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Your journey to come home to yourself starts here. Explore and expand your knowledge via my personal development blog. It’s overflowing with transformative, flexible and easy-to-implement personal development tools, models to try and life coaching tips to get the most out of your sessions. 

Topics you can expect to learn about


  • Self-awareness

    Develop your capacity to perceive and understand what makes you, YOU. Learn how to pay closer attention to your thoughts, feelings, personality, values, actions and beliefs.

  • Self-belief

    Cultivate and strengthen the belief you have in your ability to follow through on tasks, intentions and goals. Learn how to remove limiting beliefs and create new ones that empower you.

  • Self-worth

    Build a deeper sense of feeling good enough and worthy of the love, connection and dreams you desire. Learn how to bolster the belief that you’ve always been enough.

  • Self-love

    Nurture positive feelings towards yourself. Learn how to tap into self-compassion and grow your self-esteem over time.

  • Self-empowerment

    Live in the knowledge that you are in control of your destiny. Learn how to make more positive choices and feel confident in your ability to make the right decisions.

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How Open Loops Drain Your Mental Energy (and What to Do About It)

Do you ever feel mentally exhausted, even when you haven’t done much? That feeling of mental fatigue often comes from open loops, unfinished tasks and unresolved commitments that linger in the back of your mind. These “open loops” quietly drain your energy and attention, creating stress and anxiety without you even realising it. They can range from small errands you keep postponing to bigger life decisions you haven’t made yet. Read how you can close these open loops and free up your energy.

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Understanding and Overcoming Perfectionism: A Personal Approach

Perfectionism is a term we often use flippantly to describe someone with high standards. However, perfectionism is a genuine personality trait characterised by setting excessively high performance standards and becoming overly critical when these standards are unmet. Delve into the three types of perfectionism, identify the signs, and learn effective strategies to manage it.

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