by Patty Kikos | Aug 29, 2022 | Transformation |
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 inconsistent...
by Patty Kikos | Mar 28, 2022 | Transformation |
As always, I hope this message finds you well. Perhaps my intention in asking you this, is a little more nuanced than usual. I have recently been in contact with some friends who made the decision to leave Sydney in the last few years. At the time of their departure,...
by Patty Kikos | Jan 30, 2022 | Balance, Boundaries, health and wellbeing, Transformation |
Welcome to 2022 my loves! I feel like it’s a day late and a buck short as you’re reading this on the last day of January, but hey, better late than never, right?? How is everything going for you? I am feeling refreshed after my 2 week ‘reststaycation’. It...
by Patty Kikos | Oct 31, 2021 | Transformation |
I often speak about resilience in the context of my professional life. In fact, there’s a platform within the child protection framework that I’ve worked in called the ‘Resilient Families Program’. It teaches parents a flexible structure that they can modify to fit...
by Patty Kikos | Dec 27, 2019 | Transformation |
Well, that’s another decade done and dusted as a new one beckons us in only a week! I had brunch with a dear friend the other week who asked me about where I was in my life 10 years ago, and what I was doing back then. Perhaps it’s a combination of...
by Patty Kikos | Nov 11, 2019 | Inspiration, Transformation |
My dear friend, how are you? It’s been a while between my musings to you and I’ve missed you! My schedule has been full of wonderful things, and it’s only recently that I’ve noticed that I have neglected to make the time to write, so I’ve...
by Patty Kikos | Apr 30, 2019 | Transformation |
Doubt is one of the biggest hindrances when it comes to manifesting our dreams. As a verb, it manifests as fear, as being suspicious or lacking confidence but as a noun, it’s an uncertain belief or opinion that often interferes with decision making. Doubt is a mental...
by Patty Kikos | Sep 18, 2018 | Boundaries, Community, Transformation |
Flower Crowns. Oh my goodness. Kill me. I was the kid that hated arts and crafts at school. In fact, when my high school forced the home economics module that was obligatory in every all girl school in my state, even my own mother was horrified at my sewing attempts....
by Patty Kikos | Jun 20, 2018 | Spirituality, Transformation |
Happy Solstice and World Yoga Day to you! Years ago during my world travels, I would pride myself on living an endless summer as I moved from country to country following the sun. Although I still find autumn to be the most challenging of the 4 seasons, I’m...
by Patty Kikos | Jun 7, 2018 | Emotionally Balanced, Transformation |
You know you’re getting older when you see a toddler waging war on his sleep deprived mother who finds it easier to surrender the battle for the chocolate that’s placed strategically at the check out as opposed to going to war and sticking to those no sugar...