https://www.myndfulhealing.com.au/

Myndful Healing, Pakenham East (2025)

12/11/2025

Instead of I wish you just stop gambling and wasting all our money
Try, I feel worried about how much you’re gambling, do you need some support?

Instead of you care more about drugs than you care about us
Try, I miss you and I miss us having a fun time together

Instead of you are so selfish getting drunk again last night
Try last night felt a bit heavy, how are you feeling today?

It can feel really hard to know how to communicate with our loved one in a calm way because we feel so many different emotions from anger to sadness, from resentment through to grief, from despair through to desperation. And all of these emotions cause chaos in our body and nervous system Leaving us feeling exhausted and like we don’t even know who we are any more.

You might notice that if your loved one has been drinking anger pulsing through your body making your heart beat faster, your head might feel like it’s going to explode and your thoughts are crazy town and trying to communicate calmly from there is impossible.

This is where somatic therapy comes in and allows us to space to meet that anger, to feel it in the body in a supported way, process it so that it doesn’t get pushed down causing more pain and then moving past it to what is actually true which is most likely that you miss your partner, you are scared for what the future holds and you feel really lost and alone

When we communicate from this base of calm and truth what we want to say becomes a lot kinder, creates more connection and allows our loved one to be more vulnerable and open to

This is the space that you get to live in when you join my life beyond addiction program. Being able to understand and process your emotions is an absolute game changer especially in the way that you hold space and navigate supporting your loved one through addiction.

The beautiful thing is true that these changes happen really fast, which is why my program is only five weeks long And in that time you will have amazing growth and development.

To find out more message, comment or book a free call via the link in my bio

Let’s do this!!
Nicole x

11/11/2025

You cannot save, fix, rescue someone who doesn’t want to be saved, fixed, rescued HOWEVER you can destroy, abandon, lose & deplete yourself trying to…..

💙No matter how much we want our loved one to admit they have a problem, to get themself some support.
To reduce or stop doing the problem behaviour, we cannot make them.

💙No matter how much we want them to be open & honest with us about what is happening with them…
Or we want them to take steps to free themselves from addictive behaviours, we cannot choose for them…..

➡️We can support, we can be there for them but ultimately whether we like it or not, they get to choose- just like we get to choose how we live our lives.

😞It can be extremely hard to watch our loved one carrying out destructive behaviours. It can bring great fear, anxiety & resentment.

❤️However, you can start to focus on healing you, on understanding addiction & on your well-being. This can help let the need to control go & allow space to support & connect instead.

No matter where you & your loved one are at right now, it is hard, it’s exhausting so please be kind to you.

It’s time to start having your needs met, it’s time for you to start allowing you to be cared for too….

YOU are the person I created my Life Beyond Addiction Program for - a space designed for the brave souls who have a loved one living with addiction.

DM HEAL for details or apply for your spot with a free alignment call via the link in my bio.

Take care
Nicole x

07/11/2025

There comes a point when the things that once break your heart just start to feel normal.

The hidden bottles.
The lies.
The constant chaos that used to make you cry, now just makes you sigh and carry on.

You’re not broken for this. You’ve just been surviving in an environment that’s taught your body to adapt to pain.

But it’s okay to pause and ask yourself :
🍃 what am I tolerating that? I never thought I would?
🍃 what started to feel normal that actually isn’t?
🍃 and what would it look like to start choosing peace again?

This isn’t about blame.
It’s about remembering that you still have a say in your story, even in the middle of someone else’s addiction.

You deserve safety.
You deserve calm.
You deserve you again

If this hits Home, save it for a gentle reminder
and if you’re ready to start finding your way back to peace, DM me support, you don’t have to do this alone

Take care,
Nicole X

06/11/2025

No one really talks about what it feels like to be the one in the middle, the person holding it all together while addiction plays out around You

The peacekeeper.
The emotional anchor.
The one who’s trying to make sure everyone else’s needs are met, the person struggling in addiction and the people who have been hurt by it.

It’s a painful space to live in.
You’re constantly torn, wanting to protect, support and love everyone but feeling unseen and unheard yourself.
You’re trying to make sure no one feels abandoned yet you end up abandoning you

I see you.
You’re not weak for caring deeply.
You’re not broken for wanting peace for everyone.
But you deserve to be cared for too.

Sometimes the most loving thing we can do is finally ask what about me?

Do you resonate with this?

03/11/2025

This is one of those moments that me even a year ago I wouldn’t have believed I was capable of.

I was the little girl who couldn’t look people in the eye to say hello because I was so shy.

I was the girl at school that blushed and was a nervous wreck doing an oral presentation, so nervous I couldn’t even sleep the night before.

