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.
Why do we need, at the very least, a very basic self-care routine when busy? The answer is simple, because it will bring stability to our mental and physical health. It will help you re-center when everything else goes astray in your life. If we can bring it all back to basics on our bad days, we… Read More 7 Quick Wins With Self-Care When You Are Busy.
Most of us decide to make New Year’s Resolutions, goals or new healthier habits at the start of the New Year that we never achieve. Why is that you might ask? For most it will come down to self-sabotage. Self-sabotage isn’t just one thing it can have many causes but in the end they all… Read More 8 Mistakes That Will Sabotage Your Goals
Back in 2009 I found myself overwhelmed and suffering with PTSD. I was an extremely busy mum of five and I knew I had to readjust my lifestyle if I was to recover. I was lucky enough to find a wonderful therapist who helped me. Yes we psychologists go to therapy too. One of the… Read More One Simple Habit That Changed My Life.
Have you already set some New Year resolutions only you are not implementing them? Well you’re not alone in doing this. It’s that time of year where we set New Year’s resolutions or go full steam ahead on setting goals. But for most of us these only end in failure and we get disheartened. It… Read More A Step By Step Guide To Creating New Habits.
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?
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?
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