Living with a teenager at the best of times is never an easy task. Their hormones are raging; they are constantly being triggered, they are trying to conform and find their power and are constantly feeling judged by their peers, family and other kids. They feel afraid, misinterpreted, isolated and sometimes out of control as [...]
Last Valentines Day I shared this pic of me and my best friend Zoe on FB. Zoe’s beautiful mum took the pic. We were out celebrating her 32nd Birthday and when we saw it we ‘cracked up’! “OMG Look how In LOVE we are?!!!” I must admit there was a big moment of hesitation before [...]
It's January, and that means another New Year's Eve has come and gone. By my reckoning, I could throw a stone and hit someone who's already given up on their resolution. You and I are surrounded by people who are desperately trying to keep it up, or who didn't give it a second thought once [...]
When I was given the topic for this article, of these three words, I wondered: what do they have to do with each other? Nothing! I thought, I’ll just focus on celebration, that’s much more me. But then it occurred to me that celebration is the end stage of the process and to have something [...]
Have you ever wondered how those who have experienced such grave amounts of hardship and trauma in their lives break the cycle and become successful beings? If you were with me at the start of the year, you would have found me in my 2 bedroom never renovated apartment in Sydney's south that I had [...]
One of the most powerful things to do in life is to empower who you are. Over the last 30 years of studying in this area I knew that self-defence was not just about fighting. I had learnt to fight for over 6 years winning many medals and competing for my country. It wasn’t until [...]
As you may know... people fear public speaking more than death itself. but why is that? Well because in our mind we associate public speaking with death.. but not only death... being shamed, stoned and beaten to death by everybody we love. Sounds kinda drastic? Sure... but it's true. Back in medieval times if you didn't follow along the [...]
What if manifestation isn't an active process of creation, but rather a process of aligning you to your highest creative path. For the past 6 months, this idea has been floating around in my consciousness - inviting me to explore this concept more. Then suddenly, in a wonderfully synchronistic moment, I found myself drawn to watch [...]
Name/nickname: Angela (Ange) Country & City: Pert Australia Age: 40 Gender: Female Profession: Business Owner What did you come out as (gay, bi, transgendered, use any terms you like here)? Queer How old were you when you first realized your identity? I knew I was different around 12, but pushed it down and ignored it [...]