Whilst sitting at a friend’s house participating in a Skype call with her 19 year old daughter who lives and studies in Auckland, the conversation of her teenage friend came up. “You’ll never believe what Marnie is up to, Mum!” the daughter exclaimed. “She’s 6 months pregnant and huge!” Marnie and the daughter had been [...]
I lay writing this piece with tears streaming down my face as I reflect on my Self Love journey. The highs and lows, the ebbs and flows... oh what a journey it is. Looking back Self Love honestly wasn’t in my vocabulary, realm, or life until more recently. Growing up I truly never believed [...]
Too grumpy to feel Grateful? Try a little appreciation instead. Don’t you hate it when someone says to you how important it is to feel gratitude when you’re right in the middle of feeling sorry for yourself or blaming the world for your woes? You’re like ‘Do you mind not interrupting me, can’t you see [...]
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 [...]