Whilst doing some of the research for a course I am running, I came across an article in the Independent stating the following statistic “rates of depression and anxiety among teenagers have increased by 70% in the past 25 years” Although I work with a good awareness of emotional health, I found this a disturbing…
Do you think it’s bad that I did that? The answer is ‘do you think it’s bad that you did that?’ We are usually our own harshest critics and judges …especially if we are sensitive people. As human beings with emotions and sensitivities we get drawn in to the moment with our own needs and…
Glass half full or glass half empty?
Well, some may say, whichever it is, it clearly needs topping up!
Optimism and pessimism are states of mind.
On a recent few days away I was exchanging introductions and initial pleasantries with a charming retired gentleman who asked me what I do for a living – “I am a Life Coach” I told him. “Oh” he said, looking slightly blank “what does that involve? There are quite a lot of new things I…
Some of us may have decided that an alcohol-free month of October is a challenge or experience we want to try… and for some, the link with making some funds for Macmillan will add incentive. I confess that it’s not for me now as I don’t drink much and already have a dwindling tolerance of…
Who do you attract into your life? Are you attracting people into your life who enhance it or drain you? I am guessing that if it is the latter, then by nature, you are a caring and giving person? A giving person gets some level of ‘inner glow’ from the giving of themselves to other…
Many people find that they get a great feeling when they connect with nature …maybe a long country walk ….spending time in the garden or park …….walking (or lazing) on a beach listening to the sound of the ocean ……we may feel grounded, more fulfilled, exhilarated even For much of our farming community September…
Having a bad day? How do YOU cope with a bad day? We all have them! Sometimes they come one at a time and sometimes, like buses, they come one after another. And, of course there is a scale of severity of the distress we feel on bad days. Some bad days can be shrugged…
Would you like to feel better and enjoy your life more? There is a good amount of evidence that shows that optimistic people maintain better health and enjoy life more than pessimistic people. So, if you are a pessimistic person how do you become an optimist? Can we learn to be optimistic? I believe so.…
Although this is a shifting attitude, women are most frequently brought up to invest in love and relationships and men are brought up to invest in achievement. It therefore follows that a women assesses her value on how love and the relationships in her life, are going -and a man assesses his self worth on…
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