Dealing with emotions appropriately can be hard. The key word here is appropriate. What do I mean by this? Well looking at how we feel can be difficult at times in our lives. We can be in denial about so much that is going on in our lives at that moment. We may not even… Read More Learning To Cope With Emotions: Shame & Guilt
Why Would I Connect Being Honest With Personal Finances? Well being honest with ourselves about our finances can in many ways help us learn a lot about ourselves. It can also show our ability to be honest about ourselves, with ourselves and with our significant other. In everything we do we have to be honest… Read More The Link Between Personal Finances & Honesty.
Everyone keeps talking about being grateful these days or showing gratitude. But when life is getting you down it can be very hard. Why should I be grateful you may ask? What’s it all about anyway? These are some very good questions. When the word gratitude is thrown about these days it’s as if it’s… Read More How Gratitude Can Boost Your Mental And Physical Health.
Journaling has huge benefits for both mental and physical health. Research has shown it acts not only as a stress management, anxiety and depression support tool but has been shown to benefit asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and other health conditions. It improves cognitive functioning and it strengthens the immune system, preventing a host of illnesses. Plus… Read More Journaling For Mental Health.
Turning off the negative voice in your head is beneficial. If you have been following the series on deleting negative thinking and negative people hopefully by now you have started to get some relief from my suggestions. Your mindfulness or meditation practice should be a basic tool in your self-care arsenal. This is also beneficial… Read More Creating More Positivity In Your Life.
Last week I talked about deleting negative thinking/self-talk from your life. You really can’t do this properly when surrounded by negative people. What Are Negative People? These are the people that never have anything good to say. They talk about their problems or gossip about others in a negative way. You already know them well.… Read More Deleting Negative People From Your Life.
Don’t tell me you don’t know what I mean by negative self-talk. I know you do. They can be very few of us who haven’t heard that voice in our head telling us something negative. For example “You’re no good”, “I’m too fat”, “I’m too thin”, “I never get anything right”, etc. So Why Do… Read More Deleting Negative Self Talk.
You Don’t Have To Be Positive All The Time. You don’t have to adopt the mindset that I have to be positive all the time. This can be detrimental to our mental health also. Remember what we consider negative emotions are natural too. These can’t be denied or they will just become trapped in the… Read More How to Raise Your Positivity
In Ireland around 60% of adults aren’t getting enough sleep. In fact, there are over 80 described sleep disorders and around 1 in 5 road deaths occur due to sleep deprivation (source: RSA). It has been classed as worse than alcohol when it comes to road accidents. Reasons For Sleep Issues. There are multiple reasons… Read More Sleep Issues. How To Help Yourself.
Being a carer is a whole lot more than just looking after a family member. It’s a completely selfless act that comes from love and is done so willing by the person. But it also becomes an identity as many put their whole lives on hold. They also put their own mental and physical health… Read More Starting Your Life Again After Being A Carer.
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