What is love? And how many different types of love are there? Love is one of the hardest working words in any dictionary as so much is expected of it. We use the word “love” to describe a multitude of very different experiences. Each of us will experience many “loves”...
Hot on the heels of Christmas and still buzzing with the collective energy the season exudes, Nathan and I jumped in the car and headed off for a 6 day silent meditation retreat, finishing on New Years day. In the rush to pick up a fellow meditator on time we had a...
Self-compassion is a radical act which can soothe suffering, build empathy and acceptance, and improve your relationships. You may consider yourself a compassionate person but do you actively apply compassion to yourself? Most people are unfamiliar with generating...
Thursday 9th September is R U OK? Day. As many of us are in lockdown, I thought it might be a timely reminder to highlight the impacts of lockdown. Perhaps OK is all you can manage at the moment. Most people are not thriving in lockdown. Perhaps you are not OK....
It took me a long time to figure out my childhood was causing problems in my adult life. As a child, I was the brunt of frustration and passive aggression, punished for minor mistakes, forgotten, sent away, ignored, and shamed. Others had it much worse than me, so I...
I recently had to make some very important decisions that would have consequences well beyond my immediate concerns, and I was feeling overwhelmed. Stuck between a rock and a hard place I wondered, “What is the point?”. But while I pushed away what I decided was a...
Breakfast wisdom.. At breakfast this morning I mentioned to my husband that I wasn’t sure what to write about for this blog post. He asked me a simple question, “What has been a theme for you and your clients?” Such wisdom at the breakfast table immediately...
A few months ago I took some time to feed my soul - to sit by the river and to connect in as many ways as I could with the nature around me. What I experienced, along with so many other humans over the history of our species, is that being in nature is a powerful way...
Melbournians, we are on the way back! No more five kilometres, no more two hours of exercise, no more four walls, no more isolation. How do you want to emerge from lockdown? Responses to our increased freedom are varied. From worry and trepidation to flat out,...
Human beings are purpose driven. Without being clear on our purpose we can feel lost, stuck and lack motivation. For many of us, part of our purpose is to grow and to help others. But what makes a person truly helpful? What qualities provide the conditions for...
Having connected with some of the world’s leading relationship experts, Amy distils all that wisdom into bite sized relationship hacks – for better love, connection, conflict and communication.
(and their antidotes)
Most of us are familiar with the term “red flags” and everyone has experienced them somewhere in their relationship history. Red flags are issues that signal problems in relationships which, left unaddressed, will eventually lead to relationship breakdown. Don’t get caught unaware…
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