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Practical ideas and insights to help you navigate health, life, and live consciously. Real explorations of navigating life the best I can, sharing what I learn along the way. Take what resonates. Leave what doesn’t.
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Intuition Requires Courage: The Price You Pay
I’ve often viewed myself as an intuitive person. It’s one of my core values. This comes with its challenges, because anything we wrap our identity up in has the potential…
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Life Is Fragile and Precious: Living From Gratitude
A few recent podcasts, most notably the episode with Harry Verma, have got me thinking a lot about the fragility of life. And how, in an instant, life can be…
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Everything Takes Longer Than You Think
Many things in our lives take longer than we think they do… Which can set us up for disappointment and to give up when we’ve only just got started. There’s…
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The Need for Control: Is Letting Go True Power?
The need for control… I’ve been reflecting on this a lot recently. And I’ve realised that a lot of my emotional and mental discomfort and angst comes from a desire…
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When Others Annoy You: Turn It Into a Mirror
I don’t know about you, but there are certain behaviours in others that annoy, frustrate, and drive me nuts! Most recently, I’ve realised that these behaviours are often down to…
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You’re Not Broken: Working With Your Negativity Bias
The more I explore the human condition, the more I realise we’re hardwired to focus on what’s wrong rather than what’s right, and on the bad rather than the good.…
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Why Doing Less Helps You Live More Consciously
I’ve said it before: when we are our best selves, we are our most conscious selves… I just believe this to be true! So the question is: how can we…
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Eastern vs Western Medicine: Health Means Independence
I have many issues with Western medicine and the healthcare system. But that doesn’t mean I’m totally against it! Where Western Medicine Shines (and Where It Doesn’t) In fact, I…
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You Can’t Control Others, So Stop Trying
A lot of our anger, frustration, upset, and sadness comes from the inability to control, or feel like we have a sense of control over, the outside world. Think about…
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Awareness vs Worry: The Subtle but Vital Difference
I can worry and overthink until the cows come home. But I’ve also realised that I have a greater awareness of things, events, situations, choices, decisions, and occurrences, and their…
