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Embracing Fear: A Journey Towards Inner Healing
Do you experience the feeling of Fear regularly? Is it something you feel is regulating your life? The problem with Fear, is that when we are in the midst of it, we can find it very difficult to pause long enough to hear what the inner small voice is saying.

Karen Curran


Embracing Inner Child Healing through Shamanic Journeying
From a Shamanic view, illness often originates in the spirit. Gaining hope, healing and self understanding can ignite our spirit into feeling whole again.

Karen Curran


Learning Styles can be a heartfelt discovery
Discovering your learning style can be an 'aha' moment.

Karen Curran


Why I love working with sand and objects or crystals ... Sandplay
There is such a magical and spiritual connection of wonder when sand is used with objects and crystals.

Karen Curran


Soul mate - or love of your life
Is your partner your soul mate - your best friend? Are you lucky enough to consider your partner your best friend? Reflections on past loves as life teachers.

Karen Curran


Wisdom of the Goldfish
Storytime inspiration The big eyes blinked. "Are you looking at me? I can see your big round eyes - much bigger than mine. I am looking...

Karen Curran


In the beginning (of this story) ...
I love the tactile feel of using pencils, paints and so on to create. This post is the beginning (of this story) featuring my own writing and illustrations. Read more ...

Karen Curran


So, what do I actually do? What is healing of the soul?
An article to encourage recovering joy after deep hurts, loss or grief. Inner healing.

Karen Curran


Future You
Future You is a meditative visualising exercise you can do regularly. Keep your pen and journal handy for writing afterwards.

Karen Curran


Seasons of life and a gazelle
Recently I had cause to look at the connection meaning of the gazelle in relation to myself and ageing - and another season of life.

Karen Curran


Creativity is more than we imagine
In my youth, many girls of our age had learned to sew early on. I remember that I made it from silver lurex material

Karen Curran


Art, creativity, journalling are good for the soul! Why a mandala?
Creating a circle of shapes - mandala - is very satisfying. Mandalas can be found in nature, paintings and in spiritual practice.

Karen Curran


The point of no return
There are all kinds of scenarios that relate to the point of no return. It's the same with inner child work.

Karen Curran




Sliding doors - parallel planes
What if' possibilities ... sliding doors - parallel planes.
I have created this as a self-reflection, journalling piece for you to ponder o

Karen Curran


There is no perfect mother - 'free to be me'
Reflecting on the changes over decades - moving towards feeling free to be me. Impressions of the sad pressures to be a perfect mother.

Karen Curran


Anniversaries can be tricky
Anniversaries can be happy or sad - and if trauma is involved, then they can be tricky and bitter sweet.

Karen Curran


A Starry Imagining ...
A Starry Imagining is a poem with a visual feast created by Karen Curran, Australia

Karen Curran


Heartbreak and grief on special days
Heartbreak and grief are familiar on events such as Mother's Day ... recognising big feelings safely.

Karen Curran


A hidden grief - overwhelm
Are you someone who recognises that you have a hidden grief? This grief can be so deep within us that it can surface as overwhelm.

Karen Curran
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