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25.01.2022 It’s been one hell of a year! A Global Pandemic Year- a year none of us saw coming and yet here we are navigating it as best we can. It’s been a huge, emotion filled year and everyone is weary, tired, emotional and a little frazzled. So this week- leading up to Christmas please remember to be a little more gentle and kind to yourself.... Rest when you can. Cut some corners and ditch the shoulds- if it’s not a hell yes then maybe it’s a hell no? Cut yourself and others some slack. Focus on what’s most important. Take self love and self care to the max. Sleep is important- for kids especially. You don’t have to attend every argument you’re invited into- you don’t have to accept every invite to events either. Make your home a safe space and your own little haven to just be...and nap! Remember that little kids, big kids and everyone else is feeling this too and ease up on the go, go, go. Your kids won’t remember the gifts they received in 2020 but they WILL remember how they felt. Memories are made from experiences- good and bad. The thrill of a gift lasts a few minutes but the memories and traditions created at Christmas last a lifetime. Take the pressure down and be a little more gentle with yourself and those you love. Make Christmas memorable by filling it to the brim with love- not stuff- and the best bit is that magical love stuff is FREE. It doesn’t need to be perfect- and neither do you

23.01.2022 HOT TIP OF THE DAY- Stop SHOULDING on yourself and others SHOULD is fully loaded with obligation, duty, the right thing to do and lots of pressure.... SHOULDS are usually leading you away from a sense of real and authentic and truth and more towards following someone’s or your own imaginary rule book. Instead of saying I really SHOULD and feeling crap about it try sitting with it and tuning in to why you’re SHOULDING on yourself. Does it feel right or does it make you feel bad? Do you feel obligated? Do you feel resentful? Change your words and see how it feels. Ask yourself questions and tune in to these statements when making choices- - I really want to. - I believe it would be good for me to. - I might feel better if I. - I would enjoy. Try I CHOOSE instead- much more positive and empowering and puts you back in control. You ALWAYS have a choice and you don’t need to always SHOULD. And be careful SHOULDING on others too- who’s rule book are you quoting? Is it more of a criticism of their actions? Stop SHOULDING on yourself and others- try it for a day, a week, a month and see how it feels

23.01.2022 For most of my life I would have said if worrying was an Olympic sport I would hold multiple gold medals and consider myself the reigning World Champion of Worrying I would worry about worrying. It was so much emotional head clutter which had become a habit and a trap and would worm its way into everything I said, did and thought on the daily....Continue reading

23.01.2022 Today I invite you to sit quietly and tune in to what you really need. Do you need to find some joy, magic, love, focus or calm? Do you need to say no to someone or something zapping your energy?... Do you need to say yes to you and your needs, wants or future? Do you need to take it easy or ramp it up a notch or ten? Do you need to step away from dramas, judgement or Negative Nellies for today...or longer? Do you need a nap? A soak in the tub? A walk in nature? To drink more water? To move your body? Do you need an early night and to switch off? Do you need to meditate, journal, dream, create, just breathe and just be? Do you need to remember why you started or give yourself permission to let go? Here’s your reminder that you are a kick arse Woman and no matter what you’ve go this- today and every day. Just remember that your needs are important and so are you

20.01.2022 Ok Friends let’s play a little game and lighten the mood- I think we all need a good giggle and this one always makes me LOL Mine is... My boobs are beautiful but I don’t want you to know that so they don’t have a lot to say... Oh my word bahahaha Your turn...

20.01.2022 Be gentle. Be kind. Take some time to JUST BE & JUST BREATHE

20.01.2022 This is for the Women who are struggling right now The ones who are crying in the shower so that nobody sees the tears. The ones feeling invisible. The ones who are feeling lonely or left out.... The ones who are running on fumes feeling exhausted, tired, overwhelmed. The ones who are hanging in there by a thread. The ones who do everything for everyone else but barely ever for yourself. The ones grieving or facing a loss. The ones who are facing big life changing decisions. The ones struggling to make ends meet. The ones who are dreading playing happy families at Christmas. The ones who are facing an uncertain future. The ones who’ve been dumped or who’ve had to do the dumping. The ones looking for a new relationship, new job or new life. The ones feeling less than. The ones wishing, dreaming, praying, hoping. The ones fighting battles. The ones who are wondering what happens next. Just Breathe beautiful...you don’t need to have it all figured out, you don’t need to have all of the answers, the solutions or know the whole big picture. You just need to breathe and take care of you. Take care of your mental, emotional and physical self the best way you can. Self care is the key to improving your mood, reducing stress and anxiety and to nourish healthy relationships with others but also yourself. Don’t forget about YOU - don’t lose you in the mess, the busy, the grief, the chaos, the busyness of life. It may be painful right now - but you can’t go over it, you can’t go under it...you HAVE to go through it. One day you’ll be on the other side and look back and see this time as a chapter in your whole life story. Until then- Give yourself time. Give yourself grace. Give yourself the gift of caring for yourself. Because you deserve it. You’re worthy of all the blessings that life has to offer. Hang on tight...you’ve got this beautiful xx

