If you’ve ever been on an airplane you will have been told that in the case of an emergency you have to fit your own oxygen mask before helping others to fit theirs. Whilst I’ve travelled on a lot of airplanes, thankfully I’ve never actually had to follow through with this instruction. In real life, … Continue reading Self-care: putting your own oxygen mask on first
I wrote a blog for the mishfit website a little over two years ago in amongst the messy grief following Charles’ death. (You can read it HERE if you don’t know that whole story.) Reading it back now it feels very much like I was laying my grief out there for all to read and … Continue reading ‘The Three C’s’ – my take on choices, chances, changes
Every woman’s favourite pastime – the pap smear Once every 12-months (or so) I rock up to my gynaecologist to spend about 15 minutes of my life having my cervix scraped. And that day was today. The reason that I go every year, as opposed to every two years like most other women in Australia … Continue reading Hello my name is Thea and my cervix hangs to the left
…but here’s why I journal There have been a whole bunch of studies done on the power of writing out your thoughts. Try googling it. But let me tell you about why I do it to see if that speaks to you. I dream like a mad-woman. I’m as busy in my dreams as I … Continue reading I’m no writer…
…but here’s my take on meditation There is a wealth of science out there that supports why meditation is a good thing. Feel free to google, or just read this for a quick flavour of the stuff that’s out there. Meditation has a long and complicated history via a couple of religions or philosophies. Here’s … Continue reading I’m no Buddhist…
I know a bit about training women I have been a woman for close to thirty years (I’m arguing that my ‘womanhood’ kicked off at about 14 years old along with my periods). And I have been working really closely with women’s bodies at all stages of womanhood as a Personal Trainer and a Coach, … Continue reading I’m a specialist Personal Trainer for women – this is what I need you to know
The change process, the coaching journey…whatever you want to call what we do as I walk alongside you, is a tricky balancing-act. I’m going to be totally honest with you. Sometimes it gets messy. Emotionally challenging. We get into a whole bunch of stuff that sometimes we’d probably rather ignore, or at least pretend … Continue reading Fear and love, sunshine and shadows
ACT – Action Changes Things You know how I have been saying for the last few weeks that change is hard? And that it works best when there’s a method in there somewhere? And most importantly of all, that once all the foundations have been laid with regards to values, visions and intentions then the … Continue reading Changing your life requires action: the power of rituals
Intentions not goals In my old corporate HR world I was all about my ‘five-year plan’ and having a set of very clear goals to work towards. I’ve even used goals A LOT in my Personal Training business – both personally and with my clients. If you’ve ever joined a gym you’ll be used to … Continue reading Stop chasing goals – live your life intentionally
I was explaining in last week’s blog that becoming a better human was very much an inside job. It takes a lot of self work. It’s a process of introspection, increasing your self-awareness and figuring out some honest answers to some tough questions. Conversations with my clients often start like this: (Client) “I am going … Continue reading It starts here: valuing your vision