Marc de Bruin - Simplifying Life

Marc de Bruin - Simplifying Life Simplifying life, one mindset shift at a time. Tools for clarity, calm, and emotional wellbeing - grounded in science and self-awareness.

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Work can be demanding, and sometimes, it’s the quiet struggles that go unnoticed.A teammate who’s withdrawn. A colleague...
27/11/2025

Work can be demanding, and sometimes, it’s the quiet struggles that go unnoticed.

A teammate who’s withdrawn. A colleague who seems a little more tired or snappy than usual.

Often, the smallest gestures of care, may it be a check-in or a moment of listening, can make the biggest difference.

That’s what our Workplace Peer Support Training is built around: helping people notice, understand, and respond with kindness when someone’s not okay.

It’s about creating workplaces where care feels natural, not forced. Where people feel safe to be human.

🌿 If you’d like to nurture that kind of culture in your team, I’d be glad to guide the conversation.
www.simplifyinglife.com.au

Sometimes the best insights don’t come when we’re rushing, they come when we slow down just enough to notice how we’re r...
25/11/2025

Sometimes the best insights don’t come when we’re rushing, they come when we slow down just enough to notice how we’re really moving through life.

Flow isn’t about forcing productivity. It’s about aligning what you do with how you feel. When the rhythm of your work, your creativity or your day-to-day life matches your deeper self, something shifts.

In the Find Your Flow course and workbook, you’ll discover:

🌿 What keeps you stuck in resistance or friction — and how to move beyond it
🌿 Gentle practices to help you find rhythm in daily tasks, relationships, and rest
🌿 Ways to listen to your inner signals so your energy flows rather than drains
🌿 How to design moments — big and small — where you feel present, engaged and alive

If you’ve been chasing focus, ease or meaning, this is an invitation to find your flow instead of chasing it.

Explore it at www.simplifyinglife.com.au

Sometimes what you need most isn’t advice or another strategy, it’s someone who simply holds space for you, listens with...
21/11/2025

Sometimes what you need most isn’t advice or another strategy, it’s someone who simply holds space for you, listens without judgement, and helps you reconnect with what matters.

In my individual counselling sessions I work with you to explore the underlying patterns, thoughts and emotions that are shaping your everyday experience. We’ll move beyond just coping... towards clearer thought, calmer feelings, and more intentional living.

If you’ve been carrying burdens of stress, anxiety, major change or simply the sense that something’s off and you can’t quite name it, we can begin together. I’ll support you to simplify what’s complicated and help you find meaning in your next step.

🔍 Ready to begin? Visit the website to explore more and make a connection.
🌿 www.simplifyinglife.com.au

Life often moves faster than we realise.We go from one thing to the next, barely noticing the space in between. But it’s...
19/11/2025

Life often moves faster than we realise.

We go from one thing to the next, barely noticing the space in between. But it’s in those pauses. The breath before you speak, the quiet before you act — that clarity lives.

Taking a moment to pause isn’t laziness or avoidance. It’s how we reconnect with ourselves and respond rather than react.

Next time you feel rushed or pulled in too many directions, try a gentle pause.

Notice what your body is saying -first and foremost! Listen to what your mind really needs.

That’s where calm begins.

✨ Ready to bring more calm and intention into your days? Let’s explore what that might look like together.
🌿 www.simplifyinglife.com.au

Rest isn’t laziness.It’s the quiet rhythm that allows us to recover, to think clearly, and to feel more like ourselves a...
30/10/2025

Rest isn’t laziness.

It’s the quiet rhythm that allows us to recover, to think clearly, and to feel more like ourselves again.

Yet many of us wait until we’re exhausted before giving ourselves permission to pause.

What if rest was a regular practice, not just a last resort?

At Simplifying Life, we explore ways to weave rest, reflection, and gentle care into daily life... so you can move forward from a place of steadiness.
🌱 www.simplifyinglife.com.au

Change can feel both exciting and unsettling.Even when we want change, it often stirs up uncertainty, fear, or doubt.Tha...
27/10/2025

Change can feel both exciting and unsettling.

Even when we want change, it often stirs up uncertainty, fear, or doubt.

