by Jamie | Dec 9, 2023 | Newsfeed
Please note, if you are reading this and not looking forward to Christmas, you are certainly not on your own on this one. It can feel like that, it can feel like everyone else has something organised and to look forward to, but I promise you it is not the case… For...
by Liz Fry | Dec 6, 2023 | Newsfeed
What am I feeling? I don’t think there is another time on our calendar that can cause such an array, or such conflicting emotions. It really can be a rollercoaster. For some this is a superhard time of year for different reasons, and for others it can be an absolute...
by Liz Fry | Nov 20, 2023 | Newsfeed
Some thoughts from Life Coach Liz… “Often when I start working with people they struggle to remember what makes them come alive. They are able to share the struggles and what that looks like and feels like. But the memories of the ‘good stuff’,...
by Jamie | Oct 27, 2023 | Newsfeed
We are wired to spot the negative. As much as you may not want to hear that on this today, it’s true. It comes from cave man days. The part of our brain, the amygdala, is there to spot danger, to protect us.Back in those days, it was far more important that...
by Liz Fry | Oct 13, 2023 | Newsfeed
“Little by little, a little becomes a lot.” A Tanzanian proverb that I heard on a training course. It was being used with regards to stress. Stress can come from different areas of our life and can also often creep up on us if we are not careful. We can think just...
by Zach Allen | Oct 9, 2023 | Newsfeed
Kia ora, ko Zach ahau! I’m new to the Retreat Staff Team and will occasionally be writing blogs on various topics! Here’s one on a particularly timely topic… When I was a teen – not too long ago, that is – I had pretty bad anxiety. In our...