Read: 'Stop Apologising': What those of us living with chronic illness need to remember

 

It’s time to talk about it.

I rolled out of bed one Sunday morning and made it as far as the hallway before my whole world started to swirl and I was falling. Logic tells you that once...

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Listen: This is Not What I Ordered

 

I loved sharing with podcast host, therapist and fellow spoonie Lauren Selfridge on her This is Not What I Ordered  podcast. We share some real talk about the complexities of...

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Read: Why I love ageing

I think we spend most of our life trying to work out how to 'do' life. I now have enough evidence to see that I made it through all the things that worried me in my 20s, 30s and 40s.

Here's what...

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Watch: What I wish I knew about Work with Chronic Illness...

In this interview with Access All Areas host Fiona Denmark, Michelle shares:

  • Why Dynamic Disability includes Chronic Illness.
  • How to create a new empowering story of illness.
  • The number one...
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Watch: The 4 Emotional Stages of Chronic Illness

There are four emotional stages of living with chronic illness and here is the map.

Stage 1:  In search of diagnosis - being out at sea
Stage 2:  Treatment and some improvement - you've...

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Read: Give yourself permission to ask for what you want

There are times in all our relationships, personal and professional, where things build up. Unmet needs or overbearing demands congeal into resentments, and we can get overwhelmed. I have noticed...

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Read: Never make a man uncomfortable, and other useless advice

Over the last month, power dynamics in relationships has been a hot topic for my clients. In particular, women have been describing what I call ‘the command’, where a man instructs a...

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Read: The World Does Not Need More Frantic Women

For the last couple of months, I have driven myself crazy creating relentless promotion and event deadlines (not to mention cash outlays). My daily demands (laments) were that I needed to promote...

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Read: Why healthy relationships demand all your messiness

Over the last couple of months I have fallen in love with a generous, intelligent man who knows his own emotional depth. Some of the fabulous aspects of romantic relationships are the...

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Read: Treats and Tantrums: Is your inner child running your life?

I like to think of myself as a mature adult. However, I know I make decisions and have reactions that are shall we say, are not the most mature option available.

I have come to understand how all...

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Read: Chasing More: the Anxiety Spiral

We often think about where we want to be – the next career move, next apartment, next loving romantic partner or the next time we fit into a size 10 dress. Once we get there, then things will...

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Michelle Irving
Listen: Building Authentic Relationships at Work
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Listen: Building Authentic Relationships at Work

Building Authentic Relationships at Work

Rebranding Safety Host James interviews Michelle about building authentic relationships at work, feminine maturity and being able to stand in your own...

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