naturally born phoenix
With four Scorpios in my astrological natal chart, I'm no stranger to the swirl of emotions within myself.
My life adventures pour out in my writing, which have been featured in Urban Howl and Rebelle Society.
let me inspire you
I love and live courageously, always aiming to step through the barriers that stop me from living and loving fully.
These are my stories as I navigated the different seasons of my life.
build courage from within
Read or watch my specially-curated Courageous Living Show which steps you through the different phases of courage and how to build + sustain it.
AN INSIDE LOOK INTO MY METHODS
Learn why I'm a big advocate for natural wellness, somatic therapy and energy-healing, plus the various ways these can support you.
3 Steps to Release Negative Emotions
Uncategorised, anger, emotions, meditationandwellnessEmotions, if not healthily expressed, will dig themselves some big holes into your psyche and your body. Here are 3 steps to release negative emotions....
How to Meditate Consistently
Uncategorised, consistency, meditation, meditationandwellness, meditationpracticeDo you enjoy the benefits of meditation but struggle to practice it consistently? Here's my EASY 5-STEP PROCESS TO GET CONSISTENT....
What Radical Self-Care Is
Uncategorised, meditationandwellness, self-care, self-loveHow to implement self-care means for the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual parts of your being....
How to Release Anxiety
Uncategorised, anxiety, meditationandwellness, releaseanxiety, somaticpractices4 natural and easy way to release anxiety....
How to See Your Light
Uncategorised, healing, seeyourlight, self-love, self-worth, soulwisdomReverse the ways you put yourself down and instead see your light....
Meditate to Calm the Mind
Uncategorised, busymind, meditation, meditationandwellnessThe aim of meditation is not to stop the mind from thinking....
3 Common Fears That Stop You From Being Courageous [Courageous Living Show Episode 10]
Uncategorised, buildcourage, bustyourfears, commonfears, courageouslivingshow3 common fears that stop you from being courageous....
Honour the Seasons of Your Soul
Life Hacks, Soul Writing, Uncategorised, musings, seasonsofyoursoul, soul-writing, soulwisdomJust like the four seasons of the year, your soul goes through different seasons during your life. Its time to honour these seasons....
The Three Gifts Underneath the Pandemic Restrictions
Soul Writing, Uncategorised, connection, soul-writing, soulwisdom, survivethepandemic, truthUnearth the gifts underneath the quarantine laws, isolation requirements and pandemic restrictions, no matter how frustrating they are....
Courageous Living Show Episode 09: Curiosity Won’t Kill You
Courageous Living Show, courageouslivingshow, curiosityWelcome to Episode 09! In this episode, I talk about CURIOSITY, the 4th key to opening the gate of courage: - why its important to bring about changes in your life - how to stimulate curiosity - how stimulating feelings of awe...
Courageous Living Show Episode 08: How to Shine Compassion Back to Yourself
Courageous Living Show, courageouslivingshow, self-compassionWelcome to Episode 08! In this episode, I speak about the 3rd key to opening the gate of courage: COMPASSION. We usually learn about compassion as something that we show others, instead of something that we show to OURSELVES. I share...
Courageous Living Show EP07: Acceptance is Not Passive Resignation
Courageous Living Show, acceptance, courageouslivingshow, keystocourage, self-acceptanceWelcome to Episode 07! In this episode, I speak about the 2nd key to opening the gate of courage: ACCEPTANCE. Acceptance is not passive resignation....
Courageous Living Show EP06: Why I Am the Courage Specialist
Courageous Living Show, courage, courageousliving, courageouslivingshow, mystory, thecouragespecialistWelcome to Episode 06! In this episode, I share with you why I'm "The Courage Specialist"...
Courageous Living Show EP05: Awareness Is the First Step to Change
Courageous Living Show, awareness, courage, courageousliving, courageouslivingshow, self-inquiry, self-reflectionWelcome to Episode Five! In this episode, I share with you more about Awareness, which is one of the keys to opening the gate of courage. I give you here a couple of questions for self-inquiry....
