We need to teach our young women, our girls, and eachother, how much further than our looks our worth reaches. This photo, taken a decade ago, is one that never fails to surprise me whever facebook kindly shows it to me in my “memories”. I honestly remember believing I was far to big for theContinue reading “We need to teach our girls and women their worth, and how far past their appearance it stretches.”
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Introducing Me
A while back, when instigating some advertising in a local publication ( funny story, they published a photo of me – without consent- that made me look naked!) – I was asked to write up about me, so I sought some help and this is the result.Its a few years old now, but still rings true.Continue reading “Introducing Me”
No Gifts for you under the Tree?
I just wrapped presents, and as I was merrily making the magic with the tape and scissors, I realised that there would be nothing under the tree in the morning for me. Because I make the magic. Sure we will see people later in our celebrations and have on other days, and I imagine thereContinue reading “No Gifts for you under the Tree?”
A reframe on the old word “boundaries”
Contemporary society has seen a dialogue about boundaries, empowerment, energetic permissions emerge that I dont think is terribly helpful. This is not going to be a popular piece, and Im sure you might have some comments to make, and Im totally okay with that, my only request is that you make them in a gentleContinue reading “A reframe on the old word “boundaries””
Why “How To” Isn’t Working
We live in a world now where we can readily access how to do anything, you can google it, youtube it, find a blog on it, search pinterest, ask in a forum. Finding out how to isn’t difficult. I googled setting up my washing machine the other day, and off I went, I’ve googled howContinue reading “Why “How To” Isn’t Working”
How to feel your feelings
Lots of women I talk to resist feelings, for plenty of excellent reasons. Sometimes so effectively they’re not even sure which feelings they’re not feeling anymore. When faced with me, and an encouragement to move out of their head, out of the think, and feel, they look at me incredulously, “sure Amy, but how?!” SoundContinue reading “How to feel your feelings”
What to do when you’re flat and the hits keep coming.
What to do when you’re really flat and the hits keep coming. Connection. The answer is always connection. Connect with something that gets you out of your head. Focussing on feeling flat and that the hits keep coming will instruct your Reticular Activating System in your brain (the part that filters incoming stimuli down toContinue reading “What to do when you’re flat and the hits keep coming.”
When you feel alone
It’s a village, whether you feel it or not, it is.And the best villages are made with kindness. I have spent a good portion of my parenting journey feeling utterly alone. It’s a precarious feeling.We can’t raise kids alone. We just can’t. And we aren’t supposed to. Kids should have a variety of eyes onContinue reading “When you feel alone”
Anger
Anger is often described as a difficult emotion for women. It’s an emotion associated with aggression. I am actually a fan of the emotion myself, I think the role of anger is to alert us when we’ve been wronged. The experience of anger alerts us when something doesn’t align with what we want to ourContinue reading “Anger”
Centrelink
Most women I know who deal with our social security system experience a truckload of frustration. The support is indispensable, often the difference between putting food on the table and not, which only raises the stakes. My experiences with Centrelink have been across the spectrum, from incorrect advice to gold class support. My learnings fromContinue reading “Centrelink”
Amy Madden 