How to find a good Therapist
Many people who are in need of emotional support from a professional are not sure where to start so, here are my thoughts on how to find a good therapist for you. There are many types of therapy available and you need to find one that suits your particular personality and needs. The main ones […]
The Detrimental Effects of Loneliness
Loneliness can have a significant negative impact on emotional health. Here are some ways in which the detrimental effects of loneliness can show up in your life; Depression and anxiety: Loneliness often leads to feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and despair, which can contribute to the development of depression and anxiety disorders. The lack of social […]
9 Tips to Beat Stress and Anxiety
Here are 9 tips for beating stress and anxiety which you can start implementing today. They will help you start taking back control of your life so you can stop living in fear. When we experience heightened stress and anxiety our body may feel a number of physical sensations. These could include feeling faint […]
Managing Your Emotions
Managing your emotions can be tricky particularly when you have never been taught how best to do this. If you cannot manage or understand your own emotions it stands to reason that it’s going to be a challenge trying to manage the emotions of others. Try managing a resistant teenager, a two year olds meltdown, […]
Spotting the Signs of Emotional Abuse
Spotting the signs of emotional abuse can be difficult if you are living with it every day. You can be unwittingly drawn in to making yourself responsible for the abuser’s behaviour. You don’t want to be upsetting them or hold them accountable so you do what you can to keep them ‘happy’. This may mean […]
Self-Sabotage
Understanding the concept of self-sabotage and how triggers work to keep us feeling stuck is key in helping us move forwards and improve our life. Our subconscious mind is a stunningly powerful information processor which records all our life experiences. It can play these back to us at any moment by the simple push […]
Destructive Mind Games
It seems it has always been the case that people are brought up with no understanding of how to communicate openly and honestly. From their experience they come to learn that communicating in this way doesn’t get them what they want. Instead, what they do learn, unwittingly, is how to play mind games which serves […]
Feeling lazy or un-motivated?
Every one of us is born with high self-esteem but it unwittingly gets knocked out of us as we grow up and it makes us appear lazy and unmotivated. It’s interesting to note how much harder it is to transplant and nurture the seeds of high self-esteem and motivation into children. On the other hand, […]
Learned Helplessness Explained!
In times past, baby elephants in the circus were tied to ground poles to keep them from wandering off. Because they were so young, this ground pole was enough to keep them in one place however much they attempted to get free. They soon learned they could not get free and so they gave up […]