August 2024

How Relationships Shape Your Health: A Holistic Approach to Well-Being

In today’s fast-paced world, where technology and individualism often dominate, the importance of relationships in our lives can sometimes be overlooked. Yet, from a holistic perspective, relationships are not just a social necessity, they are a vital part of your overall health and well-being.

The connections you forge with others can have profound effects on your physical, emotional, and mental health, making it essential to understand and nurture them.

Are you giving enough attention to your relationships? read more

By Alison Wem, ago

The Wisdom of Herbal Remedies: Embracing Nature’s Healing Traditions

Herbal remedies have been integral to human health and well-being for thousands of years. Across ancient civilizations—from the Egyptians and Greeks to the Chinese and Indigenous peoples—wise women and healers were the custodians of botanical knowledge. These women, often referred to as “wise women” or “herb women,” used their understanding of plants to treat ailments, support childbirth, and maintain community health. This tradition of herbalism, rooted in observation and experience, was passed down through generations, blending into the fabric of cultural and spiritual life. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Do I get guidance through my dreams?

Dreams have fascinated humanity for centuries. Everyone dreams but you may or may not remember them. Or perhaps you remember a fragment of a dream. They create a bridge between your inner and outer worlds. Many believe that dreams are not just random images but meaningful messages of love and guidance from your soul.

Understanding your dreams can offer profound insights from your inner world, guiding you on your life journey.

Dreams can be vivid or vague, joyful or terrifying, linear or chaotic, fantastic or ordinary. Despite their varied nature, dreams often carry symbols to guide you in your life or to give you an alert to a possible danger ahead. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Can your strengths become a weakness?

Each of us is a unique self with our own mix of personal strengths and weaknesses.

Personal strengths might include sensitivity, work ethic, candour, playfulness or many other behaviours.

However, can these strengths become a weakness if taken too far? Being over sensitive can make it hard to be with less sensitive people. Someone who works too hard may neglect the very people they love and work hard for. And so;

For each strength, too much of it can become a weakness.

There is a judgement to be made in how much you use your strengths. Too much of any of them can bring a negative influence into your life. Balance is needed to have not too much but also not too little. read more

By Alison Wem, ago