This week, I finally published my book. It's been a good two and a half years in the making and, to be honest, I never truly believed it would happen. When I hit publish on the book, I was still in denial. Yes, it was nice to have it finished, but it all felt a…
"We see the world not as it is, but as we are" Origin Unknown As humans, we are constantly forming interpretations, creating a v rsion of events that helps us to make meaning of the world around us. Every interaction, situation or event becomes a story for us. In turn, our stories provide us with…
When we recently sought advice for our youngest daughter’s sore knee, the physiotherapist instructed her not to play sport for two weeks. My daughter did not receive this news well. She loves sport, and she loves being with her friends. So when her friends wanted to play badminton one lunchtime, my daughter searched for a…
Do you ever find yourself not quite knowing how to interact in conversations with others? Perhaps you find that your emotions are ruling you? Or perhaps you feel as though you are doubting yourself and lacking confidence? Maybe you feel as though it is everyone else who is the problem and not you? These are…
The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart, Tasmania (Australia) has at times been quite a talking point. Many people say that the installations have to be seen to be believed, that MONA tends to test most people's interpretation of what art is. I tend to agree: until I visited MONA on New…
When I first started to receive coaching, I interpreted the ontological approach as "being nice". Every time we talked about a situation, it seemed that it all came back to me changing who I was being in order to accommodate the behaviour of others. Most of the time, I coped with this. Sometimes, it frustrated…
An Ontological Life 