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The insights from Don Miguel Ruiz and Bruce Lipton provide a compelling case for the transformative power of words. By recognising and harnessing this power, we can consciously shape our personal and collective realities. Words are not just a means of communication but a tool for creation, capable of manifesting change, healing, and growth. In the dance of existence, where every word counts, let us choose our words wisely, creating a reality that reflects the highest possibilities of human experience.

The human psyche is a vast landscape that holds both light and darkness. Within each of us resides what psychologist Carl Jung termed the "shadow" – the hidden, unacknowledged aspects of ourselves. These shadow parts, encompassing our deepest fears, insecurities, and suppressed emotions, often play a significant role in shaping our thoughts, behaviors, and relationships. However, rather than fearing or rejecting these shadow aspects, we can embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery by embracing them.

Since the start of the Coronavirus’ spread we’ve all started to take measures to slow the speed of transmission. Taking into consideration failed social distancing measures in other countries we have been told to prepare for lockdown measures to be put in place. Which means schoolchildren may need to be kept home from school.

It seems like it was only yesterday that we were listening to advice on how to speak to our children about anxieties they may be facing about climate change during the catastrophic bushfires.

Today, we are facing an unprecedented battle against Coronavirus. As parents, we may be feeling confused about how to discuss and address COVID-19 with our children. If you are worried about the psychological impact this may be having on your children you are not alone.

Since the start of this year, we have witnessed the unfolding of an unprecedented health issue around the world. As Australia begins to take measures to contain risk and protect our health and wellbeing, it is understandable that many of us will be experiencing an increase in anxiety and worry.

Teenage angst and cynicism is often regarded a normal passage through which the adolescent passes. However, we also know that a growing number of adolescents have significant symptoms of depression and anxiety and rarely ask for or receive proper and effective treatment. Parents can become very confused over signs of normal developmental mood swings and signs that something more serious may be going on. To complicate things further, teens are also at times confused about their moods as well.

I get a tonne of questions from loved ones regarding the subtle signs of depression and anxiety . Commonly we are aware of the more tell tale signs, but concerned loved ones are worried that they may be missing more subtle cues and failing to respond appropriately.

My daughter left me once again this morning to begin a new school year. I was a little sad to lose her to school again. I quite enjoy the days we can take a lazy, slow breakfast before heading out for a wonder or play without too much concern for the ‘clock’.

It is fitting that I finally got around to writing my new post while on retreat in the idyllic northeast coast of Bali. It takes me by surprise how cathartic travelling can be. I was definitely craving some healing and spiritual enlightenment leading up to our arrival.

Dr Richard Davidson and his team have discovered that wellbeing and happiness is a skill that can be cultivated. For those of you suffering from depression, anxiety and stress, the good news is that your brain can be rewired and shaped to promote greater wellbeing, happiness and health and increase your resilience to adversity.

Self-esteem is what you feel positively about or like about yourself. High self-esteem doesn’t always equate to high self worth. It must feel nice to have many qualities about yourself you like but this type of self acceptance is conditional. It’s conditional on maintaining the qualities you like. What happens, for example if one of these qualities changes or isn’t able to be maintained – your self-approval rating goes down and you then struggle to accept yourself.

Many happiness researchers have discovered that about 60% of your happiness comes from things that are within your control. The other 40%… well… that is influenced by genetic/personality and contextual factors – neither of which you or I can do much about. But here’s some tips to give you some control over the stuff you can do something about!!

Have we completely taken our children’s birthday parties hostage and created another platform that we feel the urge to compete with one another in a vicious cycle of bigger, better, faster, stronger? And, if so, what is the impact on our children?

If you’ve been struggling to understand why you aren’t happy even thought there may be a number of things in your life you are grateful for, happy about and have worked hard for, then perhaps you need to examine and explore what you expected from life.

Recently, on a flight home from New York, I met an interesting young woman. She was an attractive woman in her mid-thirties. I was travelling with my four-year-old daughter. I must have looked tired, shabby and slightly annoyed. We had been on a whirlwind trip to New York to celebrate the marriage of our beautiful friends, Riccardo and Fillipo. We had literally just left the wedding lunch to catch our 20-hour flight home to Sydney.