Monday Mojo – Speak It Out

Have you ever walked in to a room and just known that tension is there? You can’t see the conflict, but you can feel it. I talked about this in my interview with Paula Vail, and why I make the case for having “No Whinge Zones” in the house (essentially choose to have arguments outdoors,Continue reading “Monday Mojo – Speak It Out”

Monday Mojo – Let it Out

Have you ever felt like you wanted to say something but for whatever reason you stayed quiet? You bit your lip. Sat on your hands. Held it all in.  When I’m teaching about this, one of the things I’m careful to say is that, as a feeling, anger is valid. All emotion has its own intelligence; it’sContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Let it Out”

Monday Mojo – Know Your Trigger

What sets you off? It might be the person you hold the door open for, who never says “thank you”.The drivers who don’t indicate.Or something much closer to home. As David Richo explains in his book Triggers,  “We hear mention of a person, place or thing that is associated with an unresolved issue or past trauma andContinue reading “Monday Mojo – Know Your Trigger”