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The ramifications of rape and sexual assault: a first-hand account
“1 in 5 women will experience sexual assault at some time in their lives …” A first hand powerful account of the very real ramifications rape and sexual assault and what released her from the hurt.
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Competition and self-esteem: Turning the tide on competition and comparison in schools
Here Judy Felix looks at competition and comparison, the extent to which it has become part our lives, the impact on self esteem and relationships and asks: could there be another way for us to live and be educated?
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School stress: The real test at school
Does a successful week at school mean coming top of the class? Maybe there is a greater feat for kids, even more difficult to achieve – how to stay yourself with everyday school stress! Do we accept school stress as ‘the norm'?
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Men – Gay or Straight – Is there a difference?
Find out the answer when we break down what it is to be a man, get past all the protections, all the ideals and the beliefs, and get to the very core within all men. You may be surprised at what you find.
Empowerment, Brotherhood, Self-worth, Role models, Acceptance, Tenderness, Culture, Gay, Hardness
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What to wear ... you’re not wearing that, are you?
The power of words and what holding onto hurtful abusive comments does to our sense of self and the way we think about ourselves.
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Building a nest
This true story shares how the writer changed the way he worked from working to support his habits, where life had no meaning, to truly loving work.
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Before and after: Kylie Jackson, on finding her true weight
Kylie’s story of how she became anorexic and her path of true healing, back to her beautiful and healthy self.
Self-worth, Beauty myths, Body image, Fashion, Confidence, Diets, Eating disorder, Losing weight, Body awareness, Healthy diet, Fitness
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‘All that glitters’ … design trends, latest fashion and our self-worth
Is it possible that we are actually caught in this culture or cycle of having the latest and the greatest, the newest and the fastest, the hottest & the sexiest and it’s not actually what we truly want – or who we truly are?
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Playing it safe with social marijuana use
I didn’t grow up with social marijuana use; I didn’t feel drawn to it and I didn’t really come across it until I started to go out to parties in my late teens. At age 17, I met my first bong at a back-yard party…
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How alcohol had influenced my life
I never knew the full extent of how alcohol had influenced my life, until I made the choice to stop drinking it.
Depression, Self-worth, Marriage, Connection, Humanity, Alcohol
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Finding motivation to lose weight
Is most advice on how to get motivated to lose weight actually setting us up for failure from the outset? This article exposes the ‘get motivated’ pitfalls and presents a positive way forward.
Self-nurturing, Appreciation, Self-worth, Acceptance, Weight loss
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What is the Science of Appreciation and how does it evolve all of our relationships?
What is the Science of Appreciation and how does it evolve all of our relationships? In this audio, Serge Benhayon takes us deeper in to the science.
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Why wait? Let’s discard out-of-date and abusive attitudes about gender now!
The battle of the sexes has become a world war. Domestic violence is currently headline news, publicly exposing the horrendous abuse kept hidden behind the closed doors of our very own homes. The media is now onto it, but are we fully addressing our part in it?
Abuse, Self-worth, Anti-social behaviour, Feminism, Gender equality, Hurt, Conflict, Relationship problems
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What is intimacy?
Intimacy can be much easier than we think. This article introduces a new understanding of intimacy and how we can develop it in all our relationships.
Appreciation, Self-worth, Essence, Healthy relationships, Connection
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Building intimacy in your relationships
We all long for true intimacy, but how do we juggle work, family, relationships, and stay open to others? Intimacy in relationships starts with you, the willingness to investigate the depths of who you are.
Appreciation, Love, Self-worth, Awareness, Couples therapy, Loneliness, Surrender
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10 key truths about giving birth
'10 Key truths about giving birth' offers a new approach in how women can support themselves to prepare for birth that is not determined by a certain outcome or marker of a woman’s worth.
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Overeating: are you eating until you feel sick?
Our large food portions have in fact become normal. The body will often tell a very different story to the ones our taste buds do as we indulge in every mouthful. Why are we capable of overeating even until feeling sick?
Obesity, Self-awareness, Self-worth, Healthy living, Over eating, Culture, Fatigue
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Self-care myths
There are many myths that abound on self-care and what it is. This article reveals the most common myths and replaces them with a practical truth, forming a foundation for wellbeing.
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Self-care is not selfish
A powerful article written by a Registered Nurse and mum that turns the belief that self-care is selfish on its head.
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The best diet and why we break it
We easily commit to the best diet plan, the food diary, the fitness plan to support it – and then trip ourselves up. Read here about another approach . . .
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Finding a new lover
Looking for a new lover? How do you find ‘the one’, the new lover that will love you all your life?
