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What’s wrong and how am I to blame

April 20, 2018 By Karen Main 1 Comment

All good

I watched him stumble up the street, scuffing his shoes as he walked, head down. “What’s wrong?” were the first words out of my mouth. “Nothing,” he muttered. I wasn’t convinced.  “You don’t look happy. What’s wrong?” (again) Then came the barrage of Mum questions about friendships, sport, teachers, lunch and even the weather, as […]

Filed Under: Time to reflect, What matters most Tagged With: ease, effectiveness, happiness

The simple and effective solution for endless worrying

March 23, 2018 By Karen Main 2 Comments

Karen Main

I woke up one day, 19 years ago, unable to open my jaw fully. To fill you in, my life that year was a busy whirrrrr!!!  I’d been promoted to my dream job, had a 45 minute commute to work and was putting in ten-hour days.  Plus, I was getting married and had my control […]

Filed Under: Growth and Learning, Self Care Tagged With: ease, rest, worry, worrying

Why you are not doomed to walk that well worn path

April 6, 2017 By Karen Main 1 Comment

path

Despite living as a stressed out overachiever for many years, it was only a decade ago that the ‘A’ word was mentioned to me. At the time I was struggling with a sleepless baby and busy toddler, and feeling like an out of control, crazy, angry mess. I’d been like this before in my work. Back then I’d […]

Filed Under: Growth and Learning, Intuitive Feelings, Less can be More, Purpose and Meaning Tagged With: anxiety, ease, effectivness, stress, worry

Are you too busy to stop? You could be doing more harm than good.

April 30, 2016 By Karen Main Leave a Comment

Work

There it was! I could see it and boy could I feel it, my tell-tale itchy eye was back and I knew what it meant.  I’m run down and exhausted. My weary self needs a damn good rest. I’ve pushed my limits mentally, emotionally and physically of late, and ignored all the earlier warning signs to slow down. The stiffness in […]

Filed Under: Intuitive Feelings, Less can be More, What matters most Tagged With: balance, ease, rest, work

Why Ease is not Easy

March 3, 2016 By Karen Main 1 Comment

Ease

I spent much of 2015 in search of ease. Ease has eluded me most of my adult life. I’ve known hard work that’s paid off as achievement and material success. I’ve known fast paced living that has stripped me of options. I’ve known commitment upon commitment that has tricked me into believing I no longer had choice. I’ve […]

Filed Under: Growth and Learning, Purpose and Meaning, What matters most Tagged With: ease

Busy! What to do when you have more to do than time to do it.

February 4, 2016 By Karen Main Leave a Comment

Time

We’ve all had one of those days. Washing is piled high and it’s pouring with rain outside. The kids have parties and you promised to bake cupcakes.  Work has called needing you to extend your shift…  and you’ve remembered hubby needs his suit dry cleaned before the weekend. It’s not even 9am and already you’re pushing aside […]

Filed Under: Less can be More, Purpose and Meaning, What matters most Tagged With: busy, desire, ease, fulfilled, happiness

How to find ease when a storm of frustration is building

March 26, 2015 By Karen Main Leave a Comment

Storm

A storm is brewing. I am never quite sure how it begins. Could it be those few late nights?  The yoga class I skipped? Maybe the anticipation of school holidays and the ‘guilt juggle’ I then have with work? Is it the lack of time for the list of things I truly want to do? Is […]

Filed Under: Less can be More Tagged With: ease, effectiveness, emotion, feelings, life

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Karen Main is a Life Leadership Coach for people who are ready to make a change in their lives.
Through her coaching, workshops and speaking gigs she’s here to help you design a life you love — while making it all feel like a celebration.
And when she’s not working, you can find her indulging in a long walk with the dog, laughing with her kids or at her favourite yoga class Read More…

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