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Dr Suess and the spotted pardalote
For all of you who have done business coaching with me before and heard me stay “don’t waste time agonizing over your website”….here, you can hold my drink while I eat this hat.I don’t usually work in the school holidays, but I’m itching to do some much needed catch...
Bennifer, the Y2K Bug & My Relationship
Forgive me for being a bit behind the 8 ball, but I’ve only just realized that Bennifer aka Ben Affleck and Jlo are together again. It took me down memory lane back to when they got together the first time. I told my husband they were back together and I was actually...
Six Months Since I Quit Social Media
Six months since quitting social media: insights Can you believe it’s 6 months since I quit social media? Here’s a few quick insights and an update on what I’m up to. Ant to listen instead? You can do that HERE Overall, most people have been intrigued and inspired by...
When you Think you Don’t Know What You’re Doing: Who Jackie and the Mandalas
When you think you don’t know what you’re doing (with your business, with your kids or anything else) I want you to remember “Who Jackie?” If you’re not familiar this phrase, allow me to indoctrinate you into one of my favourite pop culture references. Prefer to...
6 things getting me through lockdown #6
It’s a brief appearance from me this week as we do the remote learning + no childcare thing again. If you’d prefer to listen, the audio version of this episode is HERE Here’s 6 things getting me through:1. The sunThe sun on my face. Though in an effort to up my...
Fear of Turkeys and a Grief Ritual
One of my family members is known for their quirky idioms. While arguably less poetic than “one swallow doesn’t make a summer”, one of my favourites is:“It’s hard to soar with the eagles when you’re working with turkeys”Keeping family and cultural traditions alive...
What Rock, Paper Scissors has taught me about switching up Coping Skills
Do you have stress “tells” – little quirks that show when you’re overwhelmed, anxious and stressed?In poker, a “tell” is a change in behaviour that reveals a person’s inner state, and gamblers look for clues about who is holding or good or bad hand depending on their...
When You Feel Like You’re Not Nailing It – Find Stillness
Between you and me, my brain feels like syrup lately. Emails take longer to answer, writing blogs or sections of texts are taking multiple attempts and I’m finding that I’m walking away from podcast interviews feelings like I didn’t hit my points very well.Sometimes I...
What Homer Simpson & Tony Soprano Taught Me About Rethinking ‘Work’
First up, if you'd rather listen to this one? Episode 4 of my new podcast is less than 10 minutes.I was never allowed to watch the Simpsons as a kid. When I was 10 or so we got a new fridge (a Simpson) I drew a picture of the Simpsons family as fridges (hilarious) and...
In Case of Deer: Why You Need Backups
Last weekend our family indulged in one of our lockdown rituals – a therapeutic burn off. Fallen leaves, dead branches get tidied up with a bonfire and then we toast marshmallows. We’d run out of bread for sandwiches for lunch, so I created some novelty by making...
Marketing without social media – what it looks like for me
This week I thought I’d give you a peak into what marketing looks like for me without social media. When More Than a Healthy Baby came out last December there was no launch. No in person events, and I’ve yet to see a copy in an actual bookstore. We were primarily...
I have a new podcast!
I love writing, but I’ve missed chatting. Don’t get me wrong, I loved interviewing guests on the birth trauma training for birth workers podcast, but for this season of life, it was simply becoming too time consuming. So, this second offering is broader in focus, very...
Taking Stock: Midyear Check In
Something a bit different this week. My mid 2021 taking stock post. A few points of ponder anyway. The idea of a taking stock post is something I’ve borrowed from Meet Me at Mike’s – a blog I’ve been readings since…maybe 2006? Here’s a bit of what I'm up...
What ‘counts’ as birth trauma?
There’s a part of me that can’t believe I’m even writing an article on this. For me, the answer to “what is considered a traumatic birth?” is super simple. A birth is traumatic if you say it is. Yet, it’s still the question people ask me in interviews, in therapy, in...
The chocolate game and chubby bunny: Don’t dim your light to fit in
Visibility and birthday parties...there's a lesson in thereMy Mother’s Group is still close some 5.5 years later. We rarely see each other but still check in with milestones and news. A conversation came up about birthday parties in the time of covid-19 and how much...
I Got Condolence Flowers on My Birthday
Hi Erin A funny, not so funny story this week. About the stretch for finding gratitude. Last Thursday was my birthday. A memorable one for sure. Like many Victorians, I experienced a night of scary winds, power cuts and massive trees falling down. As a mother of young...
Bull kelp or bamboo tree? The lesson I’m still in as I approach my 38th year
Recognise any of these broken records?I have to work hard in order to deserve time offOr maybe you take time out, rest but then fall into:I now have to manifest, create or launch something on account of having restedTruthfully, I still sometimes struggle with both. It...
Lessons from my 6 foot Kangaroo: Strength & Going Inwards
I hope this week’s blog/email is finding you well. Nothing fancy this week - but a strong visual to inspire and entertain you. A reminder that small encouragers are everywhere, even if things feel a bit shit.I wrote this one last week knowing that another...
How to keep creating when you think it’s all been done before
An old chestnut that’s been coming up in mentoring this week is the blocking statement “it’s been done before”Of course it has. Your job (as I see it) is to say “yes, but not in my voice” and keep going.Do you think the staff at Vogue sit down before every winter and...
You should test that – how Netflix got Offspring all wrong
You might be familiar with the concept of Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) – all the well-worn but broken record thoughts, assumptions and beliefs that we have. If you are a health practitioner working with clients in counselling, coaching or a similar role you may...
I quit social media. As a Psychologist, an Author and a Mum, Here’s What I learned
So I'm done with social media. Whether it's for now or forever, I don't know, but here's what I've learned:A quick recap – I decided to ‘detox’ from social media for 8 weeks. Starting on International Women’s Day, through to Mother’s Day. My aim was to test the...
8 things I did with my 8 weeks off social media
This week I read that people spend an average of 2 hours and 20 minutes on social media per day. These are pre-covid stats, so it’s probably more than that.While I wasn’t actually spending 2 hours a day for my business on social media platforms, I was definitely...
Week 7 of social media detox: Parental Burnout Vs Postnatal Depression
Your ability to generate power is directly proportional to your ability to relax – David AllenFirstly, a wee update on how my detox is going. I’ll write a longer piece as the 8 weeks comes to a close, but at this stage I feel like the writing is on the wall – I’m not...
Week 6 of social media detox: rats, cats, Heart Break High and ageing
You know that question people ask in interviews – where do you see yourself in 5 years (or, gulp, 10 years?). I realized I’ve never asked that of myself when it comes to social media. And yet, for years I would say social media was part of my job, quite a big part of...
Want to write a book but putting it off? Here’s 5 steps to get it done
As I hit week 5 of my social media detox, I thought I’d share my 5 tips for getting a book written AND a bit of fabulous snowballing (when you research one thing and find yourself finding 5 other amazing things):Step 1: Accept that you’re overthinking itI’ve just...