Monthly Archives: October 2015

I don’t really want to write this. I think that it may too political or too divisive for this forum. I worry that perhaps I’m on my ‘soap-box’ again – maybe I should stick to talking to those who want to know. I had thought that this month I would write about my personal […]

Where do they find security?

26 Oct, 2015 in 2015: Security by Esther Murray

I recently went on a weekend creative retreat. Just me and 72 other women, meeting together to be inspired and challenged in our creative endeavours. There were artists, photographers, writers, singers and musicians. There were creative entrepreneurs, poets and event stylists. There were speakers, journalists, florists, and bakers. There were […]

Compare and contrast

21 Oct, 2015 in 2015: Security by Jodie McCarthy

Already wary of the ocean as a three year old, Eden wouldn’t go near the water unless she could cling tight to us. Even then it was more frightening than enjoyable for her. One day this caution was heightened. She was on a beach in the south west, playing with her […]

just hold my hand

20 Oct, 2015 in 2015: Security by Em Hazeldean

Has someone vital to your sense of feeling safe and secure in life ever left you? I can hear many of you whisper… Yes. Perhaps a father, a mother, a partner, a sister, a brother, a grandmother, a friend… you know who they are. Something happened, an incident, a time, […]

Has Someone Left You Feeling Insecure?

18 Oct, 2015 in Uncategorized tagged abandoned / Insecure / kinwomen / Secure / security / women by Penny

A month ago I was feeling quite secure and emotionally okay. THEN my friends Amanda and Jodie and I read Rising Strong by Brené Brown and decided to start an online book club. NOW I’m rumbling and reckoning with my emotions and security has taken on a whole new meaning. […]

Finding Security in Uncertainty

9 Oct, 2015 in Uncategorized tagged #adventure / #amandaviviers / #authenticity / #bookclub / #brave / #elainefraser / #onlyhalfwaythere / #risingstrong / brenébrown / kinwomen by Elaine Fraser