Are you among the 52% of employees in Australia who think their work-life balance is average or downright poor? According to recent data from Employment Hero’s Wellness Report 2022, there are a lot of us who are struggling to maintain a healthy balance and are feeling the effects of burnout and chronic stress as a …
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Over the weekend whilst i was preparing this post. I heard about the tragic deaths of 4 children whilst out on their bikes killed by a drunk driver. Prior to that before hearing the news of the helicopter crash that killed 9 people including children & basket ball legend Kobi Bryant and his daughter of 13yrs. …
In my last news I talked about protecting your time and space and not feeling guilty that you’re letting someone down if you said no once in a while. So this month it’s about what you say YES to. Sunday evening I had the opportunity to see Zadie Smith (a well known writer) speak at …
Welcome back to a new decade. I hope everyone is ok and that your family and friends have not been affected too much by the bushfires. Over the holidays I watched an interview with Greta Thunberg’s father. He described his daughter as very unhappy and depressed after learning about the future of the earth with regards to climate changes. …
I must admit I’m one of those people who actually like Christmas – yes the commercialism of it all irks me as does the obscene amount of spending for just one day – always leaves me feeling guilty. Yet still i indulge. What I like most is the idea of being ‘forced’ to ‘stop’ down …
World mental health day is upon us and I’m loving this time of year – the longer evenings as Spring gently descends upon us. I hope you’ve all recovered from the long weekend and the change in daylight saving – I have some tips to share below on keeping that glorious long weekend momentum going, …
On my recent trip overseas I spent some time catching up with family and friends I have known for a long time. I started to ponder the quality of those friendships and what was the ‘glue’ that kept certain friendships going for so long and others not. With certain friends I found myself reverting back …
Those of you who are partaking in Dry July, good luck, for those of you not, Merry Christmas in July! During the last 6 months my wish for you all has generally been to have an awareness of what can get in your way of moving forward towards where you want to be. So below …
When I hear that you love your job, it’s really like you have won the lottery! (well maybe not quite the same) Being around people who love what they do is infectious and joyful. You spend so much of your time there that you kind’ve hope you would at least enjoy it. But sadly that …
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I was having a conversation with a colleague the other day and we began talking about the meaning of Easter besides the obvious religious context. Did you know… The symbol of the ‘easter egg’ represents the birth of new life – new beginnings, starting again, and rejuvenation. In parts of the world the 1st of …
How much more could you get done with an extra 218 minutes of free time every day? Or an additional 55 days each year? That’s the time an average person wastes procrastinating, according to peer-reviewed studies – with the top time wasters being too much TV, aimless internet surfing and meandering social media usage – …
Jane age 24yr leaves home for work as she normally does following a tight morning regime which helps reduce her anxiety, she works in hospitality. When she arrives there is an announcement that they have been given free tickets to go and see Mamma Mia, they all plan to go as a group that afternoon. …
Jane suffers from a form of social anxiety. Any activity that requires her to show up in a social capacity she becomes overwhelmed. In the pass her anxiety has prevented her from keeping a job. She has successfully worked through that with counselling support and is now able to maintain steady employment. In the …
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An 18yr ‘boy’ who just left school decided to take a gap year before going to university. He decided to go overseas after much deliberation over financial constraints. He overcame this first hurdle by launching himself in a series of jobs working as hard as he could even doing night shifts to build up the …
– The Pros and Cons I occasionally run my life coaching and counselling sessions by skype or phone when my clients are unable to come in for their appointment. Whilst there is an added dimension to face to face conversations, thanks to ever improving technology skype is a reasonable second option with phone coming in …
Have you ever had an idea or a thought of starting your own business, completing a DIY project, converting that shed to a ‘man’ cave or an office. But never get round to doing it? you read the books, you spend some money on an online course, or you google search every night about what …
A very dear friend of mine recently passed away, I was aware of her long term illness but I was not aware it was terminal. So when I received the news I was initially shocked but I felt no emotion e.g. I couldn’t cry. I was more concerned about the details and what had happened. …
Mindset Coaching is different for every client. It is a personal journey to help you achieve that life you want. The top 5 reasons i think people have a mindset coach are: Its an Investment in yourself – you are worth it, so go for it! It can help you to achieve your goals faster …
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I often wonder how people manage the constant influx of information from the many social and professional platforms out there – when I think I’ve mastered one such, another pops up. Whilst I’m always in favour of growth versus stagnation, who do we choose to listen to? the profiles with the largest twitter followers the …
The answers may lie at home…. As the summer holidays are upon us and those of us who are managing family activities, attending to aged parents, working, running a business and so on, I couldn’t help thinking about a recent event I attended November last year hosted by Jennifer Garvey Burger and Keith Johnson on their …
As I was opening my gifts from my family – I had a quiet moment of reflection of how much thought goes into it if it’s done from a ‘good’ place as appose to duty bound. For the first time my teenage son who has been working over the holidays since he left school was …
Sometime last year I had a brief conversation with my brother-in-law, we talked about what our children were doing as their twin boys and my son were in their last year of school. My brother in-law revealed that my sister was struggling with the transitioning of the last of their children to young adult hood and having …
Is knitting the new adult colouring for coping with stress? On a recent shopping trip I sighted some knitting needles and wool. It immediately brought back nostalgic and fond memories of learning to knit a skill I was taught as a child by my mother and sister both of whom were very talented in this ‘art …
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An introduction to the counselling process If you have never had counselling before, you may be unfamiliar with how counselling works. Well, I think unfamiliarity breeds anxiety, so here’s what to expect from your first session, how long you should commit to therapy, and what counselling will not give you. The first session The first session …
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Has the pendulum swung too far? Having had discussions with my teenage son about relationships recently, he talked about some of his male friends feeling isolated and unsure of how to ‘be’ around girls or to approach someone to ask them for a date in terms of heterosexual relationships. On a recent overnight school trip, …
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Is coaching and counselling the same? The idea that coaching and counselling are the same mode of practice is a common mistake. Although coaching and counselling share some commonalities, there are many clear differences between the two. (Note: The term “counselling” refers to a wide scope of counselling modalities much like coaching has. This article focuses on “counselling” as …
