Self-Acceptance vs Perfectionism

After a lifetime spent rebelling against what I thought was self-acceptance, I’ve made a U-turn and found a better path to travel. Here’s why acceptance beats perfectionism, every time.

What’s Your Intention?

Before you decide that you’ve failed or are a failure, it’s useful to check in with your goal and intention. You might find that it’s all a misunderstanding – that you’re actually a success, in the places that it matters.

Beat Social Anxiety with Loving Kindness

It’s not always easy to practise kindness – especially not when the recipient is yourself. But doing so can yield huge rewards, to your relationship with yourself and others, and to overall quality of your daily life.

My Favourite Way To Manage Negative Feelings

After practising this meditation every day for a month, I’m only more convinced of it’s healing powers. Not only does it help to soothe hard feelings, but it can make you feel stronger, strong enough to face them.

What If Today Was Your Last?

Imagine you were diagnosed with a terminal illness and life suddenly became a whole lot shorter. What changes would you make, today and tomorrow? How might you use death to really come alive?

Life Begins At ‘Level 40!’

The only thing in life that is truly ours, is our ability to choose how we perceive events. Language matters. The stories that we tell ourselves change everything… Here’s the language and story I’m choosing, as I turn 40, today!

Are You Stuck Working Towards An Old Goal?

I took a deep dive into the peanut butter and cookies. Then a deeper dive into why the binge happened… Here’s why I’m ready to ditch the bathroom scales.

After 6 Months Off, I Finally Went Swimming!

Today, I went swimming without any goals or expectations. All I had to do was show up and try. Away from the ‘shoulds,’ I re-found what I’d lost and I remembered why I WANTED to swim.

Do You Actually Have A Problem, Other Than Your Thoughts?

Sometimes when you’re stuck in the weeds of a problem, you can lose sight of what’s actually happening. This question from James Clear will bring you to a place where you can see more clearly…

Can You Be Your Own (Good) Drill Sergeant?

Can you form the habit of self-discipline, becoming both the soldier and the drill-sergeant? Kiana Docherty thinks so…