When we are in our comfort zone we can all too easily run our lives on auto-pilot. We can fool ourselves into thinking that we are secure, and feel confident in our abilities to handle life. We can get very snug indeed. Until that is life throws a curve ball and knocks us out of… Read More Are You Too Comfortably In Your Comfort Zone?
What Is Self-Compassion? What does being self-compassion mean? It has been defined as being more understanding and kind towards our self. So instead of ignoring our own pain and beating ourselves up with self-criticism we can instead show kindness and understanding towards our perceived failures, suffering and feelings of inadequacies. How Self-Compassion Helps Us. Having… Read More How Will Self-Compassion Help You Get More Done.
The term encouragement has been defined as an action whereby we give someone support, confidence, and/or hope. This can also be done through words that assist or inspire someone (something) to do or continue to do something. But no amount of encouragement can be given to others if we don’t encourage ourselves first. So your… Read More 8 Tips On How You Can Encourage Others.
What Is A Core Belief? A belief is an idea that you hold as being true and may be based upon certainties, probabilities or matters of faith. Beliefs can come from a variety of sources such as: Your own experiences or experiments (e.g. childhood, school, family, friends, neighbourhood, etc.) Your cultural and societal norms you… Read More Why It Is Important To Recognize Your Core Beliefs.
More times than not we think others are more deserving of our love and attention than we are. But that is simply not true. We deserve our love and attention as much as the next person. In fact we probably deserve it more at times but we tend to think we don’t. That inner critic… Read More Why It Is Important To Move Away From Our Inner Critic.
I discussed codependent behaviours last week. Part of these behaviours can involve shoving down and not listening to our feelings, particularly those of fear and guilt. Plus we tend to ignore our own gut instinct and all that means we do enable others and their behaviours. Our Emotions Can Keep Us Stuck Enabling Others. What… Read More Know That It Is Okay To Stop Enabling Others.
A co-dependent has been defined as someone who has let another person’s behaviour affect them, and someone who is obsessed with controlling that person’s behaviour. Why Does Co-dependent Behaviour Arise In The First Place? Co-dependent behaviour is most commonly seen in dysfunctional families. These can include families affected by alcoholism, gambling, drugs, sex addiction or… Read More How To Change Our Codependent Behaviours.
When we are not use to setting boundaries with others then it can cause an internal struggle for us. Often lead by guilt, fear and even shame at times. It will all depend on how you were raised or who you encountered in your life. If you do struggle then know you are not alone.… Read More Tips For Setting Boundaries Without Guilt.
We all need boundaries to help keep us safe. They can be psychological, emotional or physical in nature. A set of healthy boundaries are a crucial component of self-care in all aspects of our lives. The two main types of boundaries are physical and emotional. Your physical boundaries need to be strong in order to… Read More Types of Boundaries You May Need.
What Happens When We Start A Relationship? In the early day we start to get to know one another we want to share and do everything together. We are creating a foundation to the relationship for our future together. This is the merge stage of a relationship. The merge is where we have that initial… Read More Reconnecting With Myself In A Relationship.
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