Stress Busters for Busy Mums - with Leslie Chua from LiveLifeSketch.com

Are unrealistic expectations of your children causing unnecessary stress to you and your kids? Are you allowing your kids to know the value of failure?  To embrace it as a way to learn and grow. Let go of your kids, and give them opportunities to explore, learn and grow, instead of pushing and causing frustration […]

Being prepared can literally save the day.  And so with this in mind, this week’s podcast covers a few areas in our lives where building in buffer or reserves can decrease stress. Some practical tips include having a well stocked pantry, building in buffer into your estimation times for travel, saving money, and more. By […]

Have you noticed a skewing of the management in your household from yourself to your kids? Are you regretting giving too much autonomy to your kids too early on, and finding you are at the mercy of all their demands? It can creep up on us in all avenues of our lives. So here are […]

Sometimes we just have to go into survival mode for some seasons of our lives.  We all know those first few months of having a newborn means hunkering down to just eating, sleeping and keeping baby healthy and well.  Other times are when illness, grief, or other events come into our lives and we find ourselves […]

Are you are the mercy of your smart technology ringing, dinging, singing, and buzzing at you all day?  Would you love to carve out a few hours of pure concentration for the job you have at hand without being interrupted? In this week’s podcast I give you some ideas on how to manage some of the […]

Do you have difficulty saying, “No”?  Do you even think, “No”, is a valid answer?  It’s too easy to say, “Yes”, to so many things that we spread ourselves too thinly, don’t do anything well, and become stressed and anxious because we can’t keep up with everything we are trying to accomplish. In this week’s […]

Are you overwhelmed with the though of organising birthday parties for your kids? Will you be brave enough to give yourself a break and do a very simple party instead? In this week’s podcast you will hear a few ideas on how to create the most simple of parties and build them up to something […]

Not all stress is negative and indeed there are good stresses that enable us to grow, learn and mature. Anxiety and stress can also be decreased when we understand why we are doing what we are doing, and seeing the big picture. This week’s podcast sheds some light on seeing how positive stress can be […]

Stress and anxiety can be a result of the fear of the unknown, and an inability to control a situation.  So being prepared for an emergency is one of the most valuable investments you can make. I am encouraging everyone to grab their friends and family and learn basic first aid.  In this week’s podcast […]

There are a lot of facets to our lives that get depleted and require frequent replenishing.  Some of them include: sleep, nutrition, fitness, relationships, creativity, learning and emotions. Join me in this week’s episode to discover aspects of your life that are important to you and to understand areas which require some attention and recharging […]