A reflection on how a change in perspective can change the whole game
“I will never be loveable” – here’s how to convince yourself otherwise
Never feel good enough? Break out of patterns that no longer serve you and get to know the real you!
“No mud, no lotus” – 2 weeks at Zen Monastery Plum Village
Reflecting on Buddhist retreats and bringing meditation home.
“Always choose discomfort over resentment”
Why feeling present discomfort is crucial to living the life we truly deserve - and why it is never too late.
The localisation of trauma in the body
How is trauma stored in the body over time, and how do we release it to cure aches?
This is how you start loving yourself
Like many others, I have been struggling with low self-esteem for most of my life. There is pressure to deny this part of ourselves on social media, but is total positivity even possible?
Why mindful breathing won’t work for you
Breathing meditation is be trendy right now, but might not work for everyone. If you struggle with it, read more for alternative meditations!
Suffering is ignorance, and ignorance is suffering
Today was the first day of a one week retreat on the precious human life with my favourite lama, and we discussed the origin of suffering (spoiler, its ignorance).
Why we refuse to surrender fear
If fear was meant to warn us of danger, anxiety is fear gone mad. Biology might explain trauma response, but why do we emotionally hold on to fear?
The material search for intimacy
How do you create intimacy: does it come naturally to you, do you have to make time for it or do you fear it? And can you find it within yourself?