Self-nurturing, Love, Self-worth, Self-love, Dating, Relationship problems
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Who’s the man?
As men do we really know ourselves; do we want to, or are we just distracting ourselves from life and who we truly are?
Healthy Living, Self-worth, Confidence, Self-empowerment, Awareness, Communication
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Self-worth and self-development – does it work?
The self-development industry is rich with promises of improvement, success and living the life of your dreams ... but does it really work?
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Who am I
Low self esteem and low self worth can cripple our sense of who we are. Here we ask why we accept that as normal.
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Serge Benhayon – presenting true healing and breaking all the moulds
Serge Benhayon breaking all the moulds, a man of true honour and dedication, a man who offers true healing.
Self-worth, Self-love, Motherhood, Acceptance, Healthy relationships
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How true service first begins with caring for self
The depth of this inspirational Reading from Serge Benhayon knows no bounds. Jane Keep shares how she was inspired to write an entire PhD on true service and how supporting others first begins with caring for self.
Health, Work stress, Self-nurturing, Medicine, Work life balance, Self-worth, Healthy living
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I love my body but do I have self-worth as a woman?
I Love my Body! Do you, and on what basis? Sharon Gavioli takes us deeper into an issue that affects all women.
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No longer ‘holding back’ in life
Cherise Holt shares how a Reading from Serge Benhayon had a pivotal impact on her life in opening up to her full potential and the limitless possibilities changing the very way she viewed herself.
Empowerment, Self-worth, Self-love, Self-esteem, Acceptance, Self-expression
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Self-loathing and low self-esteem
Have you noticed just how much we use self loathing to reject ourselves? It seems that to have low self-esteem, low self-worth and to actively engage in self-loathing is absolutely acceptable in society, that it’s a ‘normal part of life’. How did that happen?
Appreciation, Self-worth, Self-esteem, Relationships, Behaviour, Rejection
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Is the 'Breast is Best' message impacting our attachment to breastfeeding?
Is the ‘Breast is Best’ message and well thought image one that conveniently overlays our attachment to breastfeeding? This article invites us to consider what’s underneath our motivation to breastfeed at all costs, and how open we are towards admitting this.
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Training to become a professional singer and actor – Sarah Baldwin
Sarah shares what it takes to train as a professional singer, actor. What happens behind the scenes in the acting & music industry?
Abuse, Performance anxiety, Self-worth, Connection, Education, Music, Musicians
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Role models In music
An exploration of the influence of role models in music. What aspects are we influenced by? How susceptible are we to these influences?
Self-worth, Role models, Self-empowerment, Pornography, Music, Music videos
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Just Take the Picture - Music Video (Official) - Michael Benhayon
From the album 'Our Everlasting Love' by Michael Benhayon of Glorious Music, watch and take a picture from your heart.
Well-being, Self-worth, Self-empowerment, Self-expression, Music, Musicians, Music videos
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My understanding of abuse
Could it be that by limiting our understanding of abuse we fail to see that we are all being abused constantly?
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The rejection game – how to overcome the fear of rejection
In the game of rejection, who are the players, what are their objectives, what is the ultimate outcome and what if there was nothing to fear? Here we explore the rules of engagement, why the game is played and how we might overcome our fear.
Appreciation, Self-worth, Relationships, Acceptance, Confidence, Bullying, Rejection
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The beauty of being single
Women are legally free to be single, but this freedom has yet to dispel underlying assumptions imposed upon single women
Self-worth, Relationships, Loneliness, Internet dating, Single
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Self-love vs self-loathing
Reconnecting to self-love is how to break the cycle of hating your body.
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Being your own valentine - real love begins with YOU!
Most of us can relate to wanting to feel special, adored or loved on Valentines Day. But what is it we are really wanting and seeking? What does Valentines Day reveal about the quality of our relationship with self, and others?
Self-nurturing, Self-worth, Self-love, Self-esteem, Valentine's Day, Self-empowerment
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Building intimacy
Have we been searching for love and intimacy in our relationships in all the wrong ways?
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Recalibrating women’s rights and female empowerment through love
Imagine if we regularly produced a health and wellbeing report on society. Would we see progress in terms of achieving greater gender balance and improvement in women’s rights and empowerment – or do we need to broaden the way we look at these subjects before we experience true change?
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Care, relationships and postgraduate students: no ‘one size fits all’.
Education can be a cold and lonely place. Competing for higher marks relationships take a poor last place, leaving students feeling downbeat when they don’t achieve what their peers ‘achieve’.
