I was terrified when my menopause dreams first awoke. I had been used to living on the surface of my life and their presence in my belly unnerved me: like an unexpected, unplanned pregnancy that I had no reason to terminate. I ignored them hoping they would go away. They did not go away. They bumped and ...
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Recent Posts by Debs de Vries
Wellness and stilettos. Stress from the ground up.
Wellness could be described as a state of comfort, internal and external. Creating an absence of factors that over stress (because we know that some 'stress' is necessary to make us do stuff) has to be a real consideration for anyone who is aware that they are suffering from too much stress. Start simple, Start from the ...
Stress Relief What Not to Do When you are Stressed
So much stress is driven by what we are doing and what we think we are going to do, that it takes practice to NOT get our mind galloping out of control What not to do to gain relief from stress is just as valuable as what to do. Read on for some brilliant ideas…
How to strangle Mental & Emotional Health, Wealth and Happiness,
If you really wish things could be different, then here’s help: mental health, emotional health and physical wellbeing are often blocked by innocently doing these 5 things. . .
How to Ride Life When It’s a Wild Horse
Love it, don't tame it. Life can be like a wild horse: it will buck, rear, kick, drop you in the bit of the paddock where there are the most nettles and poo: occasionally step heavily on your foot and often drop a shoulder to unseat you, just when you thought it was all going ...
Stress relief “I am not my old story any more”
"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become". Carl Jung I have found it pays to notice myself closely, when I am in danger of practicing 'woundology'. Maybe you've experienced this? It can be the temptation to join in with a conversation where the prevailing tone of the stories is about the awfulness ...
How to meditate like a dog.
This is Carter. He is a natural meditator. Now I'm also a meditator. I do it every day - well, nearly every day. I do it because it has helped me not just a little bit, but a LOT. Yes still I have to say to myself: - "Hmm, time to meditate". Or "I feel overwhelmed/foggy/cranky/lost/emotional - I ...
What To Do To Be Healthy and Well at Work – 6 Simple and Effective Tips
Health and wellbeing help to keep you in a secure living, and also enjoy life outside of your job. Here are 6 easy daily steps to stay well at work and none of them will take you more than a few minutes!
What To Do to Improve Low Self Esteem & Increase Confidence
WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE LOW SELF ESTEEM AND INCREASE CONFIDENCE. IF you find yourself constantly thinking that you are 'less than' everybody else, you are probably carrying the burden of low self-esteem. And that is not an easy burden to carry. And has anyone ever told you that you’re just fine as you are, right now? ...
The Top Five ways to Live and Die without Regrets – from the mouths of the dying
Dying with regrets is surely the scariest part of living. Have you done a death-bed review? It may sound a bit morbid, but in my experience, it really adds fire to your life
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