Jane’s Journal
What Are My Essential Needs?
So a few days ago, I wrote about what's in my resilience toolkit after a number of people had asked how I had been coping with the world at present. Today I wanted to delve a little deeper and share what my essential needs are and where this concept came from. Let's...
What’s In My Resilience Toolkit?
At the moment we are being asked to adapt and change. With change comes uncertainty. And uncertainty, can bring challenges challenges and quite often suffering. Within this dialogue of change, the concept of resilience is not too far behind. Subsequently, today I...
Continuing to Be Courageous in My Life
One thing I have learnt in my life is that if I want my life to change, I need to do the work - no-one else can do it for me. Yes, it can be challenging. However, when I am in these challenges, I remember to read and re-read the following quote by Brené Brown -...
How Do I Want to Express Myself as a Woman?
This is the question I have been pondering of late - "How Do I Want to Express Myself as a Woman?" It is very real and raw as I continue to meet deep beliefs within. Last week the tennis season started. Yes, I have been watching it on TV and was lucky enough to watch...
Reconnecting With My Menstrual Cycle
I don't know about you, however for me, I grew up with a number of messages about being a female and how I 'should' act. As an athlete, I pushed my body hard. Yes I wanted to be the best I could be and in the end I lost connection with my body. There were many reasons...
5 Reasons Why I Started to Judge Myself Less
Why do we thinking that self-judgement can help us in life? Or why do we allow it Women who dare to start the adventure of looking after themselves often share with me how much guilt they feel. Comments like "I can't go to the gym, I have to ______ ", "I really wish I...
The Gift of Radical Acceptance
As identified yesterday, I have decided this year is the year of radical acceptance. After teaching mindfulness for a while and also self-compassion, I wanted to focus on and practise radical acceptance this year for a few reasons (maybe I will share that one day)....
Welcome 2020 – My Year of Radical Acceptance
Well it is 2020 and after doing my End-of-Year Ritual, I am ready to go. I feel clearer than I have been in a while about the coming year and know in my heart I am ready to be here more. Yes, like a number of people 2019 was challenging, however I got through it with...
What My Broken Toe Has Reminded Me About Body Acceptance!
Don't you love the adventure of life? On 11/8/19, I broke my toe on the side of my bed (yes I coughed and walked in the dark at the same time - I learnt my lesson 🙂 ). Since I broke it, I have learnt to have a greater acceptance and appreciation of my body and what...
I Am Me by Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir was an American author and therapist,whose work was done under the umbrella of "Becoming More Fully Human." I Am Me was written for a thirteen-year-old girl who apparently asked Virginia about what it takes to lead a fulfilling life. I Am Me by...
The Four Pillars of a Meaningful Life
Did you know there is more to life than being happy? In her book, the Power of Meaning, Emily Esfahani Smith shares her four pillars pillars of a meaningful life after realising many people were still not happy in their own world. The Four Pillars of a...
25 Years On – Advice to My Younger Tennis Playing Self
Yesterday was 25 Years to the day since I reached the 3rd Round of the 1994 Australian Open Singles event and appeared on A Current Affair. This week, I ventured back to the Australian Open for the 2nd time since I finished playing in 1997 (the other time was when I...