The New Self Care ebook – free download

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It’s undeniable that I’m passionate about self care. But not self care as you may know it. I’m determined to inform the world about the “new self care” that we have been neglecting and one which truly makes a deep, long lasting difference in someone’s life. 

A year of Adelaide counselling – a reflection

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It’s with disbelief that I realise that it’s “that time of the year again” and that the year has seemingly flown by. I wonder what it is about the modern human mind that we find it difficult to grapple with the swiftness of time?

Setting boundaries to combat holiday season stress

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Are you already starting to feel the tension and stress of this busy time of year? The holiday season is a time when we traditionally gather with family and friends through formal and informal gatherings. 

Go slow – the benefits of slowing down

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If you have been following my enewsletter or my social media channels, you know that I have been recommending slow living. This concept of slowing down is about allowing yourself to have a slow morning or a slow weekend. Rather than succumbing to the busyness that our lifestyles and modern culture seems to dictate. 

20 wellbeing tips

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Here is my easy guide with a collection of wellbeing tips.

Ten Tanya truisms

1. Your most precious commodity is your time.

2. Stop rushing and wholeheartedly give yourself permission to be slow.

3. Self care is actually a decision.

4. Meditation is the antidote to stress and overwhelm.

Nothing is what it seems – being authentic

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We are continually bombarded with images and snapshots of the “finished product” of someone’s life. Espeically via Instagram, Facebook and online and traditional media. Whether it be a perfectly poised selfie, a precise interior design layout or a strategically constructed shot of someone’s meal. How do we know if someone is being authentic?

Don’t try meditation when you are depressed!

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As someone devoted to meditation, both as a personal practice as well as a teacher and facilitator for more than twenty years, I will be the first to admit that it’s not always going to be an everyday practice. What’s more is that it is essential to know when it can be and when it’s best to steer clear!

What your inner self hears

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The attitude of self care shows up in our conduct and the way we interact with others. In particular, how we teach others (with our actions, words, behaviours etc) to treat us.