Healing while parenting, parenting while healing isn’t easy but it is possible. The first Personal Development workshop I went to I was in my mid-30s and was a single Mum of 5 children. I was still searching for happiness and peace and while I know…
Did you know your brain will always choose the familiar over the unfamiliar? Your brain associates familiar with safe and unfamiliar with unsafe. The problem is, is that for people who have experienced trauma in childhood, adolescence and/or adulthood their brain identifies pain, anger, sadness,…
I escaped 9 years ago with my 5 kids a very defeated and broken woman. I spent the first 2 years partying every weekend and keeping myself busy to the point of physical illness and exhaustion to numb my pain. 7 1/2 years ago I…
I’ve done it. I’ve created my first digital workshop for victim/survivors of Domestic Violence which offers the information, knowledge, tools, strategies, resources and process to create a life after Domestic Violence. It’s a 5 module video workshop in which I talk openly and honestly about…
I end most of my posts with ‘You are significant because you are and I love you because you exist’ and I want to explain why. For many people, love feels conditional in some form or another. You may have felt loved, appreciated and valued…
Through my work, my learning, my own trauma experiences and healing journey I have come to believe that underneath anger is a whole lot of pain. Hurt people hurt people as the saying goes. Pain that isn’t allowed to be expressed stays suppressed until it…
It can be very hard for anyone to choose a counsellor or therapist. It can be especially challenging if you were abused or traumatised as a child. You may wish to call Blue Knot Helpline on 1300 657 380 to speak to one of our counsellors. The…
Self care is absolutely essential to your health and wellbeing. You should aim to incorporate at least one small act of self care into each and every one of your days. Something else to add to my list of things to do?? Groan! It may…