Become the 'New' you

Today I am a NEW Australian. I first came to Australia at the start of 1999 because my then partner had worked here and always wanted to live here permanently and I had never been so thought 'why not?'. Fast forward 19 years and boy how life has changed but I'm still here and Australia is my home. Today, I committed to that by being Nationalised and taking the Australian Citizenship Pledge.

This is something I have done consciously, by choice. If you have read any of my Blogs or posts you will know that Choice is one of the values I live by. I felt so good today, watched on by friends, family and dignitaries (Thank you Mayor Amanda Findley for making our ceremony so current and good humoured). I had achieved a goal and I didn't even know it...

As I said, I came here in 1999 with my then partner, also English, and I came with no expectation. I honestly came with an open heart and an open mind. I loved it from the minute I stepped onto the WA soil. We bought a campervan and travelled for 3 months from Perth around the southern coast up to Airlie Beach in Queensland. It was a fun but testing time - a couple in a small Hi-Lux for 3 months!! We decided to settle in Coogee in NSW. When it came to me leaving (I had a holiday visa, he was sponsored), it was a heart felt time - I loved the country and I loved him. I vowed to spend my time in UK to get a visa to return and make Australia my home. I was granted a Business Visa and on 19th November, 1999 I came to Sydney to make Australia my permanent home.

In 2007, my partner proposed to me and I accepted, I turned 40 and we bought our first home together. Everything felt wonderful. The goals I had at that time seemed to be being reached.

I was diagnosed with a thyroid problem in 2008 and this made a huge difference in my life. Life changes in what seems a blink of an eye although retrospectively, I believe you set the wheels of change in motion without even knowing. In hindsight, I became velcro'd to a narcissistic man who ended up having what I thought was control over me, I love seeing people happy and he didn't , I was in denial thinking our relationship was 'normal', I moved a few geographical kilometers from friends in my life but it seemed like millions of kilometers... I was an enabler ... not something I'm proud of. It took me 5 years to realise all of this! Friends told me, my actions identified the signs (wanted to be in work and with colleagues more than with my partner, lost interest in my home renovations, intimate relations where a 'chore', I lived a 'lie' infront of my close friends, I became dis-engaged with conversation at home, I walked on egg-shells at home and just said 'yes' to keep the peace) but until I took action nothing changed.

Fast forward 11 years from when I seen the first signs ... I am with the most beautiful partner I could ever wish for (OK, he needs some help dressing at times lol), I am a mother, my son is just perfect in my eyes and I have a thriving business and lifestyle that I never thought possible. I tell you these FACTS because I had nothing.... I left everything when I left my past life, everything and with the non-judgmental help of my dearest friends, I followed MY gut and I moved forward. I can tell you blow for blow how this happened to me and how low my life became and I can SHOW you how you too can get past this point. The point where you think you just have to stay in that space, you feel you can't move forward ... You can move forward and get to a place that exceeds what you thought possible.

I pinch myself with how my life is now but I'm not surprised really , I actually created this.

I have 5 FREE places for 4 weeks (one session per week) so that you can experience Life Coaching. If your pain is in your relationship and you want to move forward, if you want to form relationships or just want some forward thinking to help you engage in your relationship/s just click here to send me an email and together, you will see a difference.

When you click the link to send me an email I will contact you to arrange a no obligation chat, I won't add you to an email list, I won't pester you for a sale, I will speak to you and if you want to spend 45 minutes on the phone with me to see what direction you want to go in, let's do it. It's all about ACTION, so take some and send the email now!

Your happy Australian,

Dawn xxx