Blog overview
5 Ways in which Labels like ‘Introvert’ and ‘HSP’ can Hinder Us
In a previous article, I looked at 5 ways in which labels can be helpful. For a balanced view, I want to look at how labels can also be unhelpful and hinder our journey. One: Stereotyping and Oversimplification Something I can’t stand when someone mentions their...
5 Ways in which Labels like ‘Introvert’ and ‘HSP’ can be Helpful
There have been many discussions about whether labels like Introversion, HSP, Empath and others are helpful or not. This article describes my perspective. I’ve seen this type of interaction so often. Perhaps you’ve seen similar, or been on either side of this type of...
What my Body tried to Tell me with Recurring Leg Pain
“Your body hears everything your mind says.” - Naomi Judd - Have you ever had a lingering, recurring health annoyance that kept bugging you? And yet not quite enough to say, “Enough is enough, I’m sorting this out now”? Welcome to the human race — me too. I think it’s...
What we can Learn from Nature about Illness and Disease
“The body is a self-healing organism, so it’s really about clearing things out of the way so the body can heal itself.” - Barbara Brennan - I have often written about receiving messages from nature when I go on my daily walks in the woods behind our house. Today, I...
Five Inspiring Perspectives for Tough Times
“It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.” - Dalai Lama - If you’re anything like me, you might be having a rather hard time right now deciding how on earth to go about ‘normal’ life when...
A Client’s Results with Panic Attacks and EFT
Have you wondered how effective EFT really is for panic attacks? In this article, I'll describe the results a recent client had with her panic attacks as a result of our EFT sessions. Willow (name changed for privacy) came to me via referral from a previous client....
The World Needs What You Have
What’s wrong versus what’s right Most people I talk to don't realise they have gifts, strengths, and talents to offer the world. Most clients arrive in my office because of all the things ‘wrong’ with them. Many people spend years in therapy letting go of all the...
Reach out to Precious People While there is Time
I have had a few experiences recently that helped me see how precious, uncertain, and precarious our human lives are. I want to share some of them briefly today — perhaps they mean something to you, too, as you navigate this strange old journey on Mother Earth. 3...
Two Ways to Improve our Complex Relationship with Money
I hope the first quote made you smile — it’s obviously by a comedian. My husband introduced me to Spike Milligan many years ago and while I don’t enjoy all his silly humour, this one sure did make me smile! I find it quite true — how about you? On a bad day, a coffee...
Tips to Understand and Overcome Low Mood and Motivation
. “If our expectations, if our fondest prayers and dreams, are not realised, then we should all bear in mind that the greatest glory of living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.” - Nelson Mandela - So it’s Monday, and article/newsletter day...
3 Helpful Tips for Writer’s Block
I write in order to find out what I truly know and how I really feel about certain things. Writing requires me to go much deeper into my thoughts and memories than conversation does.” ~ Leslie Marmon Silko ~ As I sat down to write this article, I had what some might...
Spiritual Insights on Transforming Unhealthy Habits
“Habit allows us to go from ‘before’ to ‘after,’ to make life easier and better. Habit is notorious — and rightly so — for its ability to direct even against our will; but by mindfully shaping our habits, we can harness the power of mindlessness as a sweeping force...
Healing Beyond the Body: Emotional Layers in Health
“Negative emotions are messengers delivering urgent news from faraway lands you lost contact to Don’t shoot the messengers, they are gardeners bringing tears to water the seeds of a new you” - Valentina Quarta - (Sidenote: No emotion is ‘negative’ in my world! These...
The Healing Power of Knowing Where to Tap
we“The human body has been designed to resist an infinite number of changes and attacks brought about by its environment. The secret of good health lies in successful adjustment to changing stresses on the body.” ~ Harry J Johnson ~ Invoice for Knowing Where to Tap...
