Lightening the load

Lightening the load

Do you sometimes or often feel tired, drained, grumpy for no reason or just plain out of sorts with no idea where it came from? Or perhaps you’re like me where I overeat in social situations trying to deal with all the emotions around me including my own.  I used to...
My Beach of Gold

My Beach of Gold

I have always found meaning in song lyrics, with some speaking to me and whatever is going on in my life at the time being particularly relevant. The song “A Beggar on a Beach of Gold” by Mike + The Mechanics is an example, although it took many years for the meaning...
Moving House

Moving House

Wow… although moving home is in the top 5 biggest stressors in life, little did I realise the impact of the energetic stress relating to it would have on me. We had bought our first home in 1997 as a small two bedroomed house that fitted our needs and pocket...
Shame – Family and/or Church?

Shame – Family and/or Church?

From my current perspective on life I view the birth of a child as a miraculous experience, a pure wonder and joyful occurrence. But that wasn’t quite how I was brought up, nor was it my experience as a teenager. I was raised in a Roman Catholic family where we...