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 | Feb 26, 2025 | Anxiety, Change, mental health, Self-care, Stress & Anxiety, work-life balance
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST Catching up with an old friend the other day we were both struck with how off kilter our lives seemed to be. She lives thousands of miles away in one of the coldest cities on earth and I live in sunny South...
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...
by friedaL2020 | Oct 30, 2024 | Lessons Learned, mental health, Relationships, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, The Fears series
WRITTEN BY FRIEDA LEVYCKY, FOUNDER OF BRAVING BOUNDARIES This article forms part of “The Fears Series”. With the Fear of Rejection being so prevalent for many people, we’ve written two articles on the topic: one from Frieda’s perspective (Founder of Braving...
by friedaL2020 | Oct 30, 2024 | Lessons Learned, mental health, Relationships, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, The Fears series
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST This article forms part of “The Fears Series”. With the Fear of Rejection being so prevalent for many people, we’ve written two articles on the topic: one from Frieda’s perspective (Founder of Braving...