Antonia Behan - Personal and Professional Development

21/11/2025

You can enjoy my latest article here: 'Family Harmony at Christmas: Choosing Love, Presence, and Acceptance'. For some, perhaps the lucky ones, Christmas is a season of joy, warmth, and connection. For others, it is a time when family dynamics resurface, unresolved emotions return, or expectations weigh heavily. And for those who walk through grief, loneliness, or absence, Christmas can be a tender season of sorrow, reflection, and longing.

This year, instead of striving for a perfect holiday, expecting familiar patterns, or overlooking those who carry silent pain, we can choose harmony by showing up with compassion, presence, and unconditional love, beginning with ourselves. Read full article here:

For some, perhaps the lucky ones, Christmas is a season of joy, warmth, and connection. For...

10/11/2025

Own your freedom - I think we can do better than the digital euro, what do you think?

While I usually write about psychological well-being and cultural evolution, there are moments when politics must take the stage, because we cannot truly be empowered leaders of our lives, if we do not engage with the systems that shape our lives.

Our generation is the bridge between the old world of cash and the new world of code, and our choices today will define what freedom means in the digital age, how we live tomorrow, and the world my children grow up in.

Across Europe, a new idea is rising: the Digital Euro, a currency programmed and issued by the European Central Bank. The promise is bold: faster payments, safer transactions, and less dependence on American giants like Visa and Mastercard. But the question we must ask as citizens is simple:

At what price?

Europe stands at a digital crossroads.

The Digital Euro promises speed and efficiency, but at what cost to freedom and privacy? In my latest article, I explore how we can shape a future where technology empowers, not controls us. From understanding the risks of central bank digital currencies to imagining a citizen-first EU payment network. This is a call to action for anyone who cares about sovereignty, choice, and freedom.

Some call my generation system busters.I prefer to call us Changemakers. While I usually write about...

30/10/2025

It's that time of year again - the inner Witch comes out to play! I'd like to ask, have you ever felt haunted by the thought, “I’m not good enough”?
You’re not alone, but this ghost can be set free.

Enjoy some halloween humour, and a spell to cast out unhelpful demon voices and craft a healers journey towards your new freedom .

Read the full article on my blog. https://antoniabehan.com/haunted/

27/10/2025

World Peace Begins With Inner Peace

We often speak of peace as if it’s a global dream, something distant, collective, and vast.
But peace begins somewhere far more intimate: in our relationship with ourselves.

When we stop waging war on our own stories, choices, and past,
we create the space for compassion, understanding, and harmony to flow outward.

The bridge between war and peace is acceptance;
accepting what hurt, what felt uncomfortable or beyond our control,
and the parts of ourselves we once resisted.

Breathe it all in — with one deep heart-breath — and then breathe it out, letting it go.

In that letting go, we find space for deeper, calmer breath.
And in that stillness, we can plant the seeds of forgiveness.

This is more than release, it is rebirth.

Through forgiveness, we rise beyond who we were.
We step into our true power, as conscious, heart-led leaders.

The energy that allows us to choose acceptance and forgiveness is love itself.
When acceptance feels hard, choose love and acceptance becomes truth.
When forgiveness feels impossible, choose love and forgiveness becomes your nature.

When we live this practice daily, we move in the rhythm of peace.
Love becomes our compass.
Care, compassion, and kindness become our natural way.

This is where true leadership begins, not in control, but in connection.
And that connection begins at home, with our own heart and soul. 🌿

If you’re ready to walk, or return, to the path of deeper peace, love, and self-leadership,
I would be honoured to walk beside you.

For over 20 years, I’ve dedicated my life to understanding what it means to live from love,
to keep choosing peace, even when it’s hard,
and to guide others to do the same.

This is my passion, my purpose, and my invitation to you.

When you live from peace, you don’t just change your own life, you become a living invitation to harmony in our world.

Global peace doesn’t need to remain a dream.
Today, we know how to create peace, choose love, and walk the path to lasting harmony.

📖 Author of Grow Your Love, Grow Your Life – Discover Your Power, Purpose and Possibility
antoniabehan.com/books

20/10/2025

Hello dear friends,

As the gentle stirrings of the Christmas spirit begin to fill the air — with thoughts of reunion, giving, and shared joy, I invite you to consider offering a gift unlike any other this season… a gift of the heart.

In a world that moves so quickly, where stress and striving often drown out our inner voice, what could be more precious than the gift of self-discovery, self-love, and inner peace?

As a walker on the path to love and a psychologist devoted to the prevention of dis-ease and the co-creation of a new harmony, I have poured my heart and soul into creating Grow Your Love, Grow Your Life: Discover Your Power, Purpose, and Possibility — a 430-page, full-colour workbook and companion for the journey home to yourself.

