Toxic family can be the hardest to set boundaries and deal with over Christmas. For some they don’t realize how hard their negativity is to be around. But others are even more toxic and have little regard for others. Here are two tips to help you deal with them? 1 Have Your Deflections Ready. Once you know… Read More 2 Tips To Help Deal With Negative Family At Christmas.
Why Do We Enable Others? Do you ever find yourself doing the same thing you swore you wouldn’t do for someone? Saying yes when you meant no? Then feeling really annoyed at yourself and the other person, only to then feel guilty for feeling annoyed? You’re not alone, we can all get stuck enabling someone… Read More 1 Key Element That Can Keep Us Stuck Enabling Others.
We all need to have healthy boundaries in place. These 5 are some of the common types we need. Read through the common boundary types and ask yourself: Which of these are you better at putting place? Are you better at putting place boundaries at work or at home? Are there specific people, events or… Read More Common Boundary Types We Need.
If you want to reduce your to do list then you need to learn the skill of saying no to people and tasks. Start by saying no to any more commitments until you establish what you want to commit to in the future. Remember the saying, if you want something done ask a busy person?… Read More Time To Learn To Say No!
What Are Grounding Exercises? Grounding exercises can help us when we are feeling overwhelmed by unwanted thoughts, memories (including flashbacks) and feelings associated with anxiety and trauma. You can also use them if you are triggered by stress. Grounding exercises can help to re-center and calm the body and mind. They can help us to… Read More A Grounding Exercise You Might Find Useful.
When you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, fear, anger, etc., then using the STOP method can help. The STOP simply stands for stop, take a breath, observe and proceed and is a good grounding tool. This is a mindfulness based technique that should take under a minute the more you practice it. At… Read More What Is The STOP Method?
It is only natural at times to worry. Worry can be a helpful tool as it makes us more aware of our surroundings thus keeping us safe. But you have to ask yourself am I worrying unnecessarily at present? Can I do anything about what is happening right now? Or is it out of my… Read More How To Create A Worry Period.
There’s nothing like getting the kids back to school and into a better routine. By the end of very long summer it is great to see the children return to school and into a better routine. Routines always seemed to fall to the wayside during the summer holidays. So in order to get things back to… Read More 10 Tips To Get Your Child Back To School.
Each relationship looks entirely different and each relationship has its own strengths and weaknesses. Both parties should feel confident, positive, loved, wanted and useful. Plus have their opinions valued and respected even if you disagree with one another. A healthy relationship is one based on both people having healthy boundaries and being able to maintain them in… Read More 1 Key Element Of A Healthy Relationship
Coercive control is a type of abuse in which there is a consistent pattern of controlling, coercive and threatening behaviour. It is often associated with emotional abuse, but can also cover physical, financial and sexual abuse by a partner, boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife or ex. Coercive control is when a person uses ‘coercion’ or manipulation to control… Read More What Is Coercive Control In An Intimate Relationship?
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