We land here on earth without an instruction manual on life. We learn about life from our parents or family, who in turn learnt about their life from their parents or family. So chances are you have built your life on the perspective of your parent's and how they viewed the world and themselves in it. I myself was born in the late 1960's. My parents were born in the 1930's and 1940's. Their parents would have been born at the turn of the century being brought up by parents wh

Australia is often seen as a very laid back country. Casual, open and friendly. But when you scratch the surface you’ll find that it’s a front for a troubled mind. Here, we pass off problems with, ‘nah, she’ll be right mate’ – as if sweeping the issue aside makes it null and void. But statistically speaking we have a problem. According to the Black Dog Institute ‘suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians between 15 and 44 years of age’. In a country with accessi

If you wait until you are ready to make a change or act on something....I've got to tell you it will never happen. Why? Because we are creatures of habit. We are happy in our comfort zone. Stepping out of that triggers some primordial fear that we may be attacked. The old idea that if you step too far from the cave you'll be attacked by some wild animal. The only thing attacking you is your own fear. And you are letting it. Fear allows you to play small. Fear allows you not t

NOT ONLY DID I FALL OFF THE DIET WAGON, I DRAGGED IT INTO THE BUSH, SET IT ON FIRE AND USED THE INSURANCE MONEY TO BUY DONUTS. Do I hear a collective 'YES!!!!!" We've all been there. Whatever your 'wagon' is....food, exercise, standing in your truth, alcohol, routine......we all have a wagon. As human beings we like to think we are superior in our thinking , but it is our thinking that often is our downfall and the negative things we say to ourselves. Let's say you do the who

The rules were started eons ago, They came from a place of power and control, fear and domination. They formed a construct under which everyone operated. They were passed down the line, reinforced with each generation. Over time they morphed a little, but with each generation the underlying principals remained the same. The rules have created a version of you that has wrapped itself around the truth of who you are. You exist within the rules, subconsciously following what was

Are you? Authentic that is? In the true sense of the word, probably most of us aren’t authentic 100% of the time. As much as we would like to be. Why? Because we don’t want to be seen to be flawed. Gosh, then everyone would know we have FAULTS. That we aren’t perfect. Imagine that! This little illusion we create for ourselves can often be seen through by everyone around us anyway, so the only one we are fooling is ourselves. On the outside, we may appear to be happy, have our