How to live a rewarding life: the psychology of self-compassion and seven tips to help you shine
- Coach and mentor Justine Campbell talks about the strength of vulnerability and not being afraid of failure
- She recommends acknowledging and accepting problems, then disconnecting from them
Are you living your life on autopilot? You may be doing OK and coping, but not asking yourself whether you can feel better than OK. Few of us question what might be holding us back from living optimally every day.
Justine Campbell has made a career out of helping people snap out of their stupor. The coach, counsellor and mentor works with individuals who want to solve the issues that prevent them from thriving and living their best life.
“We flourish when we are happy with what and who we are,” says the Australia-born Campbell, who lived in Asia, including Hong Kong, for more than two decades before returning to Australia in 2018. “When we know what we want and need, and are brave enough to be ourselves and live our values, we shine. That’s what it means to thrive.”
Campbell grew up in Sydney in a Lebanese-British family. After leaving university, she moved to Japan to begin a marketing career at a luxury car company, where she stayed for nine years. In 2008, she moved to Hong Kong with her husband, oldest son Ethan, and daughter Allegra.
Helping Ethan deal with the struggles of being a gifted child, Campbell was inspired to become a therapist to help other people. She returned to school to get a master’s degree in counselling, and later, a graduate degree in education specialising in positive psychology.