20.01.2022 It’s Christmas Eve and there’s a tonne of picture perfect being thrown around from every angle. Loving, happy families having a magical time. Christmas movies full of love, laughter, gifts and the perfect Hallmark story. For some people this Christmas is as far away from that reality as ever.... It’s been a big year that none of us will ever forget. We’ve all be affected in some way- most of us are tired and worn out. The reality of Christmas for many people is stress. Strained relationships, loss, missing people they love, grief, loneliness, financial strain, wishing they could have the picture perfect family and Christmas...this year more than ever. Often underneath the picture perfect is all of this stuff below the surface...the stuff that’s not posted on Facebook for the world to see. We are often left feeling that we are the only ones going through stuff which makes us feel more isolated and like there’s something wrong with us. Often the picture perfect is an illusion and there’s a lot going on that no one gets to see. You could be in a room with someone who’s heart has been broken but they have a smile on their face just trying to get through the festive season. Life happens to us all and sometimes it’s just plain hard. We don’t have any guarantees and certainly no promises of picture perfect. Please be gentle with yourself if you’re feeling the feels. Practice kindness and compassion to yourself and others- you never know what the person beside you is going through. Cut yourself some slack. Give yourself grace. Please know that this is a season in your life and all seasons pass. Life changes just like the seasons. This is just one season in a whole lifetime of seasons. Maybe this is your season of hard but next season may be your season of wonderful. Focus on doing the best you can regardless. It doesn’t have to be perfect...it very rarely is. Sometimes it just looks that way...especially on Facebook. Sending out a tonne of love for all of those feeling the iceberg this Christmas. thepsychologymum.

19.01.2022 All you need is FAITH, TRUST & a little bit of PIXIE DUST Wishing you a magic day

19.01.2022 Ta Da- the Annual Great Christmas Bake-A-Thon in our house is complete!!! 2 BIG boiled fruit cakes and 12 ok- 11- small ones White Christmas Fudge Rocky Road... Caramilk Crackles Rum Balls & Chocolate Balls It now officially feels like Christmas Do you have any Christmas traditions you do every year without fail? I’d love to see what you make, create, bake too

19.01.2022 I truly believe that we all have a master plan in place- none of us know the details but it’s there for every one of us. I think because of that we sometimes think things are happening TO us when in fact sometimes things are happening FOR us. Have you ever looked back at a painful time in life and realised that you came out of it stronger, wiser and more resilient? ... You may have crumpled at the time but you didn’t break- because you’re strong and maybe you just needed reminding of how amazing, strong, resourceful, clever, creative and loved you really are. Sometimes we resist NEW because it’s change and change can be scary. Sometimes change is exactly what you need at exactly the right time as part of your master plan...it was always meant to be. If you’re going through a break up maybe you’ll look back and find you CAN indeed live without the one who you think you can’t live without. Take some time and realise it may have happened for a reason. Despite how hard it is right now you can and will thrive and grow- it’s going to take some work but you will get there. Focus on how you WANT to feel not how you currently feel. Trust it’s all working out for your greater good and that maybe you just needed extra space to grow and learn to love YOU more If you’re going through a tough time maybe you’re just being redirected. While it may feel all kinds of hard right now please just hang on tight. You’ll be ok. Look for the light and the light bringers. Look for the lessons. Look for love especially from yourself. Go gently. Feel the feels but stay focused on how you’d like to feel and take baby steps towards that life every day. Have faith. Trust. Believe. No matter what the outcome you’ve got this because you’re strong, amazing and so incredibly worthy of good things. One day you’ll look back at this time and realise it was the journey you were always meant to be on because it’s all part of your master plan

