Category: Resilience
-
Mo(u)rning
It is human to grieve. Necessary. We need to acknowledge loss, to make space for it, and time. You should give yourself full permission to feel deep, heart-breaking-sadness, and there should be no shame in having a good old cry… about whatever, or whoever it is that you’re missing… But…
-
Find your WHO
OK, confession time: I’m not really up on the whole DC comics or Marvel thing, or (yell at me now) what the difference between the two ‘worlds’ is… but… sometimes you find yourself “in” their world regardless. In Australia, one of our major supermarkets had a promotion a while back…
-
Pain + Fear = Chronic Pain
I often wonder why my occasional migraines switched over into a chronic migraine condition about three years ago. To try and understand what might have been the cause, I tried to remember what was happening in my life at about the time of the change. I realized that five significant…
-
The step after self-actualization
Today’s blog post is something of a thought experiment. It’s about things that have been floating around in my mind for a while, but this is the first time I’ve tried to articulate the ideas. So, think of it as a ‘first draft’ and apologies in advance if it doesn’t…
-
Sit in your discomfort longer
When my eldest daughter was about 10 years old, I remember her teacher saying, “the best advice I was ever given as a parent, is the same advice I give to all the parents of my students: let kids sit in their discomfort longer.” What she meant was; when a…
-
Why you might not be healing
As a person who was diagnosed with a chronic pain condition over two years ago, there is NOTHING that holds a greater priority in my head and heart than healing. I REALLY want to get better. Now, that might sound like I’m de-prioritizing my family, but that’s not true. They…
-
“Are you ok?”
In Australia, today is “R U OK” day – and as the website says, it is about “a national Conversation Movement that is equipping Australians with the skills and confidence to support those struggling with life.” Because, let’s face it, life isn’t easy, AND it’s not always easy to know…
-
A plant app for healthcare
Yesterday was the 1st of September – the first day of Spring if you live on my side of the world – or the first day of Autumn-fall if you don’t. It’s a time of transition; these in-between seasons (which are actually my favorites because they don’t get too hot…
-
Merit badges for adulting
When I was young, I was a Boy Scout. It’s true! In Australia at least, if you’re aged over 14 you can join the Boy Scouts as a Venturer. That’s what I was. We used to go hiking, camp in the snow, sail, explore, get lost, have fun, live our…
The Mindful Migraine 