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The blog covers a variety of topics which impact various aspects of our lives; from mental health to leadership, from motivation to work-life balance. Some articles will resonate with you, while others may provide some insight into the possible challenges faced by your friends, family or colleagues.
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Mirror, Mirror: Reflections on ageing (and laughing anyway)
WRITTEN BY FRIEDA LEVYCKY, FOUNDER OF BRAVING BOUNDARIES “So, I’m old and weak?” Fabulous! Well, that’s a good start to a Monday! My friends and I burst out laughing at girls’ night last week as I relayed the story of my yoga instructor helping me stretch further...
New Year’s Resolutions with a twist (Part 2)
By Frieda Levycky of Braving Boundaries and Alicia Koch of The Legal Belletrist So, how are you holding up at the end of 2021? If you’re anything like us, the end of year can’t come soon enough. After two years of uncertainty – of changed plans, obscure regulations...
Saying “Yes” when you should be saying “No”
The pressing need for boundaries… By now, we all know that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many of us to work from home. A new saga has inevitably emerged and it is not going anywhere. In fact, companies are looking to extend the work-from-home situation into a...
Motivate me: What to do when you’ve lost your mojo!
I’m one of the most active and motivated people I know. In my entire 39 years on this planet, I’ve moved. I’ve crawled, walked, run, climbed, hiked, cycled, skied, jumped, leaped, launched, rolled and tumbled – not always in the prettiest of fashions – But I have...
New Year’s Resolutions with a twist (Part 1)
By Frieda Levycky of Braving Boundaries and Alicia Koch of The Legal Belletrist New Year’s Resolutions - they are very resolute aren’t they? It’s that time of year again – Christmas turkeys have been ordered and champagne is chilling in the fridge. All in preparation...
It’s not just you – Our sporting heroes struggle with mental health too!
It’s “Ok not to be Ok”. Honestly. Choice. Choice is a funny thing. It’s something we all have. We can choose who we love, we can choose how we worship. We can choose our sexual orientation. We can choose what political parties we follow and those we don’t. We...
I’m a grown up! – And still being bullied….
Linked article: Workplace Ostracism: Tackling the silent office bully When I think back to my school days, I recall kids taunting other kids because they had braces or freckles or perhaps their skirts were too long. But I recall, quite traumatically, how I was teased....
Braving Boundaries – Slotting life’s puzzle into place
Life has been compared to many things. A book with chapters that close behind us as others open. A mountain: hard to climb, but worth the view. There’s even Forrest Gump and his well-known “life is like a box of chocolates” analogy. For me though, life is like a...
Finding Motivation at 40
It’s an inside job today! I have been thinking a lot about the term “High-Fliers” recently. And what it really means. This is probably due to the fact that during all this “Lockdown” time I have been indulging in some true RomCom classics, like the Bridget Jones...
FEMALE LEADERS in the workplace – breaking the glass slipper, ceiling & cliff
Article 3 of 3 in the Female Leadership series CO-WRITTEN BY FRIEDA LEVYCKY (BRAVING BOUNDARIES) & ALICIA KOCH (THE LEGAL BELLETRIST) Think back to when you still played with dolls and had tea parties with your teddy bears. When we all still believed in...