There is no one size fits all for most situations...... but really getting the ENERGY of "Sorry" is very empowering - and creative! Coming from a place of vulnerability in our hearts when we say sorry, is actually putting us in a place of "the birthplace of creativity and change" (to quote Dr Brene Brown!) To connect with Grace please visit choosin…

What does it mean to be needy? Anxiety and constant worrying can leave us feeling needy and insecure. What are some of the signs of being needy? Are we confident that we can find the words to express our own needs? And then to make sure we have boundaries around them. How can we stop being insecure and build self-esteem? To connect with Grace pleas…

We cannot do it in isolation - we have a basic need of interdependence, and that involves Respect and Trust. There are many "smaller projects" within our Project Life - but each of them have things in common: being clear on what our vision is, what it will look and feel like when we have achieved it, and understanding WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO US??? t…

How many times have you thought "I knew that didn't feel right when I did/said it!" What if we are all here for our own unique journeys, and they are not meant to look and sound and feel like someone else's? Does it feel "light" for you to pursue SUCCESS as we are currently encouraged to see it...... the pursuit of money, position, status, power, p…

our different "personality" parts have a knack of showing up when we are under pressure, they all want to get into the driver's seat of our lives. Christmas can be a time for all of them to show up together :( it is our thoughts, feelings and emotions that can indicate to us we are operating from a "personality" part. what if we aren't our "persona…

The opposite of abundance is scarcity....... how do you feel when you come from the energy of "scarcity", and how would you be thinking mentally when you come from the energy of "abundance". Beliefs can influence whether we look at life through the eyes of Abundance vs Scarcity. Some ways to create an abundance mindset: recognise the power of your …

Availability of Beck's book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gotta-Tell-Ya-You-This-ebook/dp/B08CMZRR63 https://www.ebay.com/p/8039276145 Peter Levine https://traumahealing.org/ To connect with Grace please visit choosinggreater.com To attend Grace’s Trauma Transformer weekly zooms please go to https://www.theunseenadvantage.com/online-zoomy-zoom-zoom-ro…

There are many advantages of social learning - we all use it naturally every day, consciously and unconsciously. But sometimes it can be used in ways that is not in the best interests of us or others. "Social condition" has been defined as characteristics of both social and physical environments at the individual, household, and community levels th…

Youtube Dr Gabor Mate "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07nOScAHnXI Youtube CPTSD Procrastination by Crappy Childhood Fairy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykZiTugimFU Book by Dr Gabor Mate: When the Body Says No To connect with Grace please visit choosinggreater.com To attend Grace’s Trauma Transformer weekly zooms pl…

Dr Deepak Chopra on how to be more present, and not be overwhelmed with life...... Deepak is interviewed by Jay Shetty who has a Podcast "On Purpose" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJoeh6itLUA Simon Sinek has very reasonable programs about "finding your Why"..... www.simonsinek.com The Good Life: What Makes a Life Worth Living? (Hugh Mackay) Take …

Is it a value, or is it a belief? Sometimes they are intertwined/confused. What if we just needed to work on our Awareness which would make us making conscious choices in every moment about what would create greater for us and others? The Good Life: What Makes a life worth living (Hugh Mackay) Take Charge of Your Life: how to get what you need with…

What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing (Dr Bruce D Perry and Oprah Winfrey) When The Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress (Dr Gabor Mate) The Divided Mind: The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders (Dr John E Sarno) The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and …

True Kindness is being in a space of no judgment, offering assistance ONLY when it is requested or agreed, and delivered in a way that it can be received, rather than telling the other person your point of view. Bastardised kindness is when there are hidden agendas, an intent to control, there is an ulterior motive, and particularly when it leaves …

If grandparents take this responsibility on from a place of conscious choice, there is a "cleanness" around it...... and this usually comes from an awareness that it really does take a village to raise a child. But if the choice is from a place of necessity.... "I have to do this, there is noone else"...... it is a form of martyrdom, and it limits …

It has been encouraged and accepted as "natural" over lifetimes that we human beings are in competition with each other, or are being compared with others to make a judgment as to whether we are "successful" or "worthy". We have all been indoctrinated to some extent by our parents, school, media, society, workplaces etc. This has set up a polarity …

"Trauma is about loss of connection - to ourselves, to our bodies, to our families, to others, and to the world around us. This loss of connection is often hard to recognise, because it doesn't happen all at once. It can happen slowly, over time, and we adapt to these subtle changes sometimes without even noticing them." (Peter Levine) We see that …

Regardless of whether it is a myth that it takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile, smiling makes us feel happier. Smiling and laughter help to temporarily reduce cortisol and adrenaline levels and stress - which improves our mood and energy levels.. Laughter yoga has the same effect as Pranayama breathing. With the pandemic, it has becom…

Everyone should have healthy boundaries".... and Cloud & Townsend guide us on what that might look like in all areas of our life, including family, friends, spouse, children, work, the digital age, and even ourself. If we don't have those healthy boundaries in place, it can be for many reasons including a fear of guilt, not being liked, losing the …

Control is both a noun (the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events), and a verb (determine the behaviour or supervise the running of)..... How "nice" people can control you..... sometimes without even consciously knowing that is what they are doing. "I'm only raising this because I'm concerned about you".... which f…