Some would have us believe that to love and care for ourselves is selfish. That is simple not true. We need to start seeing self-love as acts of love and self-care in our everyday life. The choices we make each day can be based on acts of self-love. From meeting our basic self-care needs to… Read More Why Self-Love Is Not An Act Of Selfishness.
What Is All Or Nothing Thinking? When we think with an all or nothing mindset we tend to see things in extremes. All or nothing thinking, or black and white thinking, is a form of cognitive distortion. When in this mindset we tend to think in either or terms e.g. “It is perfect”, or “No… Read More Is All Or Nothing Thinking Keeping You Stuck?
One of the biggest barriers to self-love and self-care is the comparison trap. We can all too easily fall into this trap especially as we spend so much of our time on social media these days. The comparison trap is all too contagious too as the people we interact with can help us get started… Read More 4 Ways To Deal With The Comparison Trap.
Research has shown us that our own belief systems about our abilities and possible potential is the best indicator of our behaviours and predict our success. This research suggests that there could be two types of mindset that influence our thinking and belief about ourselves. Two Types Of Mindset. The first one is the fixed… Read More Can We Learn To Keep An Open Mind?
Success can come in many shapes and sizes we just have a habit of not recognizing the smaller ones as such. For many of us we feel so busy that each day seems to be like a conveyor belt of things we need to get done. So we certainly don’t have time to think about… Read More Why It’s Important To Celebrate All Our Successes.
With an increasing busy schedule we can find ourselves with very little time for our relationships or ourselves. Social connections that we all need go by the wayside and before we know it months have passed before we really reconnect with someone we love. We have become ships passing in the night on the never… Read More Taking Time For Self-Care To Improve Your Relationships.
Anyone who has ever had a long-term relationship will tell you that it’s one hard work and two it goes through cycles. But what most don’t know is that research shows us that relationships have 5 stages they go through. Sometimes you might see these stages broken down further to show what happens inside each… Read More The 5 Stages Of A Long-Term Relationship.
A healthy set of boundaries is vital for a balanced life. Being able to set limits with people is an important part of those boundaries. But all too often when we become stressed we forget to do just that. Too much stress can, if left untreated, lead to burnout, depression and anxiety. We need to… Read More Re-establishing Your Boundaries To Manage Your Stress.
When we become obsessed with trying to control things around us, someone’s behaviour, or certain situations, it’s like trying to use our body to hold back floodwaters. We do know on a certain level that it is an impossible task. But one which many of us still attempt on a daily basis. We seem to… Read More How Can We Learn To Let Go Of Controlling Behaviours?
A healthy relationship is one based on both people having healthy boundaries and being able to maintain them in their relationship. It also requires effort by both parties to maintain it. As time moves on in any relationship we can fall in to the trap of relationship complacency. When this happens of course it can… Read More What Does A Healthy Relationship Look Like?
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