I’m sitting in the airport in Bangalore waiting for my flight to Sydney with a heart full of joy. I have so much gratitude to all the staff, Indian people and the land of India itself. In very few places …
Category: Personal Reflections
What to Do When You Can’t Afford Therapy
Therapy can be expensive. But I have always seen it as a vital part of self-care. At different times in my life, I have gone without other things in order to prioritise my mental health, and it has always been …
Spiritual Awakening Can Feel Surprisingly Lonely
Spiritual awakening can feel…surprisingly lonely. You start to see things differently. Feel more. Notice more. And suddenly…the conversations around you don’t quite land the same. You try to explain what you’re experiencing… but it feels like people don’t really get …
Tell Them What’s Working
We’re often trained to scan for what isn’t working. To spot the mistake. The flaw. The thing that needs improving. It’s how many of us were raised. It’s how schools assess. It’s how workplaces review. It’s even how our nervous …
Small Acts of Kindness Regulate More Than You Realise
Small acts of goodness regulate more than you realise. They remind your body and others that safety still exists in human connection. It might be helping someone with their shopping, pausing to hold a door open for someone, picking up …
Preparing for a Spiritual Retreat in India
Preparing for India is not like preparing for general travel because it is a spiritual retreat. There are a few things I start to do a few months before: Although it’s spiritual — there is always lots of fun and …
When Inspiration Arrives Uninvited: Tuning Into Creative Energy
I’m just wondering if anyone else is noticing a shift in the energy already this morning? I have written down five project ideas I would like to do in the next 12 months. And they arrived spontaneously. I wasn’t sitting …
Travel Changes Your Brain — Here’s What the Research Says
Travel changes your brain. Not just your mood. Not just your Instagram feed. Your brain. Novelty Reshapes Neural Pathways Research in neuroscience shows that new environments stimulate neuroplasticity — the brain’s ability to form new connections. When you navigate unfamiliar …
The Most Underrated Form of Self-Care: Giving Yourself Extra Time
One of the most underrated forms of self-care is giving yourself extra time to get places. An extra 5 minutes changes the entire experience and helps your nervous system move out of fight-or-flight and into regulation. — Dr Leah Katz …
Sometimes We Don’t Need Advice — We Just Need to Be Heard
“Advice can often leave me feeling worse, even if it is well-intentioned. I just want to be heard and feel understood, even if it doesn’t make sense to the other person.” “Sometimes what helps most isn’t advice — it’s someone …