Perfectionism - Mindful Self-Help Strategies
Every Friday, I share with my online community a little insight into my work, offering a brief reflection about a topic that came up for...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Jan 9, 2022
- 4 min
You don't have to think this! The art of Mindful Thinking...
In this week's blog I wanted to share with you my personal experience of how mindfulness supported me in transforming an experience of...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Oct 30, 2021
- 3 min
Co-dependency: Fact or fiction?
Given that it originated in the 1970s, it is incredible that 50 years later the term "co-dependency" has become a familiar part of our...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Aug 17, 2021
- 2 min
The Mindfulness of Moses
It was a long journey for Moses and the Israelites to Canaan the promised land ̶ 40 years of wondering through the wilderness! Could the...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Jun 20, 2021
- 2 min
Mindfulness Through The Eyes Of Faith
Mustard-seed Faith A mustard seed, not even 2 mm long, was amongst the smallest seeds in the Palestine region at the time (of Jesus’...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Jun 4, 2021
- 3 min
Your Mindfulness Creativity Challenge
Have you heard of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? According to Maslow, our hierarchy of needs includes 5 levels: our most basic needs and...
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Bozena Zawisz
- May 6, 2021
- 2 min
Personal Power and Spirituality
One of my favorite strategies which I use to help my 7-year-old concentrate is placing a piece of paper in front of his work, with two...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Mar 6, 2021
- 3 min
Do you need a shift of perspective? Mountain inspiration.
Mountains and Perspectives has been my go-to theme this week, after I felt touched by last Sunday’s reading that described Jesus taking...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Feb 25, 2021
- 2 min
The Personal Power of the Body
It's been a while since I had a headache. But, for the past two days, I knew that I pushed myself too far as a headache crept in and...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Jan 23, 2021
- 2 min
Habit and Personal Power
Attachment is one of the most dominant processes within our brain! Simply put, we are wired to want to repeat behaviors that bring...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Jan 16, 2021
- 2 min
How to Give Advice
When giving advice, we naturally hope to offer a clear way to alleviate another's suffering. Certainly there are times when others need...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
Placating VS Personal Power
By far, one of the most popular communication patterns associated with "insufficient" personal power, that I come across as a counselor,...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min
Personal Power and Time Management
Personal Power is the taking control of one's inner experience, mindset, goals, and time. However, many of us can experience time as...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Dec 10, 2020
- 3 min
The Power of Mindfulness
I often get asked about what mindfulness is. How does it feel like? How does one know when one is experiencing it? One of my favorite...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
Coping with Fault-Finders and Put-Down Artists
One relationship concern I often hear about in my counseling work is coping with fault-finding or critical interactions... Relationships...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
Elsa's Personal Power Lesson - Spoiler Alert
If you haven't seen Frozen 2 yet, my two little Elsa and Ana fans and I highly recommend it! One of our favorite scenes from Frozen 2 is...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
Personal Power, A Christian Reflection
What is "Personal Power?" Personal power is our belief in being able to influence the outcomes and choices in our life; as well as our...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Oct 7, 2020
- 2 min
Becoming an Over-comer
It was sunny and warm this weekend in Sydney, and I enjoyed a laid-back play-date with my little one’s best friend’s mum and dad. I took...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Jul 20, 2020
- 3 min
“How to Love Your Messy Home;” Reflection on Luke 10:38-42
“How to Love Your Messy Home” Reflection on Luke 10:38-42 In my role as a counsellor, something that I often hear women say is “I just...
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Bozena Zawisz
- Jan 14, 2020
- 1 min
Bringing Back the Self
What is “The Self"? A while ago I came across a beautiful meditation that used an analogy of a mountain to represent the self - so...
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