Woman of the XXI century – Are You REALLY Aware of Your Power?

As women, we are obligated to be “superwomen”. We take on so many responsibilities, commitments, duties, hobbies – often so we can meet the needs of others. In our busy lives we find ourselves bombarded 24/7 by so much information, that at times we feel overwhelmed and tired just by the thought of having to…

Why I Love Winter

It is cold, windy, damp, freezing, snowy, muddy, humid, uncomfortable, challenging, solitary, disheartening, raw, harsh, tough, misty and … The list can go on and on … This is what I feel in winter and I wish I were an animal and could hibernate till spring, but I am a woman and can’t hibernate, strictly…

This is Us

Are you one of the 10 million people watching, and loving, this new TV show? I wake up with the theme, message and/or metaphor in my head and heart when it’s time to blog. Today it was This Is Us. Have you noticed the sheer number of topics covered each week that focus on acceptance?…

Is St Valentine’s Day Triggering Self-Love or Self-Hate?

We are in February, the month of love ‘par excellence’ and of course a very big commercial opportunity. I remember when I was a teenager and then later on a young woman how I felt when St Valentine’s would approach. All my uncertainty, self-doubt and body concerns would come up, either I had a boyfriend…

Why January is Not the Right Time to Review Your Year and Set Your Goals

We are in the month of goal setting frenzy and year review and everybody seems to be so willing to change everything in their lives …I wonder though, is it the right time to do this? This is what the outer landscape can look like in January! I am a woman and I have been…

Autumn is a Feminine Season

Autumn has wonderful colours and a very soothing energy that is very conducive for women to reconnect with their body and feminine essence. In autumn, when Nature starts slowing down, the temperature gets cooler and the daylight starts reducing, we tend to slow down our social activities and spend more time at home. This is…

How Social Emotional Learning Can Improve Your Life

School is revered as an institution for knowledge. When we think of school, we think about learning our numbers and letters and other brainy facts. Seldom are the words social and emotional associated to it. When we try to consider what “other” learnings we get outside the instructions of the classrooms, however, there are always…

My Perimenopausal Years: Uncharted Territory

Lately I have been living in uncharted territory. My female cycle has been really unpredictable and so are my emotions and thoughts. My ‘inner seasons’ are not what they used to be any more and I have been experiencing utter uncertainty and unpredictability.  I am writing about this because not many women talk about it…

Why Does Everyone Have To Be The Same As Us?

The majority of people on this planet live through ego.  They feel that they are themselves special, apart from the crowd in some way, but they aren’t willing to acknowledge other people’s special-ness.  They are threatened by the people who are different from them – but rather than seeking to understand another person’s point of…