Let's say goodbye to the month that has been and get ready for the next with a roundup of 10 questions, recommended reading, and fun/useful links. January has been my first month back working on Becoming Who You Are since my daughter was born last ...

Before we get to this week's post: Do you ever wish you could do more with your life, but held yourself back because you’re afraid of rejection? Check out The NO Game by my friend Jacob Sokol of Sensophy. The goal of the game is simple…

Do you have a healthy relationship with anger? Like other so-called negative feelings, it's one of the more stigmatised emotions we experience and, if you’re like most people (including me), your relationship with anger might best ...

This episode of the podcast is a conversation I had with Jake for the Psychology Book Club about the book Guilt, Shame and Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming Negative Emotions by Peter Breggin. I've written about this book on Becoming ...

I used to set New Year's resolutions every year without fail. And, every year without fail, I'd forget all about them by February, maybe March. Despite my track record (and the fact it never occurred to me to change my approach)

Phew. Looking back at the tail end of it all, 2016 has clearly been 12 months of high highs and low lows. Whatever else is happening in the world, books have always been a way for me to retreat away from the world for a while.

Happy New Year, friends! As we embark on a new trip around the sun, I'm thinking about what I'd like to experience and learn this year. Among other things, this includes a friendly and fun reading challenge. I don't know about you, but I can ...

The year is drawing to a close (already…) and it’s time for our next trip around the sun. One of my favourite things to do at this time of year is set aside time to reflect on the year gone by and plan for the year ahead.

This is the first year my husband and I will spend the holidays as a family of three. I love this time of year and I’m looking forward to taking tiny human out to see the lights; I have plans to make lots of yummy Christmas food (although ...

What does Japanese pottery have to teach us about feeling flawed and being kind to ourselves? Quite a lot, as it turns out. In this episode, I'm sharing the philosophy behind Kintsukoroi or Kintsugi, a method of mending broken, chipped or ...