by Patty Kikos | Feb 20, 2020 | Addictions, Balance, Boundaries, Emotionally Balanced |
There are some memes that appear on my social media feed that I never get tired of seeing over and over. And then there are some that drive me insane, as toxic messages become normalised within our culture and society. The one I have the biggest issue with, is...
by Patty Kikos | Jun 6, 2017 | Addictions, Balance, Boundaries, Communication |
Have you ever seen the movie ‘Rachel’s Getting Married’? It begins with a father travelling to a rehab centre to pick up his daughter who is now in ‘recovery’ so he can take her home just in time for her sister’s wedding. Except that most of the guests, as well as her...
by Patty Kikos | Nov 1, 2015 | Addictions, Healing |
My Dearest Friend, I feel inspired to write to you today after having officiated a wedding on a date that is traditionally known as All Saints Day for some or ‘La Día de los Muertos’ (The Day / Festival of the Dead) for others. The couple wanted to honour...
by Patty Kikos | Jul 12, 2014 | Addictions, Balance, Let Go |
During my first ever social work placement in a community centre, my mentor taught me a valuable lesson about where we’re likely to end up when we leave a situation from a disempowered state. At the time, I was a naïve 18 year old that had led a sheltered suburban...
by Patty Kikos | Feb 8, 2014 | Addictions |
About 15 years ago, before I became serious about my yoga practice, I had long suspected that my social work career was lacking a serious spiritual element and my sex drugs and rock and roll period was coming to an end. So I went looking for some spiritual guides. It...
by Patty Kikos | Sep 16, 2013 | Addictions |
But for real this time. You see, my dad was the forklift driver for the confectionary companies Lifesavers and Nestle. As a result, my family had access to a plethora of chocolate and candy that was always at our disposal. The fact that I am not diabetic or obese is a...
by Patty Kikos | Aug 15, 2012 | Addictions, Let Go, Transformation |
So. I’m struggling with a friend at the moment. Struggling to respond kindly instead of feeling annoyed every time she shares a story with me. You see her stories follow the same basic structure. There’s an event or a situation. It/he/she was/is wrong, and her...
