What Are Boundaries? Boundaries are about you, not anyone else. These are your personal boundaries. You need to set boundaries for yourself, based on your values and morals. Setting your own boundaries comes from a place of empowerment. It involves you deciding what you participating in and who with. Learning to say no and realising… Read More What Are Boundaries? How Do I Set Them?
I had never heard the word codependency until I walked into the rooms of an Al-Anon meeting. (Al-anon is for family and friends of alcoholics) I quickly learned this was what I was – a codependent – I was addicted to the alcoholic as much as he was to alcohol. But what is codependency and… Read More Co-dependency
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by either experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. Many people go through traumatic events but they don’t get PTSD. For these people they get better with time, help and self-care. But for some people they will and do get PTSD and the symptoms get… Read More Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
I’m not going to offer a legal advice or anything like that, that’s not my field of expertise but if you do need advice you can speak to a FLAC solicitor in confidence.(Ireland only) www.flac.ie They offer free legal advice to anyone. What I’m going to address is the emotional rollercoaster we as adults feel… Read More Divorce: An Emotional Rollercoaster
We all want to improve our memory at some time in our lives or just stay on top of all that’s happening in our busy lives. So as a mother of five adult children down the years I’ve learnt what works for me. Here are some of my recommendations that I’ve used. Mindfulness I took… Read More 5 Ways To Improve Your Memory
To start off the New Year I’ve written up a journal for self-care day challenge. Many people make New Year resolutions in January but I’m asking you not to. Instead, I’m asking you to get to know you better. So for the next 32 days, I’d like you to ask yourself the following questions in… Read More No New Year Resolutions Just Yet! (Self-Care Final Section)
This is the last post in the self-soothing series. I have one last post I will put out next week in the overall self-care series. It will be a series of questions to ask yourself, when you get some quiet time, over the holidays. It may help you set some new goals for 2017 or… Read More Building Up New Habits (Self Soothing) Using the Senses Part 6 Other Suggestions
Well done if you have taken the initiative and incorporated something from all the previous lists into your daily routine. This week we look at the touch. Our skin covers our bodies and is the largest organ we have. It is through our skin we feel and experience some of the nicest emotions we can.… Read More Build Good Habits (Self Soothing) Using the Senses Part 5 Touch
We can tend to centre family life around celebrations that involve food. Some of our best and worst memories can be linked to those celebrations. We can at times also turn to food for comfort. If that is the case you may want to skip this week’s suggestions but you could also adopt some new… Read More Building Good Habits (Self Soothing) Using the Senses Part 4 Taste
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