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Sounds of Soul – album review
Are you seriously ready to get your groove on? Sounds of Soul – the powerful constellation of Melbourne musicians Tina Kopa and Catherine Wood – have landed with their debut album in all its funky, silky and sassy glory.
Empowerment, Women's health, Sacredness, Self-worth, Sexiness, Music
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The road back to music and educating children
From the pressure to be top dog and prove himself as a musician to bringing music alive with children in the classroom, musician and teacher Daniel Bennier shares what shuts us down to our natural joy of music and what restores us.
Performance anxiety, Self-worth, Teachers, University, Education, Musicians
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My experience of the Esoteric Breast Massage
Beverley shares her experience with the Esoteric Breast Massage modality, moving though any judgment and questioning of the modality to experiencing a treatment that has deeply supported her return to a truer expression of the woman that she is.
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The not so beauty industry
When we say we are inspired by or love a certain picture of a model what is it that we love or are really aspiring towards? How can we deal with the beauty industry’s not so beautiful, but ugly force?
Empowerment, Self-worth, Beauty myths, Body image, Body positive, Fashion
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A diet of treats and rewards
Why do we crave treats and rewards; what do they do for us? Is it possible to imagine living life without them?
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Stephanie Stevenson – what a glorious transformation!
Stephanie became overweight and a yo-yo dieter because she was always comparing herself to others and not feeling good about her body. Things changed when she came across Universal Medicine ...
Self-worth, Body image, Self-esteem, Confidence, Over eating, Weight loss
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A woman’s worth at work
Job interviews, salary negotiations, pay, promotion, women taking up leadership positions – when it comes to all this, how come so many women in the workplace suffer external disadvantage hinged by internal lack of self-worth?
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Therapist burnout
Therapists can avoid burnout from stress, anxiety and depression if they allow their clients to take responsibility for their own healing.
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Motherhood 101: an all-encompassing mothering
Is the quality of our mothering of others influenced by the quality of our mothering of ourselves? Debasing the notions that mothering yourself is selfish and asking for help is an indication of failure.
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What mothers teach daughters
Many daughters have learnt to define themselves and their worth by keeping busy, doing something and feeling guilty if they don’t. But is this really something for mothers to pass on to daughters?
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The beauty and true anatomy of the clitoris – what it beholds is far beyond female sexual pleasure
The clitoris. It’s not what you think! You will be amazed at the beauty and true anatomy of this organ and what it beholds far beyond female sexual pleasure.
Women's health, Human body, Sacredness, Self-worth, Sexiness
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Female leaders and the importance of a woman’s importance
Inspired much by female leaders? What’s stopping us – pay gap aside – from realising the importance of a woman’s own importance and her worth in the workplace?
Empowerment, Career, Self-worth, Gender equality, Leadership, Women in leadership
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Picture imperfect – women, we have been framed
Is perfection the answer to our issues or the issue itself?
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From sex worker to a return to sacredness
At the age of 17 I found myself inside a brothel. You may be surprised to know that this was not due to a dramatic story of childhood abuse or neglect . . . I was simply lost . . .
Empowerment, Sacredness, Self-worth, Sex, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Shift work
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REVIEW: Jean Gamble presenting in Holland – ‘Is there more to life?’
May 2018 workshop: Psychotherapist Jean Gamble explores with workshop participants that relationships can be a stairway to heaven and not a descent into hell, and how that can be lived simply through our choices.
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The Gentle Breath Meditation™ – How It has Supported Me to Feel Again
Karen shares how her experience with the Gentle Breath Meditation™ has allowed her to feel at ease within herself and in life.
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Nobody is born Dr Evil so what happens?
Who are you really ~ Dr Evil or Dr Gorgeous? Find out more in our June 2018 Audio of the Month
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Serge Benhayon TV – Domestic violence: a modern plague
In this revealing interview Serge Benhayon sets the bar for decency way above what we have made ‘normal’ in this current climate of abuse and the modern plague of domestic violence.
Emotions, Love, Abuse, Self-worth, Anti-social behaviour, Gender equality, Relationship problems
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Post Natal Depression - A Health Stop
Post natal depression is nature’s way of stopping you from continuing a way of living that does not confirm and boost who you are.
Depression, Self-worth, Self-love, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Birth
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How I quit smoking and found me
Today I am in my early 60’s and I have been smoke and alcohol free for seven years now, but the battle to quit smoking took me 16 years.
Lifestyle, Emotions, Self-worth, Healthy living, Addiction, Drugs
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Sexiness in the older woman – not related to age, sex or good looks!
