Podcast 2 – Susie Dureau

{Unbreakable: Episode 2} Susie Dureau The choice to leave sadness behind   In this episode of unbreakable I speak to Sydney based artist and long-time friend of mine Susie Dureau. Thirteen years ago Susie gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Eva, only to lose her a few hours later. The worst thing you…

Podcast 1 – Alana Helbig

{Unbreakable: Episode 1} Alana Helbig Free falling with moments of grace In this very first episode of Unbreakable I interview my podcast coach and good friend Alana Helbig. When I first met Alana she had just ended a five year relationship that she was numbing the pain of with drugs and alchohol. But it wasn’t…

My podcast inspiration – those (darn) bathroom floor moments

Those darn bathroom floor moments. Podcast inspo. Have you ever felt lost, broken and so unsure? Sure you have. You may have even found yourself “Eat, pray, love” style on your knees on the bathroom floor. We all have had these moments. They are inevitable, whether they are caused by tragedy, drama or mental torture.…

Losing to zero – am I still lovable?

  Lessons on losing from my kids. We are playing a board game. My husband, 2 kids, Japanese homestay student and I. It is the students turn. My husband and I encourage her to take the most obvious move. The strategic move. The move that sends our 8 year old daughter back to the beginning.…

What to do with a (too) noisy head

  What to do with a (too) noisy head.   We all know that meditation is jam packed with goodness for us all, so why are we not all doing it more? Well, a lot of the people I speak to find it really difficult to quiet their noisy head. There is nothing like an…

Your body is a messenger

Your body is a messenger. Are you hearing its call? We are pretty good at ignoring the messages from our bodies. Or is it just me? When our bodies feel uncomfortable we will often take some form of action to make them comfortable again. Generally speaking, we turn to the quickest, easiest solution available whether it be: numbing out with…

Coming up against a brick wall

You might be familiar with the brick wall. The brick wall appears sometimes when you are trying to feel or explore something deep within. Perhaps you are trying to heal something or explore a part of you that feels ready. But your efforts are thwarted – you can’t penetrate because you have a big, towering…

All is well right now

All is well   No matter how you are feeling right now, I want you to know, that all is well. Your head voice might be a bit aggrevated by my presumptious suggestion here, as clearly I do not know all the stresses and strains that are leading to you feeling this way, but that…

Insecurity – how can we get beyond it?

Let’s talk about insecurity.     Do you ever feel insecure? Do you feel lost, confused or unsure of your value in the world? You might see everyone else acing it and kicking big goals, and wonder what you are doing and why you are doing it. This can be particularly true if you go…

Change shame

I have been feeling change shame. In the last week, I have released my new branding and direction to the world.   I have changed a lot in the past few years. As a kinesiologist and life coach. And even before that as a teacher and mosaic artist. Part of me feels the tingles and…

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