As I sat in my car last weekend about to take off to see my amazing partner (let's call him AP), who currently lives an-hour-and-a-half away, he texted to say he had too much going on to be able to spend quality time [...]
I often attempt to offer life lessons through this blog. Today I'm going to try something different and ask for help. When I was younger, I didn't exactly know that I suffered from crippling nerves before going on stage. I mean perhaps on [...]
Back in the day, I had a boyfriend who would oscillate between desperately trying to please me and being intensely and acutely abusive. After seeking counselling, in a final attempt to cling to the slippery gasping fish that was our relationship, the therapist [...]
Our range of reactions and coping mechanisms understandably run the gamut right now. And for good reason. Aside from our unique histories, we have massively different sets of circumstances. But no one has gone untouched by COVID 19. And odds are, no one [...]
One of the most confusing and difficult things about being a spiritually conscious artist is basically just, well.... society. I'm about to admit to a few of my deepest secrets. Okay here goes... Last night I sat down and looked at my long-term [...]
Well, here we are in 2020. For those of us who've been around a while, the year 2000 seems like only yesterday, and 2020 was but a futuristic dream of flying cars and digital wizardry. In fact, in many ways it doesn't seem [...]
If you are feeling overwhelmed and helpless due to all this end-of-the-world talk, you are not alone. The global media images of millions of people out on the streets protesting has certainly brought that fact to light! I've had moments in this past [...]
“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.” ― Brené Brown I am hooked on Brené Brown and everything she has to say. In addition to the gorgeous Texan accent, which reminds me of [...]
There is a common misapprehension about those of us on a vocally spiritual path. That is the perception that we will consistently be positive, self-aware and empathetic. Not only does this misplaced belief come from those around us, but also from our own egoic minds. People who identify as spiritual are more than likely to also identify as being consistently good, kind or pious.
Walking down Wellington's Willis street during lunch hour you could easily be forgiven for thinking that New Zealand has almost no ethnic diversity. It is indeed a sea of white faces. One of my American friends even went so far as to remark [...]
"The more important a call to action is to our soul's evolution, the more resistance we will feel about answering to it." Steven Pressfield. This is a post I do not want to write, but I know I need to. And I sincerely [...]
Although it is fairly common for people to build emotional forts and elaborate paths in order to avoid even the slightest rejection or criticism, it's pretty hard to be alive without facing at least the occasional jab to the heart (aka ego).