Do you take on the moods, energy, and emotions of other people? Many highly sensitive people experience this. They absorb the moods of individuals and crowds, and take them on…

When I was flying back from Australia in January, I watched Chasing Great. A film about the life and career of Richie McCaw, who was arguably one of the best…

What do you need to hear from people when bad things happen? Encouragement to realise that ‘everything happens for a reason’? Advice about how to think more positively? A reminder…

Yesterday I made a bold move. I turned the microphone off after recording this week’s podcast, and realised that I needed to actually take action on something I said. So…

How can you belong when you don’t fit in? The need to belong is strong in humans. It’s key to our survival. Without it, we would have been left to…

Have you ever done something you didn’t really want to do because you wanted to fit in? Was it below the standards and expectations you would ideally set for yourself?…

The rebel questions the systems on which our lives run. But not from a desire to bring about a world of chaos and anarchy. True rebellion is quite different from…