Ripple Effect Counselling and Coaching

21/03/2023

Happy Social Worker's Day!

29/09/2022

8th of October is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. I will be wearing a ribbon to honor my own grief, and the grief of others.... Will you?

11/09/2022

To look out for one another is to look beyond the 'happy' mask people wear. Many people carry great pain behind that mask.

30/08/2022

We don't 'get over' the loss of a loved one... We learn to adapt to a life without them. Today is National Grief Awareness Day. It takes courage to embrace the pain of grief.

28/01/2022

The beauty within shines brightly.

"Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. "

— Eleanor Roosevelt

27/01/2022

Begin where you are.

13/01/2022

Respect your elders. This article by Melissa Powell highlights how in some cultures elders are treated as valued members of the community - Elders can enrich communities while living meaningful lives.

In other cultures, respect and even reverence of older members of a family is a given.

12/01/2022

Make time for reflection.

01/01/2022

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01/01/2022

A new year, a new month, a new day, and a new opportunity to identify and pursue what is important to YOU. Cast your pebble in the direction you wish to heal or grow and see the ripple effect.

https://www.ripple-effect.co.za/post/planning-for-purpose-a-model-for-goal-setting

You may think I am crazy proposing we plan for anything when things such as Covid-19 and unrest have turned our worlds upside down. The reality is that there are many things that we are faced with that cause uncertainty and are out of our control, and as a result we have to develop a level of accept...

07/12/2021

Reframe.

06/11/2021

What decision and action can you take today that will positively affect your tomorrow?

05/11/2021

20/10/2021

https://www.ripple-effect.co.za/post/all-ears-the-art-of-listening

Listening is an art that requires attention over talent, spirit over ego, others over self. – Dean Jackson So often we underestimate that the way we communicate (or do not communicate) determines the outcome of an interaction, situation, the quality of a relationship, and the success of a service,...

09/08/2021

Happy Women's Day to all you beautiful and strong (inside and out) women out there. Let your light shine!

20/07/2021

To deeply explore oneself, one often requires a journey with another.

27/05/2021

https://www.ripple-effect.co.za/post/life-after-loss-understanding-and-dealing-with-grief

Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o’erwrought heart and bids break – Shakespeare Most people experience loss at some point in their lives … loss of a loved one to death, a relationship, a home, a job, one’s health, one’s dreams, or even one’s sense of directio...

10/04/2021

Within the chaos of life, make sure to make time for you...To find your happy place. One of the most therapeutic activities for me is to sit on the harbour wall and watch the seals sleep, swim, play, feed. I love their cheekiness on land, and their playful gracefulness in the water.