What’s my go to avoidance strategy? It’s being on my phone. Youtube, Reddit, Netflix… anything to avoid what’s going on deep down. … and I’ve been doing this a LOT recently. I know I’m avoiding, I know that by engaging in this behaviour, this isn’t going to make me feel any better… in fact, it
Very recently I hit the 6 month anti-depressant medication free mark. I am really proud of myself. I know I am finally free. I also know that with the help of a therapist that works with ‘Holotropic Breathing’ and many other supports, I have become A LOT more in tune with my body. I’ve always
Wouldn’t it be cool to start tracking all of the Sweet Moments that happen during your day or week? …And by ‘Sweet’, I mean the Kiwi term ‘Sweeeeeet’. I grew up in New Zealand and I use sweet often in my every day vocab. You can also hear me saying ‘sweet as’ and ‘sweet as
So… it’s been about 30 days since I last posted about doing this 20 minute daily meditation. Did I complete it – No! Did I beat myself up about it – A little. I certainly had thoughts of ‘bloody hell, I can’t stick to anything’. I also had thoughts of ‘maybe this was a little
Whist at a workshop over the weekend there was a discussion about getting outside your comfort zone and trying something new. The following TED talk by Matt Cutts was then played: This got me thinking… First of all, a bit of background… Back in January when away on my house sitting trip down south, I
So I’ve finally tried going for a dip in the baltic waters of the Irish sea. Apparently a ‘perfect anti-depressant for the mental health’, I wanted to give this a go. However come Friday evening, the night before the upcoming dip, I wrote to my good friend and asked ‘what the fuck am I doing
It’s a Tuesday and 4 days since my last overindulgence. This past month I have kept my alcohol consumption down and if I have been out, I’ve been managing my intake and drinking plenty of water. Last Friday, I may have slipped a bit. Whilst housesitting down in the beautiful Kinsale, a couple of friends
So after my somewhat good day yesterday, I thought I’d share about the day before. The day before, I didn’t do so well. I woke up thinking ‘Ok great, I’ve got the whole day to get stuck into writing this course’. Pretty much straight away I felt my chest and solar plexus tighten up and
So it’s Tuesday, day 4 of my 2nd house sit of the year. I said to myself that I would utilise this time in order to really sit with what it is that I want going forward.. Especially in terms of the/my need of an income in an area where I feel autonomy, expression, creativity
Writing away here listening to a sweet DJ I discovered a couple of years back – Emancipator Playing him on a random shuffle and the track ‘Diamonds (Live)’ just started playing. Shortly into the track I hear another track mixed in … ‘it’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you… left you without