When I was young I had lots of energy, I had an enormous social life and I was very interested in having a lot of sex. Then I got ‘older’.
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Ashamed of being fat?
Ashamed of being fat or failing at dieting may stop you from losing weight. Failing at dieting is not something to be ashamed about. Honouring yourself can be a new way to look at weight loss.
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Changing your life
Changing your life usually means trying to achieve an ideal however if we stop and connect with who we truly are, we may find that instead of changing or striving, we can simply BE who we already are from within.
Self-worth, Body image, Self-esteem, Connection, Losing weight, Tenderness
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What Is a healthy BMI? Does our ‘ideal weight’ mess with our heads?
Ideal weight has been guided by the BMI scale but it may not be the best measure for healthy weight. What if we could change the way we view ideal weight?
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Self-esteem
Low self-esteem is a product of having a picture as to how we should be, and believing that we do not meet those requirements. What if you can build a new relationship with self-esteem?
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Body Image
How we feel about our body image is influenced by TV, magazines, clothes. What if we can learn to build a true relationship with body image and embrace our true weight?
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Ideal weight
Our ideas of ideal weight may have been imposed by the BMI scale or by the images we are surrounded by. What if we could change the way we see ideal weight and find our true weight?
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Penelope Scheenhouwer – reflecting on her journey
Penelope Scheenhouwer’s inspiring story of how she changed her ideal about her body image and came to her true size.
Self-worth, Body image, Healthy living, Fitness, Ill health, Sickness
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Every job has purpose
Having had many jobs, Mariette has found that every job has a purpose. Every job matters in life.
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Claiming women’s rights and female empowerment – What’s absolute honesty, responsibility and self-worth got to do with it?
Could absolute honesty, responsibility and self-worth be the key ingredients to the flourishing of women’s rights?
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Suicide in Healthcare – a personal problem or systemic failure?
One look at the suicide statistics for doctors reveals that something is seriously amiss in the state of being of our healthcare providers.
Medicine, Exhaustion, Self-worth, Stress, Ill health, Sickness, Burnout
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‘Treat them mean keep them keen’ – why do mean guys get the girls?
Why do women discount tender, gentle men in favour of tough, cool, mean and unreachable ones when it comes to relationships?
Abuse, Self-worth, Relationships, Intimacy, Healthy relationships
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Whoops is one of my favourite words – a message from the author
This book presents a power-full message that has the potential to change the future wellbeing of everyone who embraces the message and lives it.
Self-worth, Anxiety, Behaviour, Communication, Mental health
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Comparison: the unspoken side of being pregnant, giving birth and mothering
Being pregnant, giving birth and mothering are usually much anticipated and regarded as special parts of many women’s lives. But rather than enjoying this period, women are often left feeling unsettled and unfulfilled, yet find it hard to work out why.
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I am beauty-full just for being me – a message from the author
This book is designed to offer young people the option to live in a way that does not subscribe to the false ideals and beliefs that have us searching for beauty outside of ourselves.
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Drinking alcohol & my lack of self-worth
I can remember my last hangover like it was yesterday… My last hangover felt exactly the same as my first hangover, yet I drank consistently for 19 years.
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Coming out of hiding
Eleanor shares how hiding away from the world is possible but is definitely not a true way of living. While she was hiding, she missed out on life and the world missed out on her.
Universal Medicine, Work life balance, Self-worth, Anxiety, Money, Teachers
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When will women be ok with their weight? When is enough, enough?
When will women start accepting their bodies and cut the self-loathing and weight issues? When will we understand that true beauty comes from how we feel inside?
Body Image, Self-worth, Self-esteem, Diets, Body awareness, Weight, Weight loss
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Esoteric Women's Health Newsletter May 2018
As we approach Mother's Day we explore what it means to be a mother, and to explore all the different ways we can offer 'mothering' to others in our lives.
Well-being, Esoteric Women's Health, Women's health, Self-worth, Mother's Day, Motherhood
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Does a lack of self-worth in women result in the abuse of men?
We’ve heard a lot about men abusing women, but ladies – how does our lack of self-worth abuse men?
Empowerment, Abuse, Self-worth, Relationships, Healthy relationships
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Who are the true female role models?
Are we swept along by our role models, or have we stopped to consider what makes a role model in the first place?
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Exploring suicide – considering another way
Suicide is no longer the taboo topic it once was, and the problem of suicide, particularly amongst men, is now widely acknowledged, with a public campaign in full swing to encourage men to speak up. This is a great start, but what is really going on?
Depression, Self-awareness, Self-worth, Relationships, Connection, Tension, Awareness
