Dr. Sara O'Neill

04/27/2026

Quote of the week: "The movement of your soul will express through you into the world as your dream." - Sara Joy O'Neill

04/22/2026

This week's blog is extra special! In it, I share what aliveness means to me and how feeling your aliveness can be miraculous. With that in mind, I created a free foundational video course that is the essentials of "what I wish everyone I'd ever worked with already knew". It's actually called Alive from the Inside Out.

I made it with all of you in mind. It's free because I know that it can make a big difference for a lot of people.

The link for the free course is in the blog, so check it out!
https://www.liveyouralivelife.com/blog/aliveness-and-free-for-you

04/20/2026

Quote of the week: "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

04/16/2026

I’m honoured to be part of The Listening World Summit in Prague, May 23–25, 2026.

Three days dedicated to deep listening, understanding, and the quiet power that emerges when we truly listen - to ourselves, to others, and to life.

I would love for you to join me in Prague or online (free).

Join online for free: https://thelisteningworld.com/2026-en/onlineregistration/

Or join us in-person in Prague: https://thelisteningworld.com/

04/13/2026

Quote of the week: "What if we could use joy as navigation? Not as a place to get to, but rather a noticing to see if we are headed in a direction that's right for us?" - Nikon Gormley, Transformative Coach & Leadership Advisor

04/08/2026

New blog! The Firefly Effect

Every summer, when I was a kid, the woods across the road from my parents’ house would be alive with fireflies. Banks of them, like fairy lights, would light up the trees at night. Thousands upon thousands of them magically shining and twinkling in the forest. Walking at night along the path was an incredible experience.

I recently learned that the signalling a firefly does as an adult is for communication and mostly to find mates. As larvae or juveniles, it's a warning signal to ward off predators, like snails and slugs. When used for communication in mating, one firefly will light up, and others of the same species (apparently, there are actually thousands of different firefly species!) close by will light up in response. Many of the flashing patterns are male/female call-and-response patterns.

Essentially, one individual lights up, and then so do the others in response. They light each other up.

I thought this was so lovely; reciprocal lightening up.

We also called them lightning bugs rather than fireflies when I was little.

It got me thinking that we as humans are the same. Our light is contagious.

It reminds me of a quote by Sir Thomas Browne. "Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible sun within us."

When we allow ourselves to lighten up, others around us lighten up as well. When we let that sun burning away at our core to shine out, others around us begin to shine.

Keep reading online here: www.liveyouralivelife.com/blog/the-firefly-effect or click the link below.

The Firefly Effect Every summer, when I was a kid, the woods across the road from my parents’ house would be alive with fireflies. Banks of them, like fairy lights, would light up the trees at night. Thousands upon thousands of them magically shining and twinkling in the forest. Walking at night a

04/06/2026

Quote of the week: "Whatever may be the tensions and the stresses of a particular day, there is always lurking close at hand the trailing beauty of forgotten joy or unremembered peace." - Howard Thurman

04/02/2026

April's Newsletter is now available on the website. The feature article focuses on taking things seriously (or not) and how that impacts your body.

Dr Sara’s Office News - April 2026 Edition Featured Article: Seriously We have a quote of the week in the office - outside on the sandwich board. This week's quote was from the developer of chiropractic, BJ Palmer, about being serious.   "Don't take yourself too damn seriousl

03/30/2026

Quote of the week: "Somewhere in the innermost recesses of our consciousness lie the answers to the questions all mankind seeks." - Syd Banks

03/25/2026

This week's blog is called Simple Experiments to See Thought in Action and Unlock Love Storms

Here are some fun and simple experiments to see things “out there” as less solid and unchanging than they seem.

Experiment 1: Change What You Think About Something
Pick something you have a definite opinion about but a low attachment to, like a piece of furniture, a recent event, a conversation.

Focus on it. Notice what you like or dislike about it.

What if you thought the exact opposite? Or even no thought at all? How does that change your experience?

What is something you have zero opinion or thought about? How do you feel about that zero-opinion thing?

Experiment 2: Taste Without Labels
Take a favourite food, a hated food, and a neutral one.

What would they each taste like if you didn't know how you felt about it? Drop all expectations. What if you'd never eaten that food before?

When I tried this with foods, dropping thoughts felt like tasting for the first time.

Some foods I'd prejudged. I realized I'd never truly experienced them free of judgment before. This was mostly foods that "I didn't like". Some of them I knew I liked; I didn't enjoy them as much without the idea that I "liked" them.

One surprise: the Smokey Cowboy BBQ sauce my husband loves—I'd decided I hated it. Hadn't really tasted it without prejudice in years. It's delicious. I was wrong. My husband is delighted. We are currently living our happy Smokey Cowboy BBQ sauce life.

What do you notice for yourself?

Experiment 3: See People Fresh
What preconceived ideas do you have about family, your spouse, or friends?

Statements like “You always…” or “You never…” are signs that you are interacting with your idea of them, not actually them. We perceive others based on our expectations of them.

Who are they without your thinking? Have you met them "clean"?

To read the rest of the experiments, visit www.liveyouralivelife.com/blog/simple-experiments-to-see-thought-in-action-and-unlock-love-storms

Simple Experiments to See Thought in Action and Unlock Love Storms Here are some fun and simple experiments to see things “out there” as less solid and unchanging than they seem.   Experiment 1: Change What You Think About Something Pick something you have a definite opinion about but a

03/23/2026

Quote of the week: "Don't take yourself too damn seriously!" - BJ Palmer's Rule #9, Law of Life