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Survival Mode or Thriving Mode? Daily Habits for Flourishing

by Delphine | 7 Apr 2018 | Authentic Living Foundations, Daily Foundations, Energy Levels, Re-parenting, Self-care, Self-parenting, Self-sabotage

"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives" ~ Annie Dillard, The Writing Life What we do with our days, as Annie Dillard described, is what goes on to shape our entire lives. It can make all the difference between holding ourselves back, or...

We are Creatures of Basic Needs!

by Delphine | 6 Apr 2018 | Authentic Living Foundations, Daily Foundations, Energy Levels, Inner child, Inner-Self Connection, Self-care

It’s amazing how many adults operate from schedules that deny them their most basic, primal needs, creating additional stress on top of life's normal challenges. While we may fancy ourselves as sophisticated beings, not everyone has developed the skills to recognise...

Being your own ‘kind-but-firm’ parent

by Delphine | 7 Mar 2018 | Inner child, Inner-Self Connection, Re-parenting, Self-care, Self-love, Self-parenting, Self-sabotage

How do we differentiate self-love from self-indulgence? How can we break away from self-sabotage? It's not so much what you do for yourself, as how you do it. Pushing yourself to do lots of exercise, juicing, meditation, journaling, etc. in a harsh or rigid way is...

‘The December Busy’: there is another way!

by Delphine | 13 Dec 2017 | Energy Levels, Seasons

The December Busy is upon us it seems... But what if we challenged the construct of the pre-Christmas / holiday season as necessarily jam-packed and hard on our bodies? What if there was a way of partaking in festive fun without burnout, or nausea from Roman-style...

What happens when you stop doing stuff and connect inwards?

by Delphine | 10 Jan 2017 | Authentic Living Foundations, Inner-Self Connection

We spend our days stimulated and bombarded with outside information, activities, pursuits, constant communication... So what actually happens when you make some time and space to be alone with yourself, to just sit and be as you are, and connect inwards, away from all...