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 | Dec 13, 2017 | Communication |
I’m often amused by how ‘busy’ everyone seems to be at this time of the year. It’s like we’ve all been secretly programmed with an unseen desire to finish things off before Christmas. It’s also the fourth and final time that Mercury, the planet of communication 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 | May 2, 2017 | Balance, Boundaries, Communication, Community |
Hey sweet soul, With 4 planets STILL in retrograde, how are you travelling? At least Mercury goes back to normal today.. I must say, this is usually the best time for me to get so much of my admin organised. From papers that need to be filed, to my desktop that needs...
by Patty Kikos | Dec 3, 2016 | Communication |
One of the girls I’ve been mentoring for a while has recently launched a video of her new professional offering and asked for my feedback and testimonial. Upon watching it, I instantly felt uncomfortable, for I knew that she’d want my honest feedback, and I could...
by Patty Kikos | Sep 13, 2016 | Communication, Community, Emotionally Balanced |
My dear friend, Never in my wildest dreams did I think that spirituality and politics could merge to form a post where The Rise of The Feminine, Age of Aquarius & Hillary Clinton could be discussed in the same context. Now I wonder what took me so long. How much...
by Patty Kikos | Sep 5, 2016 | Boundaries, Communication |
Top of the morning to you my dear friend! How is September treating you so far? Feeling the effects of Mercury Retrograde? I’m having a grand old time with the combination of this delicious weather and the fact that I’ve been spring cleaning like a woman possessed....
by Patty Kikos | Jun 6, 2016 | Boundaries, Communication |
How intense was the Sydney storm over the weekend? I’m so grateful to the incredible people that volunteer their time for the emergency services because I know that they were inundated with calls for help and are still catching up to with the backlog. I had...
by Patty Kikos | May 16, 2016 | Communication |
One of my dear friends just sent me an email with a hilarious account of her latest couple therapy session that she’s been attending with her husband. To give you a bit of background, both make a living as very successful writers, and when it comes to the language of...
