By Ashley Wilson

"When a baby is born, so is a Mother." — Julia Jones

When we are preparing to birth our babies, we prepare for and expect to experience a new chapter of life with a newborn baby. But what we often fail to prepare for or expect to experience is ourselves as a newborn mother.

This beautiful but sometimes brutal transition is known as matresence and it's the journey to becoming a mother and according to reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Alexandra Sacks, we can liken it to adolescence in that both transitions involve physical and p...

By Corey Barsic Tielman

“What is my purpose?”

It’s the query of modern times. The big question asked by the consciously career-curious. Just three little words that hold so much weight, and command the most complex answers.

In a world where most of us spend a third of our precious lives working, it’s only natural to seek fulfillment, meaning and a sense of purpose through that work.

And while this is a modern question, as we enter the Age of Aquarius more people are turning to ancient systems like astrology for answers.

the lunar nodes...

By Jumana Khan

I’ve got the whole universe inside of me, collapsed into this 5’2 body of mine. I close my eyes and envision a seismic shift that folds the skies, the underground and the Earth neatly inside my pelvic bowl.

This cosmic origami unfolds, stretching until the stars fill my lungs and the underground nestles between my legs. As I explore this unfolding universe inside me, it organises itself into an axis for me to turn upon, waxing and waning like the moon.

Change is inherent to me; it’s an egg of possibility, fertile and ripe for...

By journl.'s Daisy Moore

I’ve had the pleasure of coaching and teaching journaling to hundreds of people. I hold certifications as a life coach, a post graduate diploma in psychotherapy and I’m an accredited mindfulness facilitator and a Yoga teacher, but my true expertise lies in understanding myself — just as yours lies in understanding yourself.

You know what’s best for you and this is what makes journaling such a powerful self healing tool. And the best part? It's free.

When my mum passed away, my grief was largely swept under the rug. ...

By Ashley Wilson

"Having a baby is a psychological revolution that changes our relationship to almost everything and everyone." — Esther Perel 

I was a few years into motherhood when I heard this quote. It was one that really struck a chord with me. One of those ones that makes you feel that pang of grief, but also feeling seen. That yes in the body and the why aren't we taught this that quickly follows in the mind.

Sometimes I feel like postpartum is one of those experiences that you can't explain. Words just can't articulate all that i...

By Corey Barsic Tielman

This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius… You know it. You know the song. To the esoterically minded, this song isn’t just a 70s classic or a pop culture concept. It’s real and it’s starting right now with the astrology of 2024.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Age of Aquarius and more importantly, what it means for your career.

the main event: pluto in aquarius.

A major moment in 2024’s astrology is the long-awaited arrival of Pluto in the sign of Aquarius. Pluto in Aquarius is an event that is 250 yea...

By Alison Rice

I speak a lot about seasons in my role as a career mentor. The belief that the present moment is the only thing that actually exists, and it’s the accumulation of many, many present moments that sees the overall storyline of our life swell into seasons.

One of the throughways to professional peace — the exhale — is acknowledging and embracing the relevance of the season we’re in while also holding in our awareness that the very nature of seasons is that they change. Change is always coming.

We aren’t surprised when the leaves ...

By Alison Rice

Dearest you.

I know how frustrating it can feel when you know what the business needs to do, but your manager either won’t listen or doesn’t even ask for your advice to begin with.

And this is really the core observation I’ve made about your question that informs my response and advice: This is a professional development opportunity, and that opportunity is to develop executive presence.

What does this mean? It means beginning to reposition the way you’re in the business — what you say, how you react, the language you use, t...

By Alison Rice

Dearest you.

Firstly I want you to know that feeling professionally unfulfilled and having no idea what steps to take next is so normal. In the 10+ years I’ve been leading and coaching, I very rarely meet people who feel professionally fulfilled. Even when they say the job is fulfilling, they don’t feel fulfilled.

"I got the job I worked so hard to get, so why don’t I feel whole and accomplished and content? Why don’t I feel fulfilled and happy?"

So that’s the first thing, just wanting you to feel held in what I believe i...

By Alison Rice

Dearest you.

I'd like to start by offering you what I hope is a fresh perspective on setting boundaries at work and what impact those boundaries might have on your progression within the business:

It's not about your boundaries so much as it is about your leader's personal experience with establishing and upholding their own.

Oftentimes (but not always), leaders promote the behavioural traits and characteristics they value most in themselves. This is really normal, but isn't super effective when it comes to building divers...