Ever tried following a recipe but forgot the main ingredient? 🧑🍳 Like making banana bread without bananas? Or sangria without wine? (aka fruit salad…why even bother!). Well, that’s exactly what most people are doing with their lives. They’re trying to “be happy” without the key ingredient: self-love. And the result? A hot mess that tastes like burnt toast and regret. 🥵 MY RECEIPE FOR A FULFILLED LIFE Let’s break it down, MasterChef style: Ingredients: 🥰 2 cups of self-love…
I’ll never forget this one client at my old job in Corrections. I was supervising a client on a Court Order once – not my usual guy, just filling in for a colleague – and it was evident to me straight away he was in psychosis. 🫨 I’ve worked with many people who are in psychosis the majority of the time, and when you work with someone consistently you know what their baseline is – as in, you can…
Social media: the land of cat videos, inspirational quotes, and people oversharing their breakfast smoothies. 🐈 It can be fun, inspiring, even educational… and it can also be a giant energy-sucking black hole that leaves you feeling like you need a lie-down and a therapist. The problem isn’t social media itself. It’s how much we let it run our lives as well as using it as a tool to numb-out (and avoid what’s really going on in our…
We spend so much time talking about red flags – the toxic partners, the burnout, the emotional fckery – that it can be easy to miss the good stuff. 🚩 But when you’re actually doing the work on yourself (and not just “reading one self-help book and crossing your fingers hoping for the best”), there are little green shoots that pop up to show you: hey legend, you’re healing. 🌱 Here are some green flags that show you’re not…
I was raised to have a really strong work ethic – my whole family do, and it’s something I’m proud of. 🙌🏻 However, there are times when this work ethic made of reinforced steel can definitely get in the way of me having a decent work-life balance. This is made trickier by the fact that I actually love what I do for “work”! 🥰 I started working when I was 13 and other than a short few weeks when…
Feeling “safe” isn’t just about locking your doors at night or carrying your keys like Wolverine claws in a dark car park (although, let’s be honest, we’ve all done it). 🔑 Safety goes way deeper than that. Feeling safe is about your , your emotional needs and that quiet part of you that just wants to breathe a sigh of relief and finally unclench your jaw. So – what do you need to feel safe? 🧐 For some of…