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Pet loss and grief podcast I was asked recently to record a podcast for Catexplor and I jumped at the chance. The topic is one that is very close to my heart and the topic that is the material for my third book Loss, Love and Lessons: Healing from Pet loss and grief. It reminded… Continue Reading
Welcoming 2019 with Yoga in the PINK! The body is your temple. Keep it pure and clean for the soul to reside in. –B.K.S Iyengar Namaste. (I bow to you – I acknowledge that the light in my heart and the light in your heart are the same) Welcome to the new year and a… Continue Reading
Post launch contemplations! It’s now a few days post launch for Grief, Grace and Gratitude and I am slowly coming down off my book launch high, but am lucky to have many fond memories tugging and circling at my heart. I was honoured to have such beautiful friends and family to celebrate the night with… Continue Reading
Life is jam-packed with shiny, sparkling gems! Their brilliance is amazing and can light up our worlds. They come in many amazing and life changing forms: profound epiphanies, moments of bliss, special connections with self or others, flashes of clarity, precision with our decisions, problem solving with lucidity or just being in the flow and… Continue Reading
Happy New Year! Welcome to A fabulous Life in the Pink at the start of 2018! “I inspire others when I am happy” For me, in Australia its hot and humid and the christmas holidays brings with it lots of fun, sun, beach, waves, water and family. Every year since I was a child the tradition of… Continue Reading
Welcome 2018 This week whilst funning and sunning at the river nursing disappointment as my torn hamstring prevented my from skiing, I pondered my entrance into 2018 versus the same time last year. Reading over my post this time last year Read here , I was surrounded by negativity on Facebook and had to peek through the… Continue Reading
In this busy, exhilarating, non stop world we sometimes only dream, wish, hope and pray about taking time out for self care, rather than actually seeing it come to fruition. We set New Year’s intentions, we talk to friends about our goals, we read another book on changing our lives, we pray to do better… Continue Reading
Heartbreak, Healing and Happiness – Author: Lara Casanova I still have to pinch myself, my dream came true, I actually wrote and published a book, I am an author. When people know I have written a book, I see raised eyebrows and sometimes a look of astonishment as if it is a huge accomplishment. Maybe… Continue Reading
Italy (Rome, Sorrento, Amalfi, Rome, Venice) – England – Australia I’m home, sitting at my beautiful desk, in my favourite office in the middle of winter with the sun pouring in through the windows and three doggies at my feet. Home is bliss. After a fabulous, unforgettable three week round trip to Italy and England, I… Continue Reading
Ciao from Italia. If you have been following my Facebook page you would know I am in Italy. Beautiful, chaotic, loud, busy, divine Italy. I am soaking up the culture and immersing myself in the Italian lifestyle full of charisma, passion and love. It’s fantastic I am getting grounded amidst the ancient ruins and bonding… Continue Reading
Just PINK it! Comparable to the famous NIKE tag line “Just do it” I am of a related philosophy, sometimes you need to stop the excruciating thinking and the soul defeating agonising, still the mind, listen to the heart, feel your way and “Just PINK it”. Life is seriously too short to residue in constant… Continue Reading
Do you feel connected to your heart or do you feel like you are walking around with your head and your heart utterly detached from each other? Many of us wander this earth disconnected from our inner selves, our heart, our soul, our spirit and consequently slowly bring on an anxiety disorder, a season or… Continue Reading
Here are two simplistic, yet very powerful words that if used more regularly with authenticity have the ability to alter your life. In our fast paced, busy world packed full of activities, lists, commitments and dramas it’s no wonder our stress levels have hit the ceiling and the number of people on anti-depressant medication, simply… Continue Reading
Following your heart makes life rich, full, enjoyable and fulfilling. This joyous feeling then spills out to the loved ones around us and compliments our behaviours and our relationships. However, despite knowing this in theory, applying this in our real world becomes a difficulty for many. Trudging to our office jobs waiting for our long… Continue Reading
One of the biggest joys in life is to be living with purpose, passion and fulfillment, creating a life full of richness and abundance. When you have discovered your WHY, a light turns on internally and radiates positive, warm and loving vibrations from the inside out to your loved ones and all those who surround… Continue Reading
Sitting in my one bedroom apartment on the day before I leave to go home I ponder the good and the not so good on my first solo travelling adventure and reflect on the experience in its entirety. For months I have been on the lead up to my trip with somewhat mixed emotions. Would… Continue Reading
A tribute to My Dad – Grief, one year past The 16th January is forever marked as a significant date in my world. It is only a number and a month yet this date has seeped deep inside and left profound feeling and meaning attached to it. I now live my life because of this… Continue Reading
As Katy Perry and Lady Gaga were bellowing out from the sound system last night, and between the hullabaloo, noise and dancing girls, I found space to reflect internally on my year of 2016. My initial thoughts were telling me this was the worst year ever, my Dad had passed away. I kind of felt… Continue Reading
Xmas is nearly here. Only 7 sleeps to go! Wow, once again it’s Xmas time in the city. The jolly season and the jolly fellow are just around the corner and the lead up is one of the most pleasurable parts. When you look around you see jam-packed shopping centre carparks, Santa Claus effortlessly bouncing… Continue Reading
Imagine leading a simple yet deeply fulfilling life. You would be free of the stressors you encounter daily that send you into chaos and clutter and filled to the brim full with deep and rich experiences that send you to the land of joy, bliss and contentment. You would walk slowly down the street, smell… Continue Reading
