Neurodiversity – Get With The Program ! Discovering my son had ADHD at 17 years old was a huge surprise and at the same time a relief. I knew there was something not working for him and that was a puzzle for us. The teachers kept telling me was fine and not to worry,…
Read MoreAutism Spectrum Disorder -Yes, They Can! My son came home one day with a letter attached to a Christmas card he had received from one of his friends at school. It was written by the boys Mum. The friend had non-verbal autism and struggled in the class. The letter said a huge thank…
Read MoreDeath is like taxes, we all are gunna feel it. Death, it happens to the best of us and thankfully the worst of us LOL. I have not had anyone really close to me die and I really am in the sad old slapper age bracket ( just take a look at my bedside…
Read MoreI had a friend tell me last year after her husband died, that she spoke to a woman who asked her how she was. She replied “devastated “. To which the woman said “I know how you feel, I felt like that when my dog died “. Get over yourself ! My friend was a…
Read MoreA lesson in synergised love Grandmother bond She sat and listened intently to what my energetic 9-year-old self-had to say. Then when I finished my story, she whooped with laughter. I made her laugh like this so many times. I still to this day, have no idea what was so bloody funny as…
Read MoreThe 15 minute 30 day Sober Empowerment Challenge Its tough but you can do it ! Giving up drinking is no walk in the park but , if you start your day be programing yourself for success , you will set yourself up to create some small wins that you can build on ! If…
Read MoreGoal Setting Counselling I am not sure about you but I was useless at planning things or looking to long term goals when I was younger . I had an idea vaguely of what I wanted but that is as far as it went in my energetic and scattered often tortured psyche ! Having a…
Read MoreTrapped down a mind shaft ? Have you ever had a job and felt you were not as qualified as everyone else around you ? Did you feel like an imposter? I remember the famous actor Demi Moore saying that all through her career she felt that she was just waiting to be called out…
Read MoreGrief or Depression We when describe grief or depression we often just say I feel low , or miserable or sad and lacking motivation . But often times we don’t talk about how that actually feels in our body. I remember when I was grieving the end of a relationship and crying continually. It was…
Read MoreFighting Negative Thoughts “My head feels like a merry-go-round that I just cant get off !” I aske some of my clients to text me when their thoughts were ” busy” and she was feeling anxious. I had no idea at that stage early in my career how utterly debilitating our own thoughts can be…
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