Emotional needs – we have them all. I call them soul cravings. And sometimes they cannot be satisfied or they get out of control. What are emotional needs and how to take care of them? Irrespective of your beliefs, [READ MORE]
You do not need to have cancer to sense that cancer awareness days, weeks or months can be complex, helpful, annoying, divisive and frightening. They can throw us off balance. Having been diagnosed and treated for breast cancer twice, [READ MORE]
Whatever our circumstances in life, metaphors can give us clarity, meaning and stability. And so, like many other people diagnosed with cancer, I used to look at my life as a cancer journey. But at some point the metaphor started to work against me. I had outgrown it. What happened? [READ MORE]
Every day I walk past a bridge, and every day it reminds me to take nothing for granted, especially my health. Because there was a time, when in a matter of weeks I had physically and mentally aged, unable [READ MORE]
We all need to relax! But how? There are so many suggestions and advice that the idea of relaxing can become stressful. What to do? Can you relax? Is it easy or difficult, or does it depend and vary [READ MORE]
Living in peace is an attitude and way of life, which can help us live well and with purpose, even during difficult times. It means we are at peace with who we are and have developed positive coping mechanisms for times of personal crisis. What is the “living in peace” attitude? And how does it work? [READ MORE]
Making change happen. [READ MORE]
Difficult days and times in our lives, we all have them, in our past, present and future. Some days we cope well, others feel like never ending pain and emptiness. Then we have to take care. How? 1. Difficult days can [READ MORE]
Friendships come in many shapes and sizes, are short or long, continuous, start and stop and resume. The most important friendship is the one least acknowledged and often the hardest to achieve and maintain. Why? Important friendships are rare. [READ MORE]
Self care is like gardening. Our emotional, physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing needs looking after and regular maintenance, just like a garden, a window box or pot plant. How to? [READ MORE]
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