I have a confession to make. I’m a TED addict. So much so, I almost cried when I realised they weren’t showing them on Netflix anymore (thankfully this lead me to discover the actual TED website with them all on it… not the same but a close substitute). I want to share with you a …