There’s a lot to say about trauma. Despite what common myths may have you believe, you are NOT your trauma, and it does not define you. To dispel those myths, let’s define trauma itself. From its Greek roots, the word trauma...
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“You are NOT your trauma!”
“It is better to have a short life doing what you love, than a long life doing what you hate.”
2021 was a genuinely hard year. I recently was going through my memories of this year and reflecting on how it started. I started 2021:
- with no compassion for myself - consumed...
“I feel happiness and joy and love so much better than what I did before when I suppressed my emotions.”
And that is the truth.
In my own life and in so many of my client sessions, the topic of suppressed emotions has come up. When we go about our day to day life we feel a variety...
“When you build up your self worth and resilience, and you’re in control NOT the inner critic, you have so much more freedom and energy.”
I remember having this realization after working in Australia.
I was working 10-12 hours a day in a factory packing fruit. Every day...
“I am worthy because I am here. I am not worthy because of how much I get done. I am not worthy because of my relationship status. I am not worthy because of how many followers I have or how many likes I get.”
In the world we live in, it’s hard not to get attached to...
“You are not your current circumstances. You are not your current beliefs. You are not your current thoughts about yourself.”
I remember the first time someone told me that. I was in a spiral, heading right down into one of the lowest points in my life. Those words were like the...
“We can’t hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love.”- Lori Deschene
You have between 60-80,000 thoughts a day. That’s 60-80,000 chances to build yourself up or tear yourself down.
As a coach I often hear, ‘I just wish I wasn’t so hard on...
“The person who lives life fully, glowing with life’s energy, is the person who lives a successful life.” -Daisaku Ikeda
Would you believe that Amazon has 15,941 books on ‘How to Find Meaning in Life’? Over the last few decades our definition of success has been...
“When I seek your approval, I don’t approve of the me that’s seeking the approval.” - Byron Katie
People pleasing is a deeply subconscious coping strategy for low self-worth. Being a people pleaser is a behaviour pattern you've adopted as a way of getting your basic...
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According to Dr Joe Rubino’s The Self Esteem Book, 85% of the world’s population are affected by low self esteem.
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A recent survey revealed that Instagram is the worst social media platform for self-esteem.
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Studies show that rates of anxiety and depression have increased by 70%...
"You need a plan to build a house. To build a life, it is even more important to have a plan or goal."– Zig Ziglar
Sometimes we can get comfortable just coasting through life. Life passes you by and you can’t believe another year is gone already. You have this craving for something...
Do you ever have a feeling (that you just can’t shake) of ‘there has to be more to life’ or ‘there’s something holding me back but I just don’t know what'. You feel like you’re just on autopilot a lot of the time.
You really struggle with procrastination,...