Burnout, Exhaustion & Overwhelm

Support and guidance for sensitive, empathic women facing burnout, chronic exhaustion, or emotional overwhelm. Discover tools to calm your nervous system, restore energy, and reconnect with inner peace. Learn how to release pressure, reclaim your time, and move through midlife with more balance, resilience, and self-compassion.

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and How Kinesiology Can Help

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is becoming increasing common, it seems like everyone has either experienced it, or is struggling with it now. No one is immune and the triggers for everyone are completely different. Have you ever noticed how the advice from one person is different to another? They are not trying to mislead, they […]

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Resentment Is Costing You Health, Wealth & Happiness

“Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”(Malachy McCourt) We’ve all experienced moments of resentment in our life; times where we’ve held onto anger and bitterness because we felt that in some way injustice was at play. We may have felt wronged, mistreated and unappreciated and because of this we

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When You’re Burnt Out And Nobody Sees It

You’re burnt out and emotionally depleted, wondering how long you can keep going like this. You’re doing everything you can to hold it all together; work, the house, the kids, worrying about money. All the emotional labour that no one else seems to notice, maybe not even your partner or children. You show up, smile when needed,

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Do You Have Compassion Fatigue?

For women who are naturally compassionate, sensitive, and empathic, being understanding often feels like second nature. You want to see the best in others, to hold space for them, to offer support and kindness, especially when it’s your partner. But in relationships, this boundless compassion can lead to dangerous territory and compassion fatigue.  Without boundaries,

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How Do I Know If I’m Overwhelmed?

Feeling overwhelmed is unfortunately all-too-common for many women today. The demands of juggling work, family, relationships, and life generally can create a whirlwind of stress, anxiety and let’s not forget exhaustion.  Being in this emotional state is not pleasant or sustainable, so perhaps it’s time to ask yourself how much longer you want to feel

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How to stop people pleasing

“Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we are living to please others.” – Paulo Coelho​​ How true this quote is and as a recovering people pleaser, I learnt the hard way how pointless people pleasing can be. When you sacrifice yourself at the expense of others, you rarely get your deeper needs met, by those you’re bending over

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Why is it hard for me to set boundaries?

“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.” (Brene Brown)​ Some people just intuitively know how far they can push us and exactly what to say or do, to get what they want or need. It can leave us feeling exhausted, violated and completely under

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