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Reframing the Career Question

Over the last fourteen years in my current role I have been working in the transition space. Working with students that are leaving high...

Comparisonitis, and what to do about it

Comparisonitis is what I call the condition of getting into one of those spirals where you feel like you’ll never match up to the people...

The myth of the dream job

You see an ad for a job – and it’s perfect. It’s exactly what you want to be doing. You imagine yourself being there and all the great...

What is a CV, really?

When you’re looking for a job, your CV is the very first thing you need to have sorted before you even think about applying for anything....

8 Tips for University Success this year

For those of you who are sending teens off on their first year of tertiary study here are some tips from a mother who has been there and...

What to do when your Teen misbehaves

Do you have a tween or teen who is acting in ways that you really don’t understand, that worry you or that you know are not in their best...

7 Tips for Self Care

If we as mothers don’t look after ourselves, there is just no way we can parent the way we truly want to parent. My aspiration for you is...

How to respond to challenging behaviours

In my work with parents over the years, they frequently ask me how they are meant to respond to their children’s challenging behaviours....

The power of creative pursuits

In a world where dopamine hits from tech time are difficult to disentangle from there is an alternative that can offer the same addictive...

How to make anything possible

If you are feeling stuck, find yourself repeating the same unhelpful patterns in your life, or are not meeting your goals, it isn’t...