It wasn’t Ego, It was Fear

What looks like vanity is often something deeper. In this personal reflection, Danielle founder of Relight Counselling explores how perfectionism, appearance, and control can mask fear — not ego. Especially common among young women, this survival strategy can look confident on the outside but feel hollow within. Through therapy and self-inquiry, we can shift from fear-based living to values rooted in love. This blog offers insight, compassion, and hope for those ready to come home to themselves.  

Because “well-behaved” doesn’t always mean well,  sometimes it just means contained.

My blog takes a different approach to behaviour

🦕 Sometimes Saturdays Look Like Hospital Visits

Not every weekend starts with pancakes and cartoons. Sometimes, Saturdays look like hospital corridors, appointment letters, and waiting rooms.  When you’re raising a child with medical conditions, hospital visits become part of the rhythm of life. Some are planned. Others arrive with no warning. Either way, they carry weight, emotional, physical, and sometimes even spiritual. […]

The hidden emotional cost of parenting a child with disabilities

The hidden emotional cost of parenting a child with disabilities


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