Count how many times you say "I have to" before breakfast. I have to get up. I have to pack the lunches. I have to answer that email. I have to be nice to that person. If your whole day sounds like orders from someone you've never met, this one is for you. From about 21 until about 29, I lived in resistance. I forced myself to go to a job I really did not love. I forced myself to go to the gym and do workouts I really didn't want to do. It was all force, force, force. I was a

Can we talk about the Sacral chakra for a minute? Because it's got a reputation. Every wellness influencer on Instagram will tell you to "unleash your creativity" and "step into your pleasure". And you're sitting there in your trackies, three days past washing your hair, thinking: mate, I just want to finish this cup of tea while it's still warm. Here's the thing. They're not entirely wrong. They just make it sound like a personality trait, when it's a part of your body with

The kids are finally asleep. The house is quiet. Nothing is wrong. And you're on the couch with your shoulders up around your ears, listening for the next thing. If that's you, your body is still on duty. This post is about how to tell it the shift is over. I'm a holistic counsellor. Helping people settle is a fair chunk of my job. And for the first couple of months after I moved out of my home, I was scared nearly all the time. Not scared of anything in the room. Just scared