Feeling your feelings is by far one of the quickest ways to move through your pain and suffering and walk straight into healing. Actually feeling those feelings is probably one of the most difficult traits for us as humans to master. The positive emotions bring us happiness, love, hope, joy and contentment and are easy… Continue Reading
Whilst appreciating and revelling in the love and beauty in our world I still often find myself contemplating how to live with the chaos and destruction that prevails. I flounder between love and despair. I read and research then try to find any small strategy or epiphany that will prevent me falling into hopeless tears… Continue Reading
The present moment is where life is full of energy, vigour, aliveness and connection to self, so, why do we spend so much time living in the past, the future or in any form of distraction that removes us from this amazing present moment reality. Being in the moment is the key to reducing your… Continue Reading
Have you found that elusive life balance in your life? The space where you feel calm and composed, happy and content? The place where life is still full of childlike amazing wonders and experiences at your fingertips whilst concurrently you still keep up with your to do lists and responsibilities. Or are you hovering on… Continue Reading
Looking to reduce your anxiety, start with the one big anxiety buster and move towards a happier life. Most of the theorists scribe that anxiety is one of the main basic emotions, So, regardless of how uncomfortable it makes you, unfortunately it is here to stay, it is part of the spectrum of human emotions… Continue Reading
Do you want to move from inner pain to passion? To find that inner freedom accompanied with enthusiasm, excitement and zest for your life? Yes, I hear, yes all over the place. Then I hear, but how? What do I do next? I don’t know what I want to do? These negative connotations only lead… Continue Reading
Are you living an extraordinary life, a life where there is peace, calm and inner contentment? A life where every morning you wake up to greet another day with zest and enthusiasm? A life where you have gently honoured your heartbreaks and grief and moved past the pain to expose the joy on the other… Continue Reading
Living alone is it really as scary as we all make it out to be, or is it worth embracing rather than avoiding? Maybe life has given you an opportunity to live alone, be it good or bad from your perspective. It is what it is, and if this is your situation it’s worth finding… Continue Reading
100 Tips and secrets to living a Life in the Pink that I would like to share with you. The term “In the Pink” was coined in the 16th century and over time has evolved to mean in perfect health emotionally, spiritually, physically and mentally. My journey through heartbreak, anxiety, loss and grief back to… Continue Reading
Every day I am presented with reinforcement from top notch authors and gurus around the world, of the small and obvious, yet distressing truth. The only way to truly find peace, joy and inner contentment is to walk through the middle of your pain, feel your icky feelings, express and process them. Too often however… Continue Reading
Saying goodbye to dad’s house. I write today’s special blog post with the recent and now familiar feeling of wet tears streaming down my cheeks, underneath my glasses, falling into my lap as I say goodbye to the end of a beautiful era and another milestone in the death of my wonderful, special and loving… Continue Reading
Self love is vital to living a fully integrated life. I speak of integration in relation to the mind, body and spirit, operating harmoniously in unison for the benefits of the whole person. “You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make… Continue Reading
Cure overwhelm and create a world of peace and balance, where all your moments are joyful and stress free. The year 2016 and we live in the nation of overwhelm. Every time we turn around there is new software, something to back up, documents to download another chore to be done, a bill to pay, exercise… Continue Reading
Does your Lady Chitter Chatter, (your ego, inner critic) drive you crazy? Do you spend copious time in your head desperately trying to silence her or waste precious energy analysing her ludicrous thoughts? Does she create tremendous chaos in your life and leave you at a loss on how to control her? Does she constantly… Continue Reading
Who am I? Is a profound question that most of us throw around in our busy minds at some point in our life. Generally this happens at a time in our life, when we have lost someone, had a relationship break up or a major life upheaval of some description. When our comfortable and happy… Continue Reading
It’s the year 2016 and we live in a fast paced, impulse driven world and most of us have a craving for instant gratification, often helping to curb the emotions we are trying to numb. We seem to forget the simple things in life like riding our bike around the block or playing charades in… Continue Reading
The “In the Pink” process is a healing process, that can catapult you forward into a life that oozes energy and happiness. Life is your stage, yet when you are struggling and floundering your performance is not at its best. At various times throughout your life you may find yourself consumed with self doubt, a… Continue Reading
The “In the Pink” process is a healing process, where you get to forgive so that it can catapult you forward into a life that oozes energy and happiness. Life is your stage, yet when you are struggling and floundering your performance is not at its best. At various times throughout your life you may… Continue Reading
The “In the Pink” process is a healing process, where you get to feel your feelings that can catapult you forward into a life that oozes energy and happiness. Life is your stage, yet when you are struggling and floundering your performance is not at its best. At various times throughout your life you may find… Continue Reading
The second step to healing – taking responsibility. The “In the Pink” process is a healing process that can catapult you forward into a life that oozes energy and happiness. Life is your stage, yet when you are struggling your performance is not its best. At times, various situations or events may leave you consumed… Continue Reading