Grow Your Love, Grow Your Life is an invitation to awaken your heart, to rediscover your courage and confidence, and to remember the truth of who you are.

Within its pages, you’ll find reflections and practices to help you:
🌿 Deepen your self-love and compassion
🌿 Strengthen your emotional resilience and inner peace
🌿 Reconnect with your values and purpose
🌿 Step forward with clarity, trust, and joy

Beautifully designed as a coffee-table-style book, it invites curiosity, reflection, and meaningful conversation — a gentle reminder at the heart of your home to live with love, respect, kindness, compassion, and truth.

Look inside here: https://antoniabehan.com/books/

Whether for yourself, a loved one, or a young person learning to navigate life’s uncertainties, Grow Your Love, Grow Your Life is a heartfelt gift that continues to unfold long after the wrapping paper is gone.

✨ Special Christmas Offering: For every full-colour paperback purchased, you’ll receive the e-book version as my gift — to share with your family and friends, spreading love and light even further.

Purchase your copy here: https://antoniabehan.com/books/

Then, simply drop me an email at: antonia@antoniabehan.com
with the subject line “Merry Christmas” after purchasing your paperback, and I’ll send you the e-book to share — absolutely free.

This Christmas, may you remember: the greatest gift you can give or receive is love — the love that begins within.

With love and gratitude,
Antonia 💛

13/10/2025

“If today is not your day, then be happy for this day shall never return.
And if today is your day, then be happy now for this day shall never return.”
― Kamand Kojouri

I am quiet in presence at this time. It is a moment in my life for my family above all. And in those moments where space arises for the greater expanse of my life, I write.

Much has had to be let go, because it is beyond my control , capacity or reality. This has been difficult to accept and at times brought clouds to sunny days.

I love to write, it fuels connection, inspiration, and love. I am grateful for my time to write. Today the skies are grey and my soul is full of sunshine because I am editing something beautiful.

When things happen in life to remind you of the very prescious moment we are alive in, living together in this great miracle, I am brought back to centre, to heart and soul connection, and to remember, in the space where faith shines beyond fear, what truly matters most. When I hold the light of faith and honour my heart truth, I feel I am living my truth.

I may not be living up to expectation.
I may not be always doing what seems 'practical' or 'sensible' - but i have done my time in sensibility and practicalty

Sometimes, you have to be true to heart and soul and dare to just live magically, listening to your heart, expressing your soul and believeing in your most beautiful dreams.

When has your experience of living magically served you well?
xx

09/10/2025

I’m reaching out to my network and to those who have enjoyed my writing over the years to invite thoughtful connection with literary agents and publishers.

If you know someone personally, or have had a great experience collaborating with a professional in the fields of non-fiction, spiritual memoir, or personal growth, I’d be deeply grateful for an introduction or recommendation.

Thank you for your continued support and for helping me share inspiring stories and tools for self-love, healing, growth and transformation.

If you are interested in my current project - 'Grow your love grow your life - Discover your power, purpose and possibility' you can now 'look inside' this personal growth workbook and benefit from the first 20 pages of free inspiration!

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

22/09/2025

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other" Mother Teresa
I was born in England
I can choose English and Irish Citizenship
I also carry Welsh and Italian blood
My parents are English/Welsh and Irish'Italian
My children can choose English, Irish and Spanish citizenship
My sister in law is Russian
My sister in law is Argentinian and Italian
My niece is Russian, English and Irish
My nephew is Argentinian, Spanish, Italian, English and Irish
My best friends are from America, Finland, Greece, Spain, Ireland, England, Gibraltar, Australia, China, South Africa, and Russia.
We are united in Peace

01/08/2025

Motherhood & Leadership: A Truth We Don’t Say Out Loud
By Antonia Behan

I might not win a popularity contest with this post, but honestly, popularity is overrated.

I care more about what’s real. What’s true. What’s needed.

So here it is:

Motherhood doesn’t just change how we live and work, it changes who we are.

At first, that transformation is wrapped in exhaustion.
Because let’s be honest: we’re so very happily knackered.

But over time, something else begins to emerge:
A different kind of strength.
A radical kind of power.
The kind that leads from the inside out.

And then comes the question:
Do we give that power away, to the cultural expectations of what leadership, equality, and strength are supposed to look like?

Or, do we choose to own it?

To hold our love, our fire, our stories of success and surrender, and make some bold, aligned leadership choices, grounded in who we’ve actually become?

Because here’s the truth:

We can’t live and lead the way we used to.
We can’t keep pretending that nothing’s changed.
We — self-employed, employed, business-owning women — aren’t operating in the same world anymore.