19.01.2022 Do you hear that ticking sound? It’s the sound of time passing. You know when they say we hear the biological clock ticking? I think we Women hear the ticking at many milestones in life....when we want babies, when we want to get married, when our kids start and leave school, when they get their licences, partners and jobs, when we reach middle age and beyond....Continue reading

18.01.2022 Hurt people hurt people and sometimes this hurt continues on through multiple generations. Often people who have experienced trauma are carrying wounds from past generations and carrying that trauma throughout their own life...and passing it on...creating a cycle. The following quote by Thich Nhat Hanh sums up the importance of understanding the cycle and how vital healing is to ourselves and future generations- ... With practice, we can see that our wounded child is not only us. Our wounded child may represent several generations. Our mother may have suffered throughout her life. Our father may have suffered. Perhaps our parents weren’t able to look after the wounded child in themselves. So when we’re embracing the wounded child in us, we are embracing the ‘wounded child’ in all of our past generations. This practice is not a practice for ourselves alone, but for numberless generations of ancestors and descendants - Thich Nhat Hanh. I always say that when you know better you DO better. And when you know...you get to choose what happens next. Breaking generational trauma and stopping the cycle is one of the biggest gifts you can give yourself- you deserve it, your kids and grandkids deserve it and your future descendants deserve it too. When one person is brave enough to step away and break the cycle and work on the hurt and heal it creates a ripple effect that is unmeasurable. Imagine if all Women did the same- we would change the world

17.01.2022 Just Breathe- a confidential, safe space to JUST BE & JUST BREATHE Beautiful, private, serene environment where you will be seen, heard, valued and never judged, labelled, diagnosed or rushed. Calm- meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, community colouring (everyone’s welcome to add to the creation), relaxation music and dTERRA essential oils.... A relaxing cuppa or cold water to help you feel settled and more at home. 90 minutes to talk, cry, laugh, relax, confide, offload, release, learn, colour, meditate, create, calm, connect, dream, change, grow, breathe, BE. A reminder that life is for living and to embrace love, happiness, passion and JOY and that we are all Wonder Woman. The opportunity to step out of busy-ness and step into YOU. Me - I’m here as your cheerleader and your support crew to listen, cheer, lift, empower and remind you that you are important, beautiful and always enough. I can’t wait to see you- much love Karen

17.01.2022 My many faces of Christmas shopping 5 days before Christmas Tell me- are you- A - Done & dusted- completely organised... B- Almost done just a few last minute things to go C- Don’t even ask- I’ve got lots to go! D- Say WHAT!?! It’s 5 days to Christmas Mine was a B

17.01.2022 All ready for another beautiful day of helping beautiful Women get to know themselves on a whole new level Step out of busy-ness and step into YOU- you deserve it too

16.01.2022 Ok so heads up if you’re going to read the rest of this post you need to know- 1. Just Breathe is definitely not a clinical space nor am I a clinical person- it’s all real over here so if you want something more professional scroll on by 2. If you’re at all worried about making an appointment then this may help you to realise even though we talk about the heavy stuff we also do a lot of fun stuff and have lots of laughs!...Continue reading

15.01.2022 Just Breathe- we’ve got this

15.01.2022 Oh yay- it’s the Jupiter and Saturn alignment! Oh wait...

15.01.2022 Here’s a little reminder about never taking anything (or anyone for granted). This morning I woke up to 3 messages asking to book in for a massage. That makes 9 total in the last 2 weeks alone....Continue reading

14.01.2022 Happy Christmas Eve Eve What are your plans for the next few days? Mine is to stay cool

13.01.2022 Fun Friday...let’s see your funniest meme, GIF or photo on your phone or device- I think we all could do with a giggle

13.01.2022 Let’s have a better today and then repeat every day

12.01.2022 A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month! Can you believe it’s October? Time is ticking which makes every day an absolute gift ... You deserve to spend your precious days surrounded by people who lift you up, make you smile and encourage you to follow your dreams. Life is too short for anything or anyone who doesn’t Happy October y’all

12.01.2022 This Healing the wounds of your past so that you can have the NOW and the future that you deserve is a true gift to yourself...and those that you love. You deserve to live a life that you love and so do they ... If you need help with writing your next chapter of your life story please send a message to arrange your appointment. After hours and Saturday morning appointments are available on request. Step out of busy-ness and step into YOU

11.01.2022 No mud-no lotus. We grow through what we go through. Grow and bloom beautiful...you’ve got this

11.01.2022 What are you GRATEFUL for today?

10.01.2022 Kind thoughts, kind speech, kind intentions, kind actions Spread kindness around like glitter - the world needs your sparkle

