Nourishing Your Recovery
If food has become a chore or a nightmare, it really helps to approach it from a more curious and playful perspective and focusing on enjoyment rather than discipline.
Blog: Feel on Top of the World Again
Craving Chocolate?
Over the past few weeks, the shops have been bursting with aisles of chocolate Easter eggs, and, whether or not we celebrate Easter, the temptation to reach out for the comfort and pleasure chocolate offers can be particularly hard right now when it is so visible and abundant.
When do I push through and when do I rest?
“The key to life is balance, especially if you are on a ledge.”
(Demetri Martin)
What is the Music that Heals You?
The experience of chronic exhaustion is so often one of numbness: dislocation from our emotions, our needs and our bodies. We can lose the music in our souls that makes us want to dance and sing. Deliberately reconnecting with the music we love can be a powerful healing tool.
If brain fog and sensitivity make reading from a screen difficult, click here to listen to me read this blog.
Climbing Up From Rock Bottom
What would it take for you to decide that you will do whatever it takes to recover? This is my story of a very personal pilgrimage.
The Wounded Healer: Why Nursing?
At the age of eighteen, I chose nursing as a career because I wanted to make a difference in the world, to help people. Simple as that. Or was it? What does lead us to choose nursing, medicine, social work, or any other caring profession? What keeps us there despite the hardships? Why is it important to recognise and be honest about the roots of our motivation?
January is Time to Winter Yourself
January doesn't have to load us down with lots of resolutions, expectations and bigger To Do lists. Take a tip from nature and during these dark, cold months, give yourself permission to slow down, reflect, and restore yourself.
It's Your Christmas Too!
If you are exhausted and miserable over Christmas, remember that what you need matters too. Here are my top tips for setting boundaries that respect your right to peace, joy and healing at Christmas.
Nursing, An Addiction
Have you ever asked why me? I’m a nurse, not a patient, so why am I stuck here in a haze of exhaustion, pain and brain fog? Have you considered that you may be ill because you didn’t care for one key person – you? In this blog I explore how the roots of chronic exhaustive conditions often lie deep in the very childhood experiences that drew us into the caring professions.
I have categorised my blogs by the 8 segments of the wheel of life, as identified by The Chrysalis Effect. All 8 of these areas need to be addressed and balanced for effective healing and sustained good health.
To learn more about how I use this wheel to guide you in your recovery, and give you benchmarks for your progress, book your complementary 30 minute discovery call
Click on the Category tab to search through these 8 areas, or the Tags tab for more detailed searches.
To learn more about how I use this wheel to guide you in your recovery, and give you benchmarks for your progress, book your complementary 30 minute discovery call
Click on the Category tab to search through these 8 areas, or the Tags tab for more detailed searches.