I was the lady who wouldn’t speak up in work meetings for fear of not being able to get my words out without making a fool of myself.

it wasn’t that long ago I was hiding away in shame, fear of judgement and rejection too scared to use my voice, let alone to be speaking about things that are quite controversial like addiction.

But here we are stepping through the uncomfortable feelings and doing hard things because I’ve done more hard things in the last 12 years with addiction, advocating for myself and my loved ones than I ever thought I could possibly do.

i’ll be honest, I’m not sure if I’m going to watch myself, this is exciting scary and crazy!! Imposter syndrome is peaking but I just hope people that need to hear my words are watching xx

Take care,
Nicole x

C31 (CH44 on your TV) Melbourne tonight at 6.30pm with a repeat on Friday at 2.30pm.

Ch44 Adelaide on tonight at 6.30pm with a repeat on Wednesday at 8.30am.
Foxtel Aurora C173 on Saturday at 6.30pm and at 11.30pm.
AND NOW on FaceTV Sky C83 in New Zealand on Tuesday at 10pm with a repeat on Wednesday at 12 midnight & 12 noon!

If you will be not around your TV set that time NO WORRIES you can watch it live on line ON C31 https://ctvplus.org.au/stream/melbourne/
and C44 Adelaide https://ctvplus.org.au/stream/adelaide/
Or on demand https://ctvplus.org.au/series/health-wellbeing-lifestyle/
Or watch it on our Youtube channel https://youtu.be/LaqLsYcCYR4

03/11/2025

Every year around this time, someone cheerfully ask if you want to go into the cup sweep
And every year I politely say no thanks

It’s not about judging others or taking away their fun, it’s about staying true to what I’ve lived through

When gambling nearly destroyed our family, I promised myself I’d never take part in something that normalise the thing that caused us so much pain

If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable saying no, please remember you don’t know anyone and explanation
NO THANKS is enough

And this goes for anything from drinking, to gambling to participating in anything that you feel uncomfortable doing

This time of year is particularly hard for those of us impacted by gambling so please take care of yourself

Take care,
Nicole X

02/11/2025

You cannot save, fix, rescue someone who doesn’t want to be saved, fixed, rescued HOWEVER you can destroy, abandon, lose & deplete yourself trying to…..

💙No matter how much we want our loved one to admit they have a problem, to get themself some support.
To reduce or stop doing the problem behaviour, we cannot make them.

💙No matter how much we want them to be open & honest with us about what is happening with them…
Or we want them to take steps to free themselves from addictive behaviours, we cannot choose for them…..

➡️We can support, we can be there for them but ultimately whether we like it or not, they get to choose- just like we get to choose how we live our lives.

😞It can be extremely hard to watch our loved one carrying out destructive behaviours. It can bring great fear, anxiety & resentment.

❤️However, you can start to focus on healing you, on understanding addiction & on your well-being. This can help let the need to control go & allow space to support & connect instead.

No matter where you & your loved one are at right now, it is hard, it’s exhausting so please be kind to you.

It’s time to start having your needs met, it’s time for you to start allowing you to be cared for too….

YOU are the person I created my Life Beyond Addiction Program for - a space designed for the brave souls who have a loved one living with addiction.

DM HEAL for details or apply for your spot with a free alignment call via the link in my bio.

Take care
Nicole x

28/10/2025

Finding myself sitting in gratitude for the opportunities that have come my way especially the ones that were least expected

During those dark days of loving my husband through addiction, I had completely lost myself, I had lost my confidence, my joy, I didn’t even know who I was any more.
Healing, rebuilding myself and my relationship to me, has finally got me to this place where I’m willing to say yes to stepping forward rather than shrinking like I did once upon a time.

I am so grateful to have been surrounded by such kind, caring, compassionate and knowledgeable people and not sure where I would’ve ended up without them

A huge thank you to
.wellbeing.lifestyle and countless others x

A huge thank you to all of you that have been following me on this journey, who have engaged and shown up and given me the courage to continue and a huge big thank you to anyone that has stepped into my space and allowed me to connect and share with you, especially during your most vulnerable time, I am truly humbled

Take care,
Nicole x

Health, Wellbeing & Lifestyle
Episode One
3/11 Navigating Grief of Loving Someone in Addiction

Melbourne
C31 (Ch44 on your TV) Monday at 6.30pm with a repeat on Friday at 2.30pm
Live on line https://ctvplus.org.au/content/melbourne-live

Australia wide
Foxtel/Aurora Ch173 on Saturday at 6.30pm and repeat at 11.30pm
Adelaide
Ch44 Monday at 6.30pm with a repeat on Wednesday at 8.30am
Live on line with 30 minutes delay https://ctvplus.org.au/content/adelaide-live

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