10.01.2022 If it’s meant to be...it will be Sometimes we feel that we need to force a situation or control the outcome because we feel it will be for the best. Often times these things don’t work out and then we get hurt, confused, upset and angry.... Hindsight is often a wonderful illuminatior- when you shine the light of hindsight you see it didn’t work out for a reason. It wasn’t meant to. Maybe something bigger or better came along instead. Maybe a new relationship is just waiting and will be worth waiting for. Maybe everything will fall into place just the way it’s all supposed to when you stop trying to force it. If it’s meant for you it will feel all kinds of right and you’ll know. It will flow with ease and grace. Often if it feels all too hard...it’s too hard for a reason. Sometimes the greatest gift you can give yourself is letting go. Letting go of a predetermined set outcome. Letting go of what’s meant to be. Letting go of our own bullshit stories we tell ourselves of lack, limitations and excuses. Letting go of control. Letting go of people, places and things that aren’t good for us. Letting go of mistakes and regrets. Letting go of the illusion that everything needs to be perfect. Letting go of the old to embrace the new. Letting go of people pleasing. Letting go of what was to make space for what’s next. You will never have to force anything that’s truly meant to be- if it’s for you it will find you

10.01.2022 Oh this will be fun Type I’m on the naughty list because....and then let predictive text tell us why Mine is...... I’m on the naughty list because my heart and mouth are both so much fun! Bahahahaha Your turn...

09.01.2022 That’s me! My name is Karen and I’m a recovering people pleaser, perfectionist and procrastinator I call them the TRIPLE P because usually if you are one you are usually all three - but not always ...Continue reading

09.01.2022 so true! I literally just watched Love Actually as one of the movies in my annual Christmas Movie Marathon and STILL cried at this scene What’s your favourite Christmas movie?

09.01.2022 In a lecture about stress management a Psychologist raised a glass of water. Everyone thought she would ask Half full or half empty?" But with a smile on her face she asked How much does this glass of water weigh?" Answers ranged from 100 to 350g.... She replied while holding the glass in the air... Absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, no problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have definite arm pain. But if I continue to hold it for one whole day my arm will be damaged and paralyzed. In all cases the weight of the cup didn't change, but the longer I held it, the heavier it got. She continued: The stress and worries of life are like that cup of water. If I think about them for a while usually nothing much happens. If I think about them for a little more time then they start hurting. And if I think about them all day I feel paralyzed, and unable to do anything. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So the moral of the story is to remember that it’s ok and the healthy option to put down the cup of stress and worry. It’s too heavy and damaging to carry every single day. Allocate yourself some worry time but ask yourself...is there a solution? If there’s no solution and you can’t do anything about it then worry and stress will only make the problem and YOU feel much worse. If there IS a solution work on the solution and use your energy productively- even if it’s a baby step it’s better than doing nothing. Worrying is the interest paid on a loan you may never take out...it’s also like a rocking chair- it passes the time but gets you nowhere. Put down the cup my friend...it’s not healthy to keep holding on tightly to things that will eventually cause you greater hurt. The longer and tighter you hold it...the heavier it gets...put down the cup

08.01.2022 Your phone doesn’t work if you don’t recharge it and neither do you. When your to do list is as long as your arm sit down and take a really good look at it. Is everything on that list absolutely important, urgent or essential? Can some things be carried over to another day or dropped altogether?... Can others help- delegation is important- you’re not responsible for ALLLLLLLLL the things! Are you being unnecessarily hard on yourself? Is your list based on unrealistic pressure from others or yourself or are you saying yes because you’re people pleasing? Are you trying to have a Hallmark movie Christmas with every Pinterest detail thrown in for good measure- there will be beautiful stylised photos of an exhausted you...just sayin Your TO BE list should be just as important... You want to be relaxed. You want to be able to have time to enjoy the fun things- movies, games, carols, hanging out, laughs, magic, love. You want to be calm and not frazzled. You want to be in the moment not being pulled in eleventy billion directions. You want to be with those you truly love not with people who make you feel crappy. You want to be making beautiful memories. You want to be able to take some time out to just be. You want to be able to have some downtime, nanny naps and recharge time. Please don’t get sucked in to the commercial, the comparisons, the competitiveness of what everyone else is doing...you don’t know how exhausted, broke, upset, or pressured those people really are and truly- is that what you really want? Dont be so exhausted that you run yourself on empty and miss out on all the fun stuff, the magic stuff, the stuff that Christmas is all about. Take the pressure down and rest, relax, recharge and just breathe

