Living in Western Australia, FIFO (fly-in, fly-out) work is a huge part of life for many people. ✈️ People generally get into this work to be able to set themselves up for the future. The money can be great but the lifestyle can come with a whole load of challenges. Long shifts, long swings, early flights, night shift, disrupted sleep, workplace dramas, relationship issues, exhaustion… the list goes on. But have you ever thought about what all of this…
When I first learned about positive thinking and affirmations, I thought I had to think the polar opposite positive thought to any negative thought I had, which at times, just felt very challenging. At the time of learning about manifesting I was also starting out in my career and being trained in suicide prevention and mental health. I found myself thinking; what about when you’re really struggling? It sounds patronising to tell someone to just think more positively when they’re…
Are you aware of the power of the words you’re using day in and day out? 🗣️ I was listening to my coach talk about this on her podcast The Mind School where she was interviewing a psychologist who said the term “experiencing depression” instead of “struggling with depression“. A lot of people wouldn’t pick up on the intentional change in wording there, but this is something I do too. By changing the way you word things, you’re changing…
Recently I seem to be having a lot of conversations with strong, warrior women in my life who are going through really difficult times and in huge conflict about showing their vulnerability. Do you consider yourself to be a fearless warrior?💪🏻 Yeah, me too. The problem with that is that we’re often reluctant to admit we need help, and even more reluctant to ask for it 🫠 Back in 2010, I was in a…
After spending most of my life helping others, and often (in the past) to my detriment, I thought I’d share some learnings that I wish someone had shared with me. ❤️🩹 PEOPLE CAN CHANGE, BUT WE CAN’T CHANGE THEM As a helper type it’s so natural to want to dive in and help people we see in need, especially those closest to us. 🥹 We do this because we believe everyone has the capacity to change; over…
If you’re struggling through something difficult, like a sand bog or a marsh, going back takes as much effort as is does to push through to the other side. The painful slog through needs to be gone through to get to the end. What I see in a lot of people going through tough times is that they want to bury their head in the sand and avoid the issue altogether (which never resolves anything), or they avoid their painful…