And no matter how much support you have, unless someone hands you a fully-functioning, emotionally stable doppelgänger…

Something’s got to give.

So what does that mean?
For work?
For equality?
For women?
Does it demote us?
Sometimes, yes.
That’s a truth no one likes to say out loud.

But maybe that’s not the right lens.
Maybe it’s not about demotion.
Maybe it’s about redefinition.

Read my full article here https://lnkd.in/dq-ACYQD

03/07/2025

Which voice are your listening to right now?

'I can't' - the voice of defeat
'I don't know how' - the voice of resistance
'I will fail' - the voice that fears failure
'I will be judged' - the voice that fears judgement
'Maybe it won't be as bad as I think?' - the voice of reason
'Maybe I can try?' - the voice of consideration
'Maybe I can find a way?' -the voice of hope
'Maybe there are options I haven't yet considered?' -the voice of curiosity
'Maybe I can do this?' - the voice of encouragement
'I am going to try this? - the voice of assertiveness
'I can do this?' - the voice of confidence
'This actually has great possibility and potential' - the voice of faith
'I deserve to give myself this opportunity' - the voice of self-worth
'Whatever happens, I am okay with me and my choices' - the voice of acceptance
'I know my choice aligns with my truth' - the voice of your soul
'Okay, this is what I am going to do'- the voice of affirmative action
'I won't let fear stop me' - the voice of determination
'I love and believe in myself and my dreams' -the voice of love
'I am doing this, watch me' - the voice of the confident rebel

-Know your voices
-Choose your voices
-Boundary those that do not support you
-Give light to those that do
-Own your truth, own your voices
-This is how you claim your destiny

Learning to grow the voice of love is I believe a life's work. I had to lose my voice, during my teenage years, and I am thankful that I did. It was in losing the voice of love, that I discovered her and I learnt to appreciate, value and strengthen her, where I had previously taken her for granted, and not given her the nurture and care she deserved. This made her vulnerable to the voices of fear, criticism and judgement when they descended on my life.

Through this learning I found my purpose - learning to love. It is my personal endeavour for myself, my family, and it is the essence of the way I choose to offer my services - empowering people to love and believe in themselves.

Asking myself 'Which voice am I listening to right now?'
And, 'Which voice do I want to illuminate now?'
Places me as the conductor of the orchestra in my mind
I may not be able to choose which notes come in and out of play, some are beautiful others harsh, but I can guide the rhythm of my life.

This is the power I want to share with you, for you and for your children - let them grow up with a powerful voice of love

19/06/2025

Sometimes the problem that appears before you is not the actual problem

Sometimes there isn't actually an external problem

Sometimes the problem is within

The problem is the voice that has commanded the stage, influencing you with ideas, thoughts and beliefs that hold true to the voice, but not necessarily to reality.

The voice is powerful, it captures your attention and aligns your perception with its truth

But truth - truth is not fixed, stagnant or limited

Truth is a choice in perception

You know this, but the voice has captured your attention and aligned your perception with its truth and now your perception fuels stong feelings and emotions that appear to validate reality, but actually they are only validating the voice

You are more than the whispers of one voice

You know this is true

Connect with this truth, rise beyond the voice, see the voice as separate to you, name that voice.

Is it fear, doubt, uncertainty, shame, guilt, vulnerability, or something else?

Name it, see it and then see yourself.

Now, you are more than the voice.

Now you get to choose which voice takes the stage

Is it time for love, faith, truth, kindness, compassion, empathy, strength, wisdom, confidence, empowerment, inspiration or wonderment to take the stage, or something else?

Choose your voice and shine your light upon it.

The truth is your choice.

18/06/2025

I recently asked a client, 'How much of your stress right now is being created by your 'I should' beliefs?'

I wonder what your answer is?

Which of these resonate with you?

🟣 I should be better at...
🟣 I should be able to do everything well
🟣 I should be able to multi-task
🟣 I should be able to meet my performance expectations
🟣 I really should be superman/woman/human

Ask yourself this:

🟪 'Where is the voice of 'I should' coming from?
🟪 'Is it logical, realistic, helpful, supportive, or loving?'
🟪 'What do you want to say to the voice of 'I should?'
🟪 Which voice is doing the speaking now?

When you ask yourself these questions, you are standing in the space between reacting to false, unhelpful, unloving, unkind and irrational beliefs that create pressure and stress for you, and what comes next.

The space is where you reclaim your power - from a victim of mind to an empowered leader of your life.

What comes next is your choice.

🩷 I invite you to choose the voice of love to craft your choices.

🩷 Imagine what comes next when you fuel you leadership with love?