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It’s like I’m possessed! Once I start I don’t stop.

"I go into a zone where I just say screw the scale, I’m going to eat. And nothing can stop me."  This feeling of being both IN control ("I'll do what I want") and OUT of control ("OMG, what the hell am I doing!?") at the same time, was the story of my life for twenty… Continue reading It’s like I’m possessed! Once I start I don’t stop.

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How To Stop Emotional Eating During The Coronavirus Crisis

Are you struggling with massive urges to eat eat eat while you’re in self isolation, lockdown or quarantine? You are not alone!! The world is emotional eating right now. This crisis is frightening. And it’s totally normal to feel helpless, hopeless and afraid.It’s only natural to turn to food for comfort. So…. I had a… Continue reading How To Stop Emotional Eating During The Coronavirus Crisis

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Why you should choose a career before choosing a partner

A client who’s just been through a nasty break up said to me today, “I understand that I should choose a career that I love, but if I had all of that and he wasn’t in it, then I don’t see the point of it all.” All of us can relate to that right?  What’s… Continue reading Why you should choose a career before choosing a partner

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Do you have a Bee HAG? You better – Or a life of mediocrity awaits.

A Big Hairy Audacious Goal, or BHAG (pronounced Bee-HAG) is "a powerful way to stimulate progress". First conceived by Jim Collins in the book, Built to Last, "a BHAG is clear and compelling, needing little explanation; people get it right away. Think of the NASA moon mission of the 1960s. The best BHAGs require both… Continue reading Do you have a Bee HAG? You better – Or a life of mediocrity awaits.

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What a difference two years makes!

What a shock to find that a Circle of Life that I had completed just two years ago (almost to the day) was vastly different to the one that I completed this morning!!   What a difference two years, a new job, and a shed load of self-development can make. Please indulge me as I indulge… Continue reading What a difference two years makes!

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Jealousy – the gorgeous little whispers about what we really want.

Late last night I received a facebook message from a wonderful gal who I know through doing a Recovery 2.0 online course with Tommy Rosen three years ago. She's a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, gorgeous, glowing woman who was both able to be vulnerable about her own pain while compassionate and supportive of everyone else's.  She was much… Continue reading Jealousy – the gorgeous little whispers about what we really want.

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What is “radical transformation” anyway?

We dream of becoming the butterfly that flutters deep within us.  But what does it really mean to radically transform from a crazed caterpillar into a bold butterfly? Take fitness as an example: If I was completely unfit (which I am not, but if I was) and was to radically transform my fitness, then going… Continue reading What is “radical transformation” anyway?