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Finding Inner Balance

A Holistic Therapeutic Service in Sydney with a focus on Vocational Counselling/Career Coaching and Holistic Psychotherapy

08/12/2024

What if love is meant to be received, not earned 🤔

Accepting love into our lives can be more difficult than accepting pain.

Pain is predictable. Love is not.

Naturally it is a really scary thing to take in something that is unpredictable.

So, be gentle with love and be gentle with yourself. You don't need to take it in all at once, but just a little bit by little bit. Like sipping a slushy through a straw, too quick is a brain freeze, but a little bit at a time, is ultimate joy 🥤✨

27/11/2024

We can create great change with a single intention 💡

What will yours be?

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08/09/2024

What is loyalty?

Loyalty is a commitment between value and connection.

Just like a dog that chooses to give us their loyalty in return for survival and love. We feed it, we love it, which are the ingredients the dog needs to survive, and therefore something the dog values immensely.

If you push a little ant whilst its walking on the ground, it will do everything it can to run away and survive, because it values its life. It wants to survive.

We are the same, we want to survive. So, for most of us we base our loyalties on what helps us survive and love.

If a person values their life, then we shouldn't need to convince that person that other people also value their lives.

At the end of the day, we want to survive, all of life does. So, loyalty starts with a loyalty to yourself. It is your life, and it matters 🦋🙏

02/09/2024

Why is forgiveness so difficult for us?

Forgiveness involves acceptance. Acceptance involves taking responsibility. And, taking responsibility can mean owning up to something that we did or didn't do, that we are ashamed about.

Shame can hurt a lot. It is one of the densest and deepest emotions that a human call feel. No wonder most of us completely try to avoid it, at all costs.

However, avoiding shame has the same outcome as avoiding forgiveness. Pain. And the more we avoid, the deeper the pain becomes.

So, in short, forgiveness is so difficult because we are afraid. We are afraid that the pain that will come from accepting what happened, will be worse than the pain we already feel, and that is ok. It is a beautiful thing that you simple just want to protect that sensitive and kind soul of yours.

Ultimately, forgiveness is never about the other that is involved. It is always about us. So, think about it like this. The simple fact that you are alive right now, that your heart is beating and your lungs are breathing, is life's sign that you, exactly as you are, are worthy, and always will be 🦋

29/08/2024

"Wherever your attention goes your energy flows"

What is your attention?

Your attention is what you decide to focus on. It is that moment you decide (consciously or unconsciously) that I want to give my awareness, my presence to this person, situation, or experience. This may be internal attention or external attention, or even both.

We live in a world full of distractions that demand our attention. This demand of attention makes it difficult for us to decide who and what we give our attention to.

Is what you are giving your attention to giving you energy or taking it away from you? Is it making you feel more energised or drained?

If you feel like you don't have control over what you give your attention to, don't worry or judge yourself for it, it is absolutely normal to feel like that.

A few tips to practice regaining your attention are:
- Focus on your breathing when doing any activity
- Decrease distractions (switch off phone notifications)
- Allocate 5 minutes a day to sitting still
- Write down any thoughts, concerns, stresses, worries, things to do, that keep repeating in your mind

Remember, regaining your attention will take time and consistency. However, all of us have the freedom and the ability to decide what we give our attention to 🙏

26/08/2024

"Playfulness is an essential ingredient to your joy"

When we are young, we look at life like a big playground. Along the way, we forget about that. We forget that everything around is an expression of creativity and an opportunity to have fun.

So, let me ask you, when was the last time you played? The simple act of doing something because it is fun?

If it's pulling a funny face at your brother or sister, or a complete stranger in the street. If it's climbing a tree and hanging upside down on a branch. If it's taking yourself a little less seriously and allowing a joke to be about you.

Whatever your way of having fun is, all of us will benefit from your expression of joy. That cheeky smirk, or that beaming look of happiness, or most of all, that beautiful heartfelt laughter that causes anyone near you to join in on your expression of joy.

Go out into the playground of the world, and have some well-deserved playful fun 🙏

23/08/2024

One way to create more balance in our lives, is to recognise that on a daily basis, we take on more information than we put out, especially psychologically.

Every social media scroll, every word that we read, every conversation we have, every phone call we take, every video and movie we watch, it is all information that goes into our minds, consciously and unconsciously.

With time, our psychological storage capacity becomes full, which is when we notice increased levels of stress, anxiety, worry, concern, overthinking, over analysing etc, and it becomes difficult to focus on one thing at a time.

This is a sign that we need to find outlets. Actions that allow us to decrease this internal pressure that has built up rather than increasing the pressure by taking on more information. These type of actions I call "expressions".

An expression is any action that comes from within you. It could be a smile, a written word or phrase, a hug, a painting, a song, a knitted hat, a movement, essentially anything that express information out of you.

Engaging with daily expressions, will balance out your internal pressure. It will help remove old information and patterns, whilst making room within you for new information to be learnt, processed and understood. It will re-open your ability to learn quickly, efficiently and confidently.

One expression a day keeps the happy pills away 🙏☯️

20/08/2024

Two of the most important qualities about a therapist are:
- Do you feel safe with them?
- Do you feel heard and understood?

If the answer is yes, then you are on the right track. If the answer is no, then it is time to explore other options.

Remember, choosing a therapist is a very personal decision, and what works for one person may not work for another. Take your time, and don’t hesitate to explore different options until you find someone who feels right for you 🙏

19/08/2024

"Don't resist, just observe"

When we are feeling stuck, lost and confused, it is usually linked to an experience or a collection of experiences that we resisted. It could be something we didn't allow ourselves to feel, to express or to share at the time. Something that scared us, or made us feel worried or anxious. And that is OK.

We are very sensitive beings who are easily caught up in the experiences that happen around us. We don't mean to suppress, repress or resist, but we do, and again, that is OK.

Find peace in the fact that, the very essence of what you are is designed to grow, it is designed to live, and most of all, it is designed to create.

So, whether you like it or not, your very presence itself is helping us grow, even if you don't see it yourself.

From me to you, I express my gratitude for your existence 🙏

13/08/2024

What is the difference between a Counsellor, a Psychotherapist, a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist?

One of the main differences is the type of language that they use.

A counsellor will say “Let’s explore some strategies that might help you cope with this situation”

A psychotherapist will say “Lets explore the deeper meaning behind these thoughts and behaviours”

A psychologist will say “I’d like to use this assessment to better understand your symptoms”

A psychiatrist will say “These symptoms could be related to a chemical imbalance. Let’s explore treatment options”.

You can decide which fit is best for you, at this time of your healing journey :)

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Narrabeen, NSW
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https://www.findinginnerbalance.com.au/

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