Failing Bravely: The Power of Offering Yourself Another Chance
Emotional Safety is Seductive: In 2012, a professional singer I know sent in a video audition to The Voice. She did it on a whim, but she was in her mid-twenties in an industry that has a very clear bias towards artists much younger, and deep down she hoped this would...
Overcoming Blocks to Your Dreams – Overanalysis and Other Annoying Things the Brain Does When It’s Scared
When Fear Takes Hold It was a Tuesday many years ago when Jane (not her real name) and I met. I was in full-time clinical practice and my schedule was booked solid for this particular day. In between clients, I slipped into the kitchen to make tea. I think it was...
The Light Will Always Triumph
This week, an ex-client of mine was featured as part of a documentary on national television. The documentary detailed some of his story, particularly that of his distinguished career as a police officer and the traumas he had faced throughout. My client, the...
Why courage is more important than perceived success
One of our biggest music festivals here in Australia is called ‘Byron Bay Bluesfest’. And if you can imagine soothing, crooning blues music (the type that speaks to your soul and settles in your heart) backdropped by the lush rainforest-cupped beauty of the...
