by Patty Kikos | Aug 22, 2023 | Community |
In my line of work, I contemplate the art of overcoming adversity a lot. When I read articles about a footy ‘star’ being arrested for being violent, or drunk and disorderly, it creates a visceral reaction within me. The attention economy in the media elevates the...
by Patty Kikos | Jun 19, 2023 | Spirituality, Uncategorized |
Have you ever heard the myth that there are actually 3 versions of a story? There’s one person’s account, the other person’s rendition, and then there’s what actually happened. It’s a bit like how Harry has whinged about how difficult his privileged life has...
by Patty Kikos | Apr 24, 2023 | Community |
A friend recently shared her reflections on raising her tween daughter, and noted that young girls want to feel special, but not to the point where they no longer fit in with their peers. I couldn’t help but reflect how much that summarised my own teenage years. My...
by Patty Kikos | Feb 26, 2023 | Transformation |
Almost 20 years ago, I started my private practice at a similar time to a friend who worked as a nutritionist and specialised in homeopathy and herbs. Her dyslexia sometimes meant that her website and newsletters had typos or spelling errors that she was very self...
by Patty Kikos | Jan 22, 2023 | Boundaries, Uncategorized |
Happy Lunar New Year of the Water Rabbit to you! My ego doesn’t mind telling you that I started the Gregorian year officially being “wrong”. My family wanted to go away, and I wanted to remain at home and have a “staycation”. We came to a compromise and, who would’ve...
by Patty Kikos | Dec 31, 2022 | Boundaries |
Vladimir Lenin was a Russian revolutionary, politician and a socialist. Among many other ideas, he was well known for coining the phrase: There are decades where nothing happens, and then there are weeks where decades happen. This seems to be the most common theme for...
by Patty Kikos | Oct 31, 2022 | Transformation |
I don’t always get to see what happens after my client’s sessions have come to an end. Occasionally, there has been a ‘happily ever after’ that I’ve heard about, either through the grapevine or when clients come to see me to fix a few niggles after a few years. But...
by Patty Kikos | Sep 26, 2022 | Communication |
Mum said I learned to speak very early on. But it wasn’t until my teens when I really discovered my voice. I was raised in a subculture during a time where it was revered and even positively reinforced to physically stand up for yourself. It was the 80’s....
by Patty Kikos | Aug 29, 2022 | Communication |
Do you find that you need to make a truth a little more ‘palatable’ for yourself in order to get through a challenging transition you’re currently navigating? Cognitive dissonance is that uncomfortable feeling you get when you try to maintain 2 or more...
by Patty Kikos | Jul 25, 2022 | health and wellbeing |
A client recently shared that she will be travelling to the Mediterranean in a few weeks, and I was thrilled for her. I shared that I was envious and would be living vicariously through her...
