Author: essenceandsoul
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When You’re Your Own Client: Coaching, Lists, and Finding Balance in the Madness
Recently, I found myself in a situation where I had to coach myself through a block – and let me tell you, it was far harder than coaching someone else through theirs. That moment stopped me in my tracks. As coaches, helpers, supporters, or even just deeply reflective humans, we can often see clarity so…
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The difference between Reiki and Chakra Balancing, with Milinda
I often get asked this question, especially by those who are recently starting to open themselves to a range of holistic therapies and have never even heard of one or either of these energy modalities. So, this write up is dedicated to both these amazing gentle therapies and what a session with me might look…
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Inner Child
A little girl sits alone on a bed, her knees to her chest, her tears starting to flow, staring blankly ahead, releasing her fears, remembering her past and grieving the future she will never know. The love she has felt, the love she has freely given, the loves she has said her goodbyes to and…
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Down to earth….
Bring me down to earth………. Bring me down to earth, where the rainbows are so bright you can grasp all of its mystical colours, the smell in the country air after it has rained or to breathe in the scent of the one I love. Keep me on earth to see the wonder in children’s…
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Judging Pain
Ask yourself….Do I judge others pain? The past three years have been a struggle, a battle of masks, mandates, segregation of friends, family and to be blunt, entire humankind with a them and us mentality created by some and fueled by the media, among others. One aspect of this I have witnessed firsthand is the…
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The all consuming overwhelm…….
It doesn’t matter if you are rich or poor, it shows no mercy and most of us have experienced overwhelm at some stage of our lives, it is just the depth that varies! Overwhelming thoughts can manifest into anxiety, panic attacks, stress, physical pain, depression and confusion to name a few, it can come on…
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The Baby Train……
Fertility Journey 2.0…. continued December 2021, marked 12 years since my first miscarriage. If you have followed my journey so far then you know it hasn’t been easy with many miscarriages, failed IVF treatments and trying so many different ways to not only get pregnant but to stay pregnant too. I have always found journaling…
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Fertility Week NZ
6-12 September 2021 Infertility, a topic that is now starting to see some light as woman find the courage to share their fertility stories, some have a happy ending, some are still trying and others are at the end of their trying to conceive journey. I don’t use the word journey lightly, as for some, it…
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Holistic – What does it mean?
Positive growth. Holistic in previous times, has triggered thoughts of hippies, living in vans, carefree and colourful. In modern days the word holistic is so much more, it is about looking at ourselves, the whole of our being. The word “holistic” simply means addressing the whole person. This includes a person’s physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual,…