It’s been a difficult year for everyone. This year Christmas in particular may bring up so many strong emotions for us. Feeling painful emotions is hard. We simply don’t want to do it at times and we try to ignore them or dismiss them entirely. So it’s not surprising that we may have been trying… Read More How To Stay Present With Your Emotions.
Life can have its ups and downs. During those downs we really need positive people who will understand, listen and support us more than ever. Giving and receiving that support is one of the basic needs we have as humans. There are many benefits to having a strong support system in place in our lives… Read More Are You Choosing Real Friendships?
For many of us the idea of creating a self-care practice might seem selfish. The concept of self-care has become distorted over the years. So much so that we don’t realize that it is through having a basic self-care plan we are more accepting, compassionate and are better able to help others. Self-care is an… Read More Are You Ready To Practice Self-Care?
Siblings spend most of their time together than they do with others. As parents we want them to have a healthy relationship that can last a life time. The bond that is created during childhood between siblings is a complicated one. It can have many influences by many factors such as birth order, personality, parental… Read More 8 Tips To Help Encourage Healthy Sibling Relationships.
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?
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?
We all lead very busy lives. It is a fact that more often than not we don’t prioritize our own wellbeing. Between work, home, children, family drama, etc., it all takes up so much of our time. Plus anyone of these can cause us no end of stress. We work longer hours and push ourselves… Read More Recognizing Burnout.
What Is Anxiety? Anxiety is something we all feel. It is a normal response to many different types of stressful situations e.g. sitting an exam, worrying about meeting new people, or making a presentation in work, etc. When worry becomes excessive about everyday life experiences people may have developed a problem with their anxiety. In… Read More 7 Tips To Help With Anxiety Right Now.
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.
Toxic workplace environments affect everyone working in the business whether they are aware of it or not. Unfortunately it rarely stays in the workplace either and generally follows you into your private life. It’s not just the “oh no it’s Monday morning” feeling or the one off high stressor of a day. It’s the dread… Read More Recovering From Leaving A Toxic Workplace.
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