Could You Have a Barrier to Embracing Self Care?
Self Care is all very well, but what if you don’t feel safe? In 1943 Abraham Maslow published a paper in Psychological Review entitled ‘A Theory of Human Motivation’. It set out how humans function and grow through having basic needs met in their lives. He...
Why Should You Value Calmness?
Would you like to bring more peace, calmness and balance into your life? The life of an average Western woman has changed so much in the past 40 years and most of it for the better. But do you ever feel that your new freedom came at a cost? The cost of being busy all...
Serenity is my Speciality
This morning I just caught the tail end of ‘Thought for the Day’ on Radio 4’s Today programme. A bishop was talking about serenity in the NHS in light of the health service’s 70th anniversary. I heard him say that ‘serenity was a rare word that needed to be revived’....
Let Go to Get in Flow
'Let Go to Get in Flow' has been this month's topic at our Damsels in Success meetings across the country and it has proved to be a very powerful motif. Now Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere many of us think about decluttering/Spring cleaning and getting rid...
Do Not Worry…..Just for Today: using the Reiki Precepts in daily life
I've been quiet for a while as I have just moved to South Shields in Tyneside. It's an amazing place at the edge of the land and sea where the world comes and goes past my window. I walk round the corner to a long sandy beach where I can watch the birds and the sea to...
Confidence is Key
On Friday I was at the Woman Who...Awards in Coventry because the founder of Damsels in Success, Lucie Bradbury, was a finalist in one of the categories. She founded Damsels some 8 years ago in Warwick and now there are groups all over the country, including Croydon...
Should You Stop Watching the News?
When the news is full of disaster and distress as it has been in excess lately, I often hear people say that they never watch the news or read newspapers. While I can understand why they might feel that is the best course of action, the truth is that we are all here...
Today Really Is The First Day of The Rest of My Life!
A couple of days ago I took my youngest child to university 200 miles from our home; his brother already lives 400 miles away in the city where he attended university. So I now find myself living alone for the first time in 27 years. I say this not so you will feel...
Baby steps will still get you success!
In modern life we always seem to seek instant gratification: crash courses, instant access, overnight success, instant weight loss, 24 hour delivery,all night opening! But of course this wasn't always the case; once upon a time you had to save up for things you wanted...
Ditch The Drama Queen
We all know her, don't we- that woman who spends her life lurching from one crisis to another, making dramatic exits, slamming doors, driving off into the night.... We put up with it- it's her hormones, it's her time of the month, it's her age, things always seem to...
