‘Tis the season to be jolly. Let’s face it, for most of us that means it’s the season to be jolly well careful as you tip toe around family dramas and negotiate the minefield of dysfunctional family patterns and age old arguments. It pays to remember that most of the problems we encounter in families are a consequence of old coping strategies and automatic nervous systems responses that break social contact, or as Dr Stephen Porges describes it, "biological rudeness". The goo

Like a reckless filly I bolted out into the world where I KNEW there were greener pastures awaiting me! At 18 years of age, as I left my family home, I soon discovered that I didn’t have a single thought that was truly my own! Happiness was set in my sights and I wasn’t settling for anything less. Immersing myself in a lifestyle that was vastly different from where I had come seemed the fastest way to find the joyful life that I longed for. Yet in 15 years of searching and st

How easy is it for you and I to pose in front of a camera to have our brand images taken? The mere thought of it can make you feel sick to the pit of your stomach. We’ve worked in the corporate or government sector and we’ve pretty much been able to conform to the stereotypical dress standards required there – skirts, blouse and heels. We didn't have to be creative and have a signature colour palette. We avoid going to the beach. We’re traumatized at the thought of fitting in

Imposter Syndrome. Those dreadful feelings of self-doubt and fear of being judged we experience even when we know we are competent and we have the success to prove it. We’ve achieved so much to get us to where we are today. We’ve studied and perfected our craft, and often had a ton of experience. Yet every time we put ourselves out there we hold our breath in anticipation of some troll or someone in our peer group judging our work or criticising our content. That fear of impe

It doesn’t take rocket science to learn how to get what you want. Just watch a 2 to 4 year old. They’re the masters of “I want!” Right around the age of 18 - 24 months, there’s enough savvy there to begin to realise that some things are awesome, and some things are just plain NOT! “So I don’t have the words but I do have the voice, and I’ve got to let this lot know what I want, so… WHAAAAAA! And that’s just the beginning. There is going to be all sorts of fun and games ahead