Courageous Living Show Ep04: You Can Be an Introvert and Be Courageous
Courageous Living Show, courage, courageousliving, courageouslivingshow, introvertThis episode is for you if you identify as an introvert and think that's because you're not courageous....
Courageous Living Show Ep03: Everyone has Courage
Courageous Living Show, courage, courageousliving, courageouslivingshowThis episode is for you if you find that you don't have any courage at all, or you're having a hard time identifying it, or feeling it within yourself....
I Didn’t Really Know Grief Until Now
Abi Goes Personal, Soul Writing, emotionalintelligence, grief, soul-writing, soulwisdomI thought grief is the emotion you feel when someone dies. I guess I didn’t know what true grieving meant. Until my father died…...
Courageous Living Show Ep02: Opening the Gate of Courage
Courageous Living Show, courage, courageousliving, courageouslivingshowWelcome to Episode 02! In this episode, I speak about the 1st phase of courage: OPENING THE GATE. And I give you the 4 KEYS to opening it....
Courageous Living Show Ep01: What is Courage?
Courageous Living Show, courage, courageousliving, courageouslivingshowWelcome to the Courageous Living Show! I define what is courage and the 3 phases of courage....
Courage to Face Both Joy and Fear
Abi Goes Personal, Soul Writing, adventures, courage, courageousliving, hiking, hikingadventures, overcomingfear, soul-writing, soulwisdomThis is a personal share of one of my hiking adventures. I usually come out of these adventures with a greater sense of knowing what’s truly worth in my life. ... Read More
You Have the Freedom to Create Your Own Reality During This Pandemic
Life Hacks, Soul Writing, Uncategorised, corevalues, coronavirus, createyourownreality, freedom, lifecoaching, lifehacks, pandemic, survivethepandemicFrom the macrocosm, we're all forced to make our world smaller... right to the smallest unit of community we can have, to each of our homes....
Its Your Responsibility to Teach People How to Relate to You
Life Hacks, boundaries, emotionalboundaries, emotionalintelligence, lifecoaching, lifehacks, respectIf we were not taught how to establish our emotional boundaries when we were growing up, we will disregard our feelings when we're adults, stuff them down, think we're wrong for feeling them and simply causing trouble for others....
How to Reverse the Ways We Women Disempower Ourselves
Empowering Women, empoweringwomen, empowerment, lifecoaching, lifehacks, limitingbeliefs, selfcareIt was interesting to discover the different ways we feel disempowered, while also realising how much a lot of it is when we consciously or unconsciously allow our power to be taken from us....
How I was “Called” and found my Purpose
Uncategorised, calling, findingmycalling, findingmypurpose, purpose, soul-writing, soulwisdom, spirituality, universaltruthsThe buzz word these days with entrepreneurs and progressive marketers is this concept of #mywhy or “the why”. I first heard of this from Simon Sinek who is a very popular author ... Read More
The Connection You’re Looking for is in Women’s Circles
Uncategorised, articles, empoweringwomen, ritual, sacredcircles, selflove, sisterhood, tribe, womenscirclesCircling is something that has been practiced by native cultures since the beginning of time, has been lost in the modern world, and is now slowly re-emerging because it brings genuine CONNECTION in a divisive and disconnected world....
Becoming Unbusy – 4 Steps to Flow
Uncategorised, addiction, awareness, changeinthemoment, creatingnewhabits, integration, lifecoaching, lifehacks, reflection, stepstochange, unbusy“Busy” is a word that I’ve removed from my speaking vocabulary. For me it means that I’m at the effect of my life, instead of being at the cause of it....
How to make Christmas meaningful for you
Uncategorised, christmas, finding meaning, lifehacksIt came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags. Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas means a little bit more....
Why you always want to be happy and how to cultivate it
Uncategorised, articles, happiness, lifecoaching, lifehacksWhen we look at the reasons why people do what they do on a day-to-day basis, they would almost always be tied to the desire to be happy....
Meditate To Show Up In Your Life And In This World — We Need You
Published Blogs, articles, awareness, meditation, meditationandwellnessBy being more aware of yourself and your experience, you start to become aware of your relation with and place in the world. It brings wholeness within your self and oneness with the world....
