Any career setbacks can throw a very real spanner into your plans. No matter how hard we work, how smart, resourceful or organised we are, sometimes things happen that we didn’t hope for. It’s disappointing, and it can really knock your confidence. What’s important is what you do next. You …
Just Slow Down. Stop Being So Damn Busy
Somehow, slowing down can have the connotation you are not coping. You are on the brink, you are a bit delicate, and we should all take a little step back so you can gather yourself. Then, when you’re ready, you can jump back into hectic life like the rest of …
Reduce Stress With The Power Of Positive Thinking
Stress is a significant contributing factor to mental ill-health. It’s true; we may not have control over all the things in our life, causing stress. However, we have control over how we interpret our experiences and our reactions to them. Positive thinking plays a part in reducing stress, and here’s …
International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty: October 17th
Poverty is complex and multifaceted. While living in poverty is a reality for millions of people worldwide, it should be of concern to all of us from simply being human. What Is This Day, And How Did It Begin? On October 17th 1987, over 100,000 people gathered at the Trocadero, …
Feeling Stuck? 4 Ways To Make Change Happen
For many, change is not without anxiety. Change sparks gnawing self-doubt, overthinking, rumination, and fear of the unknown. Being open to change is not always the ‘ taking the bull by the horns ‘ type feeling where you throw yourself unbridled into situations with strength and confidence. Sometimes, the very idea …
Welcome To Bravely. Have A Look Around.
Bravely is a blog about mental health, well-being and life – the good bits and some others that are not. I also write about family and domestic violence and abuse issues impacting far too many women in Australia and worldwide – so heads up on the trigger warning. But why …
How To Really Do Self-Care Well
Someone, somewhere, decided that running yourself ragged was a good idea. That actual living means working the nonstop grind. Where slowing down and checking in with yourself is a sure-fire way to finger-pointing aimed squarely at you, the selfish woman. Somehow it became the norm to look like you have …
50 Self-Care Tips You Can Start Right Now!
Do you need tips on kick-starting your self-care practice and stick at it every day? Acts of self-care can bring about thoughts of time-consuming, costly, and every-now-and-then events. Lengthy acts of self-indulgence and grandiose Instagram-worthy expensive rituals that smell a lot like sandalwood and cost a lot like a monthly …
Are You A People Pleaser? How to Stop Being A Yes Girl
So, let’s name it: you’re a chronic people-pleaser. You’re the yes-girl. You don’t ruffle feathers. You don’t rock the boat. You don’t create a hoo-ha. You say yes. And you’re so good at it that you say yes, even when it seems most sensible that you would say no. You’re …