Menopause symptoms in Newcastle upon Tyne If you’ve said those words to yourself today, I want you to know you aren’t actually losing it. Your nervous system is just under incredible pressure. Having supported people for 26 years through Reiki, I’ve heard so many in the UK and in Newcastle upon Tyne struggling with this exact feeling. And here I am experiencing menopause symptoms too. I just turned 50, and…
View PostEmbarrassment and shame can lie beneath who we are and how we behave in the world. As I approach a milestone birthday this year, I’ve had to face the daunting reality of starting over at 50 and feeling like a failure at 50 can make us feel we are not worthy of better, or it can make us believe that we are not good enough to exist even at times.…
View PostHow To Live After Loss? Losing a loved one is hard, losing a partner is hard, saying goodbye to an old life and the place you lived for over 20 years is hard, adjusting to living in a small room in your mother’s house is hard. Little did I know that only three weeks later, my mother would suddenly die. Strength and Shattered Safety Nets People say I’m strong, brave,…
View PostExperiencing profound life changes, such as loss and relocation, can feel like a crash. Embracing these shocks offers opportunities for transformation and personal growth amid grief and uncertainty.
View PostDiscover how memorial jewellery, like ashes into rings or fingerprint pendants, provides a comforting connection to lost loved ones. Explore how these keepsakes offer peace, solace, and a sense of closeness, especially for those grieving suffering from mental health issues.
View PostIt’s okay not to know. Society trains us from an early age to know. Know about anything and everything. And if we don’t know how something works, we are taught to find out. If we don’t know how to do anything, we are taught to find out. We are never taught to sit in the feeling of ‘I don’t know’. Not knowing is okay. Not knowing who you are, not…
View PostCan I really have what I want It can be very easy to ‘want’ and ‘desire’ what we think we ‘ought to’ desire. We may even think these are our genuine wants, but what if they are not? What if we are kidding ourselves? Can I really have what I want? Let me give you some examples: ‘I want a successful healing business’ ‘I want to be a bestselling author’…
View PostHow to stop being anxious The Tiger of emotion or fear only bites when you run from it or try to cage it. Set it free.~ Kari Hohne, Cafe Au Soul I’m in my 48th year on planet Earth, and anxiety has been something I have spoken and written about a lot over the course of this blog (and in my podcast). When I was younger, I would push away…
View PostIt’s challenging to not focus on what we see above us in the skies lately. Especially in the UK. Even the most hardened sceptic can spend a few hours in their garden gazing up, watching criss-cross white lines appear across the beautiful blue sky. And we all notice how the lines don’t disappear (like they did in the past), but instead they expand and form clouds. There are many different…
View PostWhy am I always attracted to avoidant men? In deepening my understanding of relationships and attachment styles, I’ve come to realise that my upbringing, feeling insecure as a child, created an unhealthy relationship with security. While other children may have felt secure in a stable, non-volatile, or emotionally receptive world, being shown instability, insecurity, uncertainty, and never knowing if I was going to be acknowledged, seen, or heard led to…
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