by Nicola Chan | May 21, 2021 | Mindset
As I awoke to the Patriarchy, and the lies I had been fed about what it meant to be a woman. From society, from my family, from my social groups. That women should be thin, live their lives on a diet trying to be thinner or stay thin. I went through a period of...
by Nicola Chan | May 21, 2021 | Body Confidence, Mindset
I love this picture as it represents the Pre-stage connection. A powerful moment of calm before the excitement. New performers and experienced performers, all equal, non-judging, holding each other up, sharing space for each other to become our best selves. Each of us...
by Nicola Chan | May 21, 2021 | Body Confidence, Mindset
Remember who you are – Act by Alice Noir I just want to stay here, for it hurts too much to move, I know they’re watching out there, will they disapprove? I am lying in a fetal position weighed down by these chains, chains of guilt and shame, do you think I am...
by Nicola Chan | May 20, 2021 | Mindset, NLP & Hypnotherapy
The nighttime cool air hits my skin like a flood of emotion. I sit by the open window looking at the night sky. I breathe in the fresh air and feel contentment about the choices I’ve made since I was last here. I can still see Jason and I (a fellow student of...
by Nicola Chan | May 20, 2021 | Mindset
When given the label of a Teen Mum what you get is a casting of judgments about what type of a Mum you’ll be. Almost from the very get-go. You are deemed a failure and you’ll never amount to anything. You’ll never have a job and you’ll always...