by friedaL2020 | Apr 29, 2025 | Anxiety, Change, Finding direction and purpose, mental health, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, The Fears series
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST Have you ever heard the saying: “the grass is always greener on the other side” or “better the devil you know”? I have. Many times. I’m not sure if it’s because I come from a religious Jewish family and the...
by friedaL2020 | Mar 17, 2025 | Change, Finding direction and purpose, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST Change is hard. Even when we want it for ourselves. But when it’s unexpected or unwanted change, the blow to the gut is that much worse. It’s not like it can even be prevented. It’s out of our hands and that’s...
by friedaL2020 | Mar 17, 2025 | Business Development, Celebrations & Festivities, Finding direction and purpose, Self-awareness, Self-reflection
WRITTEN BY FRIEDA LEVYCKY, FOUNDER OF BRAVING BOUNDARIES Five years of Braving Boundaries. Five years of building a business from scratch. Five years of learning. And what a journey it’s been! Starting a business is an eye-opening experience. It brings up all your...
by friedaL2020 | Jan 29, 2025 | Change, Enneagram, Finding direction and purpose, mental health, Motivation, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, work-life balance
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST Why resolutions fail without self-awareness Isn’t it funny how, as the clock strikes 12 on December the 31st, social media is awash with posts about New Year’s Resolutions: “This will be the year I finally lose...
by friedaL2020 | Nov 28, 2024 | Finding direction and purpose, mental health, Relationships, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, The Fears series
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST As Roy Orbison croons his famous song “Only the Lonely”, the lyrics will hit differently for different people. Some of us will listen to the song and instantly feel a kinship with Orbison knowing full well what...
by friedaL2020 | Nov 21, 2024 | Anxiety, mental health, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, The Fears series
WRITTEN BY FRIEDA LEVYCKY, FOUNDER OF BRAVING BOUNDARIES I’m terrified of being in the water. Sharks, the unknown depths below, Cape Town’s freezing temperature and the fact I’m not the strongest swimmer, all contribute to this fear. Throw in that I nearly drowned...