06.01.2022 Here’s a beautiful message from another beautiful client... Hi Karen, I wanted to give you a little update. Last visit I was really anxious about an upcoming family event where I always leave feeling really crap about myself and every year it makes me sick. After speaking with you I wrote it all down so I wouldn’t forget and I practiced in the mirror for the week before haha! I wanted you to know that not only did they work I actually left there feeling AMAZING! ... I didn’t get sucked into their constant stupid, petty little arguments and I even remembered to breathe like you taught me. I walked out of there feeling so bloody good about myself which is incredible because for the last 5 years I’ve left there feeling terrible and in tears and they always ruin my Christmas! Thank you so much- I want you to share this on your page because ladies need to know this stuff- especially before Christmas pmsl Thanks again - you’ve really helped me heaps and I can’t say thanks enough to you I love these messages Thanks so much for sharing and I’m so glad you remembered to JUST BREATHE If you’d like me to save you a spot please don’t delay- the doors close on December 15th and bookings are filling fast! Please send a message ASAP so you too can avoid the stress and dramas of the silly season

05.01.2022 Have you ever lost control of your emotions and did something in the heat of the moment that you later regretted? Have you ever lost it" or blown up at someone- your partner or child, work colleague, or maybe another driver to such an extent that you later realised was a total overreaction? Do you even know what’s underneath the emotion?...Continue reading

04.01.2022 Hi, I’m Karen - welcome to Just Breathe. Just Breathe is a little haven located in my front garden in beautiful beachside Bucasia. Just Breathe is a Women’s Wellness Clinic where we focus on YOU and taking the pressure down. Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed and running on empty?...Continue reading

04.01.2022 Are you addicted to stress? I know it sounds silly- who would purposefully want more stress and drama in their life? People who experience high levels of internal stress - especially high levels of stress as children- form a habit of becoming addicted to running on their stress hormones- adrenaline and cortisol.... When life seems easy and peaceful they can often feel uneasy, lack meaning and often experience boredom. It’s all part of our subconscious programming- it’s something we all experience as babies and children and it becomes part of our patterning and conditioning. So you may be cruising along in life as an adult and everything is peaceful and calm but you may find yourself feeling bored, restless, uneasy and out of sorts. You may be hyper vigilant and on high alert waiting for the next thing to happen- and you may unconsciously be attracting it into your life. You may start self sabotaging or cause a drama to spike those hormones to get that hit that you are used to so you can revert back to feeling normal or stressed because that’s how you operate. Have you ever said I’m always stressed- it’s just the way I am! I used to wonder why was I always surrounded by drama and drama queens. I asked repeatedly- Why am I a shit magnet? Shitty things seemed to just follow or find me no matter what. I didn’t realise at the time that I was attracting these people and events into my life because of my programming. I didn’t realise that I was constantly exhausted because I was actively trying to find peace and calm but life kept dishing up the dramas and storms. I didn’t realise that I was stuck in the programming that was running my nervous system on overdrive. I didn’t realise that I had a choice to reprogram those deep subconscious programs that were running my words, thoughts, actions and my life. I didn’t know how to calm myself because I always seemed to be caught in a stress vortex or a storm and I spent a great deal of energy trying to calm the storms instead of myself. Back then I didn’t realise that it also wasn’t my fault. But when I learned about it I knew that I had a choice. When you KNOW better you DO better. I realised it WAS my responsibility to change the record and rewrite the programming. Changing your bullshit stories, changing your stuck patterns and your programming is a choice...and that choice can totally change your life! You can’t predict when a storm or a drama is going to hit but you can learn to calm yourself...and that is your superpower.

02.01.2022 Y’all know how much we love this game Let the giggles begin! My boobs are so beautiful I wanna cry while remembering life has been such a huge blessing for us all ... Bahahaha So true boob predictor Ok...over to you guys

02.01.2022 What’s the last photo you took of food? Here’s our delicious dinner my hubby cooked us last night I’d love to see yours...

01.01.2022 I’m partying hard right now in fact Diffuser is pumping out Bergamot and Lime, I’ve got my choccy and a great book and I’m laying here on my bed listening to the ocean through the open windows like a total party animal What are you up to this fine Sunday arve?

01.01.2022 Connection Strength Change Your turn