Natalie Goldberg, for those of you who are unfamiliar, is an extraordinary woman who paints, writes and guides others in their writing practice. When I was twenty, I discovered her book "Writing Down the Bones" and devoured it. The experience…
I remember when I first heard the term 'inner child', I pictured a pouting toddler, curled forward, arms hugging her knees. She was crouched somewhere deep inside of me, behind my ribs, peeking through the gaps like they were slatted…
When I began studying to be a psychotherapist, I was overwhelmed with new theory and information constantly. I was often confused. Bewildered. I doubted my intelligence on a weekly basis. I made a friend. A lovely friend. And every week…
I have a skin condition called Vitilgo. Vitiligo is an autoimmune disorder that causes pigment to disappear. My body is scattered with randomly shaped patches and spots that have lost all colour. I've named them my islands of white. Thousands…
Don't get your hopes up. This is not a prompt to write about Ryan Gosling. But if you feel you absolutely must - knock yourself out. I am not in the business of holding people back! I am in the…
Navigating change can bring up a myriad of feelings. Hope, uncertainty, fear, excitement, anxiety - to name a few. We manoeuvre through subtle transitions on a daily basis, sometimes without even being aware of them. But when faced with a…