Category: Mindset
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Time flies regardless of the fun-factor
Short post today, because time is tight. Seriously – where has this year gone?!? It feels like only yesterday I was having my New Year’s Revelation that we can be more than one version of ourselves… and now… 4 months have swept by in the blink of an eye… When…
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“Chronic pain management”
Today’s post is a (long, but totally worth it) book review of pain psychologist David Walton’s “Chronic Pain Management” (2021). It hooked me in, because the cover seemed to be calling to me from the library shelf, and the opening words made me say a vigorous “yes!” in my head:…
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Everybody panic… or NOT!
To get into the city of Sydney from where I live, you can drive in, but parking is limited and can cost up to $50 for a couple of hours. So instead, I catch the train. It takes about the same amount of time (one hour) but costs a fraction…
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The Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Over on Instagram, I have recently been seeing a lot of millennials panicking about the ‘junk’ that they have inherited from their Baby Boomer relatives. It sounds mean and ungrateful, but the videos have a point: Grandma’s collection of 101 ceramic doves was so special to HER… but where would…
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We all have bad days
When I think of Charles Darwin, I think of an intellectual giant – someone who spent decades of his life investigating science and leaving behind an enormous legacy of thought-provoking research, such that he became a larger-than-life symbol of dedication and… …well, it turns out he was all of that,…
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Have you got grit?
I recently came across an online quiz (of 10 questions) that determines how much “grit” you have. According to my attempt, (I got 4.4 out of 5), it means I’ve got more grit than 90% of Americans. Yay me. Do I though? Or am I just stubborn? Or is grit…
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(Subconscious) Visualization for healing
Visualization is a means of imagining yourself into another place or time… or imagining anyone anywhere for that matter. At the start of this year, I gifted myself a New Year’s Revelation which included manifesting a peaceful-yet-powerful version of myself, and since then, I have been using visualization to help…
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Death by papercut
Today’s post is about the impact of microaggressions. Theoretical and personal examples are listed, so feel free to look after your mental health and give today a miss if you think the content might be upsetting. Carry my support and understanding with you today and always. * * * Before…
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“The Art of Healing”
Hello lovely people, today is a (long-ish) book review (with a personal craft project detour) for Doctor Bernie S. Siegel’s “The Art of Healing: Uncovering your inner wisdom and potential for self-healing” (2013) (He also has a blog here). [Image source: Berniesiegelmd.com] Straight up I want to clarify something; I…
The Mindful Migraine 