”Just think positively”. Those words grate with me. Ack, like nails on a chalkboard. Almost. Perhaps because they are often misused when we are trying really hard to lift ourselves, be responsible, do the right thing. The sticking point is that there is no value papering over the truth of things to “try” and think…
In my 30’s it began. I romanced myself in the gothic bathroom of the old semi in Balmain. Jasmin grew from outside in the cracks of the rotting window sill and hung long down into my bath-tub. I lit candles. The floor was concrete, the room was big, it was a dreaming space and a…
I was recently interview by CEO of Australia Counselling, Clinton Power, about my practice. It was great to have a chance to think carefully about who I help and how. [hr] Australia Counselling member Deborah Jackson is a psychologist practicing on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Deborah provides counselling services to help individuals heal through trauma, mood…
A colleague, friend and sacred-gifted yoga teacher shared this with me today, something she wrote whilst on a yoga retreat in Ubud. I felt to pass it on. How do you connect into your body and yourself? “For me, yoga has been my medicine. In every strength, stretch, twist, squeeze, and bend of a pose,…
Sitting at my desk, feeling tender, writing from my heart. A half unpacked suitcase sits nearby from a week ago. The house I tidied spotlessly (rare event) before Christmas now has piles of paper and life residue everywhere. Feeling tender and writing from that place. It feels important, like in the time out from schedules…
There’s different types of crying. Some are a relief and a let-go and bring a sense of healing. Others are more desperate and hopeless. There is a wound that comes up in one area of my life that sees me in this place at times. Sometimes I get fired up and passionate, sometimes I am…
A student at Bond asked me some questions today about self belief: 1. Why do you think it is important to believe in yourself in order to succeed in life? When someone believes in themselves they are likely to take little risks, to embrace opportunities to approach life from an open place, know that they…
Glimmer, shimmer Lying in wait. Who knew what was there as the cars drove past. Party in the sky, As sunlight fills past full to festival, and unbound sheafs tip their hats to tiny rounds that pack a punch. That laugh and dance and tease their luminosity. Are you ready for me?
I’m going to a workshop in Brisbane this week facilitated by Pieter Rossouw. Pieter is the Director of the Master of Counselling Program at the School of Psychology and the School of Social Work and Human Services at The University of Queensland. Through his research and teaching, Pieter has amassed a really helpful level of knowledge…
I was challenging myself yesterday, what do I stand for, in my work and in life? Compassionate seeing Care for self and other Vision and excitement Breathing into the one-ness of all and lighting with it … Back to compassionate seeing, I want to explain further … For me, compassionate seeing helps people unlock the…