It’s often really difficult to feel good at Christmas when there’s so much going on and life gets busy. There’s demands and pressure all around and expectations to meet, from others and often from ourselves too. Remember in the UK it’s winter, its dark, it’s cold, the days are shorter and really we should be […]
How are your Christmas plans going? Is it all feeling quite hectic or are you in total control, on track and feeling great about having that perfect Christmas and just loving the whole time? When we get stressed (whatever it’s about) it can raise the stressful feelings in our bodies and fog up our […]
What does success mean for you? I’ve been talking to an awful lot of people recently about success, what it looks like for them and how do we know when we have achieved that success? When you think of success, is that about personal success, family success, work success? Are you achieving what you want […]
Ooh I’ve spoken to lots of people recently about handling stress. These are people who look calm and composed on the outside and inside they’re feeling stressed, under pressure and generally not handling things as well as it would seem to the outside world. I’ve talked about the Swan Effect before, that even when you are that […]
You know I’m not big on talking about myself. I’m more of a listener (kinda goes with the job!!). However, I am big on taking care of myself and making sure I HAVE time and MAKE time for self care. Why? Because when I adopted my girls over 9 years ago I never imagined (and […]
I talk to people an awful lot about why having a breathing technique in your ‘toolbox’ is incredibly helpful. In this video I give you some reasons why deep breathing is helpful and a little of technical info behind it. Have a look and find out what it can do for you as well as some suggestions […]
My (very personal) story was shared on a podcast recently. I’m a bit of an introvert really, so sharing my story is not something I do. A colleague, Nova Woodrow is a psychotherapist and coach based in Bedfordshire and she has designed her own therapy coaching package called Positive Potential. Part of that package has […]
When the seasons change and the weather gets cooler is not something we can control. So can you use this change of season to prompt you to let go of something in your life? We have no choice in the change of seasons, we really just have to go with the flow. It can be […]
Anxiety can differ from person to person. Some people have lots of similar symptoms and others only have a few. It’s very much based on individual perceptions of the situation. There can also be intense fear which can happen suddenly and just seem to take over the body. When this happens a person might notice […]
What is Anxiety what Helps Stop it? I get it – anxiety is a beast. It can lay dormant for a while. You can even start to feel better and then it happens…. It appears again… With anxiety there is no warning. It can stop you doing even the simplest things and people don’t understand […]