Why Focusing on Being Perfect Leads to Failure
Published Blogs, failure, lifehacks, perfectionI don’t measure success in terms of what’s perfect in my life. In fact, I don’t measure it anymore. I experience it instead....
Meditate to Release Stress
Uncategorised, #relaxation-response, articles, fight-or-flight, meditation, meditationandwellness, stressMeditation is a group of mental practices designed to train you to use your brain as a tool to maintain or get back to physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing....
Why am I passionate about teaching Reiki?
Uncategorised, #energyhealing, #reiki, #ReikiMasterTeacher, healingI like to share it with others is because it opens us up to being in true connection with ourselves and in true connection with others and the Universe....
Let Your Desires Bring You Into The Light
Published Blogs, desire, soul-writing, soulwisdomDesire is my thirst for something more than what I’m experiencing right now. It’s like a faucet that drips water to my very dry lips, making me remember slowly what it feels like to be nourished....
How Does an Energy Healing Feel?
Uncategorised, #energyhealing, #reiki, #reikihealing, healingEnergy healing works with the subtle body to help clear blockages, revitalise the physical, mental, emotional, and subtle bodies back to health, resolve past experiences, increase awareness, develop oneself, and manifest an intention...
Why Somatic Therapy Goes with Energy Work
Uncategorised, #chakras, #energyhealing, #somatictherapy, articles, auras, healingI use a body-work modality which puts pressure on various meridian points on your body which holds tension and emotional pain, which are released through the active engagement of your breath, ie breath-work....
My Shame is Not My Story
Published Blogs, shame, soul-writing, soulwisdomThere are times when shame comes like a drizzle of rain. There are times when shame comes like a tornado wiping every inch of personal growth I’ve made. There are times when shame is a never-ending storm varying in intensity day to day....
Seeing the World With New Eyes: Awakening Through Loss
Published Blogs, acceptance, anger, denial, forgiveness, grief, loss, soul-writingSometimes, you just wish you could forget. Sometimes, you just wish you could drown the memories all night with alcohol. But no matter what you do, you simply can’t. Grief won’t let you....
Here in this moment, Choose to see clearly
Published Blogs, soul-writingBeing present does not have to be hard. Too many times we make excuses for it instead of experiencing it for what it simply is. “I’m too busy.” “I’ve got lots of tasks on my plate.” “I have to plan my holiday.” “I have to attend to...
My Practice Of Crawling Out Of The Darkness And Into Life
Published Blogs, awareness, depression, meditation, meditationandwellness, self-harm, soulwisdomDazed and with a bloody arm, I walked into the Emergency Room of a local hospital. I couldn’t believe I actually did it, and for the first time, I realised that I wanted to live. And that is what started it all…...
You and Your Emotions in One Big Party
Published Blogs, emotions, soul-writingAnger and Disgust were in a heated conversation. Sadness and Fear looked very contracted. Shame was simply jumping from one conversation to another, telling everyone what he or she should be regretting....
Woman Rising to Lead With Her Heart
Published Blogs, poetry, self-love, soul-writingHot summers and bad typhoons passed She walked the earth with head held high Hiding the bruised heart inside her chest No one shall come asunder or near...
How To Get To “Happy For No Reason” (5 Tips)
Published Blogs, ashram, happiness, lifecoaching, lifehacks, presence, self-observation, soul-writing, yogaThere I was at a very peaceful place specifically intended to help foster spiritual growth and in the middle of a forest with like-minded people, but the sounds of my personal unhealthy tendencies had become very loud and apparent....
Courage is Born When You Have No Hard Goal to Be Someone Else
Published Blogs, acceptance, awareness, compassion, courage, forgiveness, soulwisdomWe’ve ticked all the boxes of having a family and a career but we still do not feel fulfilled. There’s just something that is missing....
Cultivate Self-loving Presence
Uncategorised, guidedmeditation, meditationandwellness, presence, self-loveCultivate self-loving presence to change the trajectory of your days, weeks and eventually your life....