When a counsellor gave me an iRest meditation CD years ago, the male voice triggered my rage. I did get past that, but I didn’t do it...

Giving to depletion For this month’s blog we were asked to volunteer and write about our experience. I felt an instant pushback. A huge...

I’m embarrassed to admit that if someone asks for help, I immediately tense up and feel an unnatural pressure to be there for them. I...

I learned how to articulate what I’m grateful for. On that night and many others, this practice brought me peace and sleep.

What had I loved about it? I was able to do the stretches without having bend myself like a pretzel and fall flat on my face.

La calma e la virtu dei forti. I asked my friend about the meaning of the script tattooed across her left thigh. She explained that it...

This month I have been working, studying, and running my own business. My business has become so busy I am almost ready to leave the...

I always thought that yoga and meditation was a bit too alternative for me. Something that people who had an easy-going life would find...

Exercise combined with routine is on par with the dentist for me. The idea of sweating and straining in a gym 3 times a week doesn’t hold...

The Blogging GEMS program for domestic violence survivors is a way to remind and encourage survivors to practise self-care strategies to...

We were set a task to experiment with different types of exercise to see what works for us. Oh, this will be easy, I thought. I have a...

Pushing myself out of my comfort zone was no menial task but I do think the desired outcome was achieved. Here’s what I learned.

As the days pass, I keep forgetting the challenge. When I remember, there’s waves of guilt, and serious amounts of should-ing.

For a long time, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with exercise.

When we’re busy looking after everything else, starting an exercise regime can leave us feeling guilty. When we’ve lost our fitness, skill a

This new blog homework was going to be tricky - I work fulltime, study a degree part time and I’m a single mum to three kids, so it’s not...

‘Pilates in the Park’ sessions are held at 7am on the last Saturday of every month on the oval of Pine Rivers High School, nearest to Silky

Early in our Broken to Brilliant blogging workshops, we covered why gratitude was good for us. The research clearly shows that people who...

I want to say thank you to my ex. A man who rarely laid a hand on me, but nonetheless subjected me to a marriage drenched in insidious...

My turning point came in 2018 when I was prescribed medication for what my doctor termed “chronic depression”. Around six months earlier...