That’s because change asks us to step into the unknown, to leave behind what feels familiar, and to trust that growth will come.

With the right support, change doesn’t have to feel so daunting. It can become a process of unfolding. Steady, supported, and grounded in care.
🌿 www.simplifyinglife.com.au

Boundaries aren’t about pushing people away, they’re about protecting the space that helps you stay well, steady, and tr...
24/10/2025

Boundaries aren’t about pushing people away, they’re about protecting the space that helps you stay well, steady, and true to yourself.

Yet many of us struggle to set them. We say yes when we mean no, we stretch ourselves too thin, or we feel guilty for needing space.

The Boundary Blueprint eBook was created as a guide to help you:
🌿 Understand why boundaries matter for mental and emotional wellbeing
🌿 Recognise where your boundaries may be unclear or crossed
🌿 Learn practical ways to express your needs with respect and confidence
🌿 Build healthier relationships — with others and with yourself

If you’ve been finding it hard to hold your ground without feeling guilty, this might be the gentle framework you need.

Explore more at www.simplifyinglife.com.au

Many of us speak more harshly to ourselves than we ever would to a friend.But self-compassion isn’t indulgence, it’s car...
21/10/2025

Many of us speak more harshly to ourselves than we ever would to a friend.

But self-compassion isn’t indulgence, it’s care.

It’s what allows us to meet mistakes with patience, to honour our limits, and to keep moving with gentleness instead of judgement.

If you’ve been struggling with your inner critic, maybe it’s time to learn a new way of relating to yourself . One built on kindness and respect.
🌱 www.simplifyinglife.com.au

Workplaces can be busy, demanding, and sometimes overwhelming. But they can also be places where wellbeing is supported,...
16/10/2025

Workplaces can be busy, demanding, and sometimes overwhelming. But they can also be places where wellbeing is supported, not sidelined.

Through tailored workshops and training, I help teams create cultures that value listening, care, and psychological safety.

Because when people feel safe and supported, they don’t just work better, they live better.

If your organisation is ready to make wellbeing part of the everyday, let’s have a conversation.
🌿 www.simplifyinglife.com.au

In a world that often points out what's missing, what if you practiced noticing what is already good?That’s what The Gra...
13/10/2025

In a world that often points out what's missing, what if you practiced noticing what is already good?

That’s what The Gratitude Habit eBook is all about. Learning to cultivate appreciation, deepen connection (with yourself and others), and shift your mindset so you live more from ease than from overwhelm.

Inside this guide you’ll find:
✔️ What gratitude really means, both scientifically & psychologically (not just platitudes)
✔️ How to move past roadblocks like comparison, negativity bias, and perfectionism
✔️ Practical exercises — journaling, mindfulness, self-reflection, and gratitude in relationships
✔️ Ways to build self-compassion and feel more steady, resilient, and satisfied

If you’ve ever felt stuck, weighed down by what’s “not enough,” this is an invitation to notice what is enough... in your life, in today, in small moments.

🌿 Start cultivating gratitude in a way that feels real.

💡 Find out more / grab your copy: www..simplifyinglife.com.au

Resilience isn’t about being tough all the time.It’s about bending without breaking, finding ways to keep moving forward...
10/10/2025

Resilience isn’t about being tough all the time.
It’s about bending without breaking, finding ways to keep moving forward, and remembering that rest is part of strength too.

We grow resilience through small choices: reaching out for support, noticing what helps us reset, and treating ourselves with kindness when life feels heavy.

If you’d like guidance in building that kind of inner steadiness, I’d be glad to walk alongside you.
🌱 www.simplifyinglife.com.au

Ever noticed how the more we try to ‘figure it all out,’ the busier our minds become?Overthinking often feels like probl...
08/10/2025

Ever noticed how the more we try to ‘figure it all out,’ the busier our minds become?

Overthinking often feels like problem-solving, but really it can just trap us in circles.
Sometimes the shift comes not from thinking harder but from pausing, breathing, and giving the mind space to settle.

Clarity often arrives in the quiet, when we least expect it.

If you’ve been caught in loops lately, know that support is here to help you step out of the spin and back into balance.
🌿 www.simplifyinglife.com.au

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