How my childhood dream of being a doctor came true in a different form
“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.” ~ Colin Powell ~ My childhood dream "I'm going to be a doctor one day." I remember deciding to become a doctor at 6 years old. It didn’t quite work out that way, yet I...
The Life Changing Magic of Small Successes
“Life is made up of small pleasures. Happiness is made up of those tiny successes. The big ones come too infrequently. And if you don’t collect all these tiny successes, the big ones don’t really mean anything.” ~ Norman Lear ~ Clients come to me for many different...
Five Messages from a Giant Sequoia
Over the years, I've learnt the surprising gift of 'listening' to the trees on my walks. Today I'd like to share five important messages from a special tree. We discovered this enormous, beautiful Sequoia in the woods about 20 minutes walk from us just after we moved...
What Embracing Slow Moments can do for HSPs
Today I want to talk about ways of bringing a few slower moments of calm into each day, and what it does for us. We lived in London for 3 years in a tiny flat with no garden. To feel relaxed and calm, I need connection with nature and her rhythms — so I scheduled...
The Complex Road of Grief: Insights on Loss and Healing for HSPs
Today I wanted to share a few thoughts about loss, sadness, grief, and dying. Perhaps you’re thinking, “Ugh, no, not this topic”. Yes, it’s not a topic we want to consider, yet every single one of us faces it at some point in our lives: someone dear and close to us...
How to Make EFT A Habit and Regular Practice
In this article I’d like to introduce you to a practical way of using EFT in stressful situations so you can experience more ease, more peace, and feeling calmer. First, picture this: Scenario 1: You wake up on a Monday morning and feel zero motivation to face the...
Conquering Health-Related Anxiety
“Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.” ~ Jodi Picoult In this article, I’ll share my thoughts and personal experiences on working with the complexities of anxiety. If you have not suffered from anxiety...
Why I Work with Sensitive Introverts and why it Matters
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia Sensitivity and introversion have been gaining a lot...
How to Deal with Fluctuating Emotions
“Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times that the ‘hero’ within us is revealed.” -Bob Riley This article was written during the pandemic. It felt appropriate to share again with some updates. Our world is a strange and uncertain place. So much of...
3 Helpful Steps for Procrastination
“Procrastination is like a Credit Card; it’s a lot of fun until you get the bill.” Christopher Parker As I’m starting this article, I’m aware of tension in my body and brain. I’m in a delightful coworking session with a small group of people, each person silently...
From Shock to Relief: The Power of EFT to Manage Intense Emotions
You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” Pablo Neruda A few years ago, I was working with someone over the festive season who experienced a very painful shock, loss, and extreme disappointment after the actions of a family member. This...
Five Things I learned from an Ultrasound
I know I share quite a bit of personal detail from my life. Friends have commented on it. My intention is truly to be of service. Maybe there’s a little parallel in your own life, and perhaps something in here can help you find a direction for your own solution. With...
What to do about Self-Sabotage
I talked a while ago about something we call “self-sabotage” and I mentioned I don’t like the term. My perspective is that we simply haven’t given a voice to all the parts of us that have something to say about a dream or goal. Watch the video here on FB or...
Tapping into Our True Potential: EFT, Strengths, and Self-Discovery
“Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers.” — Mignon McLaughlin If you love books, here’s a funny piece I wrote in the hot summer of 2018, in our tiny hot-as-an-oven flat in London. This story illustrates the point I want to make today: Coming at...
How to use EFT Tapping for the Monday Blues
Have you had the Monday Blues? When I wrote this one Monday morning in the British summer, we were experiencing an intense heatwave. We worked in the vegetable garden for hours over the previous weekend. And unlike in South Africa where we had a wonderful gardener...
Shifting the Furniture on the Titanic: Why Dealing with the Root Cause is Crucial
In this article, I'll talk about why it's so important to find the root cause of our challenges (health, wealth, relationships, and everything else), instead of just dancing on the surface. I talk about using EFT all the time because I so sincerely believe in the...