So I am addicted to feeling important?

Why do I feel like I need to be important? and in whose eyes do I need to be important? It has up until now, been a case of wanting other people to think I am important, but not the people I should be worrying about. I want to impress my colleagues, other school mum’s, […]

Am I addicted to cortisol?

So, this is the pattern I have noticed in myself. First, I claim that I want a quieter life, less stress and to find some peace. I cut something out. Then as things start to settle and I have more time to myself, suddenly I feel that it is too peaceful, and I take on […]

The perfect storm….

‘Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path’ (author unknown) I do believe this is the case for me……… My ‘midlife crisis’ or the storm I created, is finally allowing me to see clearly. It is allowing me to see the patterns in my life I continue to follow, […]

I turned 40 ……..

So a few months ago I turned 40 and just like the cliche suggests, not long later I had a ‘midlife crisis’ (well at least that is what I am calling it). I lost the plot, I couldn’t go on, I couldn’t cope with work, with sporting commitments, with the kids, with cooking, with running a house. […]