Not all of us get oodles of holiday time over Christmas. For some of us it’s just the Bank Holidays and work pretty much continues throughout. So how do we find ways to switch off over Christmas when it seems such a busy time? Regardless of how many days off you have, the Christmas season […]
Last time we looked at spotting the signs you’re feeling overwhelmed. These are different for everyone, so give yourself a minute and go and have a read if you haven’t already. So now you know what your signs are, it’s time to deal with them! Feeling overwhelmed is a negative spiral. You start to […]
‘Feeling overwhelmed’ is a term that gets bandied around all over the place these days. In this fast paced world there’s always some pressure from somewhere for us to do more, be more, make more deadlines. There can be professional and personal pressure. But what does being overwhelmed mean, really? When I ask people to […]
Stress Awareness Day is 1st November 2017 Stress to Success in 5 Simple Steps Stress is a huge contributor to people needing time off work. Surveys suggest that over 10 million people in the UK are taking time off due to stress and stress related illness. Mental health issues, including stress and anxiety are the […]
In this video I wanted to talk about confidence issues. I’ve been seeing a lot of it this week – or rather, I’ve been seeing a lack of it! If you struggle with confidence or you don’t always feel confident then this might be really helpful for you. We all need a bit of confidence, […]
Boundaries don’t have to be harsh, rigid, strict or punitive. When I adopted my children I was told “they just need firm boundaries”. They needed a whole lot more but getting clear on boundaries for them, for our family enables me to do the rest of the things they needed. I needed to learn about […]
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 […]
