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 [...]
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 [...]
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).
Disclaimer - If you're Kiwi, this will all be nothing new. And another one - In order to write about a country and its culture, it's impossible not to make generalisations. So let me preface all of this by saying, generalisations, while all [...]
Below you will find a story I wrote a few years ago. A story that resulted in one of my favourite songs. Beware... it's a story with a twist... TRAINS AND BRIDGES, BRIDGES AND TRAINS In literature, bridges are often used as symbols. [...]
The true cost of not taking sick days Nope, I'm not talking about marriage. Though sometimes it certainly does feel like we're married to our jobs, right?! Like we're so deeply committed to getting up at the same time everyday, in order to [...]