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The Benefits of Journaling
I sit with my beautiful new journal in front of me on my clear desk. Having chosen the colour carefully to reflect my mood for the year ahead, I feel cheerful and optimistic. I gently open it and flip through a few pages, I feel a magical sensation, as though a fairy...
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Childfree Life – An Empowered Lifestyle Choice
Being childfree can be equally beautiful as a life with children. My partner and I chose not to have kids, and while on the one hand it is quite personal and not really anyone's business, I decided to share this for those it might help. I'd like to dissolve the stigma...
More To Life #04 – Per Norrgren: From Burnout To Mindfulness Teacher
Episode 4.Per Norrgren - From Burnout to Mindfulness TeacherPer Norrgren is a mindfulness teacher and teaching partner at the Oxford Mindfulness Centre (OMC) and is the founder & director of InMindSight where he also offers courses, classes & mindfulness...
What Is Internal Family Systems?
Do you ever wonder if there is more than one side to you? I often feel like I have different parts of me that are actively in conflict with one another. One part of me might cheer me on and another part of me is that voice in my head that is my biggest critic. I used...
More To Life #3 Finding Freedom Within: Trauma & Tension Releasing Exercises
Episode 3.Finding Freedom Within: Trauma & Tension Releasing Exercises with Lori Ann ArsenaultLori Ann Arsenault is the Founder of Freedom Within Wellness, which is a coaching and certification training services provider for practitioners of the Trauma &...
More To Life #02 – Burnout – Juggling Motherhood, Wellbeing & Career
Episode 2.Burnout - Juggling Motherhood, Wellbeing & CareerI had a conversation my friend Caroline about her experience of juggling motherhood, wellbeing and purpose. Caroline started to experience the symptoms of burnout in 2019 after the birth of her second...
More To Life #01 – Introduction
Episode 1.Welcome to More To LifeMore To Life is a podcast that explores the idea that there is always more to life than our current experience of it. When seen this way, life invites us to discover and play with what it means to be alive, right here, right now. You...
How To Create Calm When You Feel Stressed
Having a first-aid list of self-care techniques means you are better prepared to respond to stress when it arises. Understanding how your body responds to stress is a valuable start. Stress is an experience of the body which can affect the mind. The best way to...
Information Overload – Creating More Inner Space To Avoid Overwhelm
Imagine your body as a cup. Are you mindful of how much you put in it? We cannot consume more information and news than we can actually digest in any given day. If we feel overwhelmed and flooded by all that is going on around us, it could be a sign that we need to...
How TRE® Cured My Back Pain
I suffered from lower back pain and sciatica for over 20 years. The doctors said there was nothing they could do, they told me to take painkillers, go home and try to stay active. But it didn't help and it wasn't possible to remain active - the pain was simply too...
Our Purpose Is To Heal
I’ve stopped seeing the world as an angry, destructive, hopeless place. I have finally realised that all the anger, destruction and apathy we see around us is a result of pain. Our individual suffering is part of a collective trauma - one that has been snowballing for...
Tiredness & Overwhelm – The Road To Burnout
I started to become aware of the effects of stress and my level of energy – or better said – fatigue, back in 2013. My energy levels were like a rollercoaster. By the time I was fully awake in the morning it was 10 or 11am and many cups of coffee later....
My Awakening
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anaïs Nin My awakening was not instantaneous, I did not find nirvana and I still don't know the meaning of life. I'm not looking for them either. Instead, it...
HELLO. I’M CHRISTINE.
I’m an Embodied Healing Practitioner, TRE® provider and founder at Kokoro Healing Space.
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