How a therapy session works
Therapy sessions are personalised and each session will be different. How they work also depends on the personality and training of the therapist. How a therapy session work also rests on the therapist The idea is within sessions the therapist empowers you without...
What I love about therapy sessions
I know when I go to a session, I can be me. This is what I love about therapy sessions. It took me a while to get to this place as I felt uncomfortable, lost, and confused. I didn’t know what being me was like. That I could vent and rage as much as I wanted to within...
Why therapy helped me
It took me many years to even admit that I was seeing a therapist. And why therapy helped me for many years. I saw it as a sign of weakness and my inability to be able to deal with life’s events and traumas on my own. In addition, I couldn’t comprehend how much they...
The side of motherhood we don’t see
As I have been feeling all the feels around not being a mother, I realised that I had only focussed on the beautiful aspects of motherhood that I wrote about in my blog "The Pain Felt Around Being Childless. I had romanticised it all and not thought about the side of...
The pain felt around remaining childless
The pain of remaining childless never fully goes away Here are the musings of being a woman without children and what I didn't get to experience. It is only now in my late 50's that I am finding words for how it has felt for me not being a mother. These words are...
The need for a sense of belonging
We all want a sense of belonging. It is an ache in our heart. In our womb. In our souls. We want to belong in our lives, in our bodies, in our hearts, and in ourselves. We are hardwired to connect and have a sense of belonging. Something beautiful happens when are...
The experience of Mother’s Day without children
The experience of Mother’s Day without children After Mother’s day, each year I think the next one will be different. I won’t react to it, because I have dealt with my feelings of not being a mother by circumstance. But each year, I end up still having a moment or two...
Why crying is a sign of courage and strength
Crying is vital to our mental wellbeing Sometimes there’s nothing like a good cry to make you feel better. Crying shows you are human, not a robot. It is so not a sign of weakness, but a sign of courage and strength. Rather than washing away your tears, allow them to...
How to prepare a New Moon ritual
Each month's new moon is a new beginning. I find that exciting as there are times when you feel you are not getting anywhere. However, when you sit down and do your new moon ritual it reminds you that you can create a new slate and start again. new moon ritual The...
Mindfulness for Anxiety
mindfulness for anxiety feels like an oxymoron Wouldn't you love to have a big smile on your face like the frog in the image? I know I would but for a long time I didn't know how to smile, be calm and relaxed. Being in anxiety takes you out of your body. I know for me...
meet chantal
Chantal Vanderhaeghen is an intuitive guide, business owner, creator of an international skincare brand, passionate philanthropist and meditation, reiki, tapping and mindfulness teacher. She works with women ready to make changes, as well as transforming the perceptions of beauty and perfection. And she loves inspiring women ready to be who they want to be. She lives with her talented partner in the Perth Hills and can be found online when she’s not communing with nature and reading a good novel eating chocolate.
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