One of the most fucking annoying people tell survivors of toxic, abusive and narcissistic relationships is: “Just get over it” … as if what you endured was only a bad breakup. 😳 Like you can wake up one morning, decide you’re done thinking about them, and magically move on. But when you’ve spent months or years in a relationship involving manipulation, coercive control, gaslighting, trauma bonding and emotional abuse, they didn’t just hurt your feelings. They totally changed the…
I’ve been practicing energy work and teaching Reiki for over 20 years now, and I see keeping on top of my energy hygiene as being as important as brushing my teeth and showering every day. 🚿 🪥 WHAT IS ENERGY HYGIENE? It’s the regular practices you use to keep your energy, mood, nervous system, physical and mental health and emotional state clear, grounded, and not bogged down by everyone else’s shite. If I hadn’t kept on top of my…
I once listened to an amazing Tim Ferris podcast where he interviewed Catherine Hoke, the “master of second chances.” Catherine runs the not for profit Defy Ventures, which is an entrepreneurship, employment and character development program for currently and formerly incarcerated men, women and youth. I spent 18 years working in Corrections and mental health with people with various labels, and I really resonated with Catherine’s commitment to wanting to make a difference to the planet by…
I often come across Reiki students who are chomping at the bit to learn as much as they can about healing and personal development. I’ll be teaching them Reiki one day and they mention they’ve just learned reflexology, next minute they’re learning tarot, they’re going for a 4 day retreat, doing a bunch of other healing techniques one after the other to “heal” themselves. I don’t blame them – when I first got into this world I was soooo…
Today I went to the home of one of my Reiki students to do a space clearing on their new home to clear out any bad juju. 🏡 My client was saying that she’s been feeling fine when out of the home but as soon as she gets back there she feels low energy. lethargic and just all round not good, plus having bad dreams. I’ve been doing space clearings for around 16 years now and it’s amazing…
Imagine we’re all born with an empty suitcase. 🧳 Over the course of your life, every unresolved issue or trauma turns into a potato that goes in the suitcase. Depending on how big the trauma was the potato might be a small or large one, or a big fucking pumpkin. 🎃 Eventually, your suitcase is full… so you start lugging another one around, filling that up with more potatoes of all shapes and sizes. 🥔 Maybe that one gets…