Do you ever get self-reflective before your birthday?

I (Pete) am coming up on my 36th birthday and have found myself reflecting lately on what a ride my 30's have been so far.

I've learned more in the past 5 years than I did in my first 30 - is that crazy or what?!

So I thought I'd...

Growing up, I (Peter) was a shy kid and never felt comfortable in my own skin. I struggled with self expression and my self esteem was extremely low. I didn’t have any confidence in myself and for the first 3 decades of my life, my quality of life was extremely low.

I was afraid of a lot of...

Did you know that 95% of your brain activity is subconscious and outside of your awareness?

Yep, that means that most of the time, we're all running around on autopilot, doing the same things and thinking the same things over and over.

Only 5% of the time are we conscious of our thoughts and...

Setting boundaries has been the most challenging thing I’ve had to do since beginning my personal transformation over a year ago.

For someone who was once a people pleaser, I never set limits for myself. In order to restore balance, healing my inner child from that feeling of abandonment by...

IS YOUR BODY RUNNING OFF FIGHT OR FLIGHT NERVOUS ENERGY?

My body has been running off fight or flight nervous energy for most of my child and adult life. From a very young age I always felt on edge. Of course as a teenager I thought this feeling was normal.

This energy resulted in me being very...

As a child and young adult I struggled to process and release my own emotions. I often resorted to distracting myself and partaking in toxic habits to take the edge off and numb or avoid feeling my emotions. The more I suppressed my emotions, the more anxious and overwhelmed I became. This...

Most of us can trace our ancestry back to grandparents or great-grandparents immigrating in hope of a better life for themselves and their children. In my case, my grandparents from both sides of the family decided to move to Australia in the 1960’s to escape poverty and political injustice...