Fear Of The Future Is A Fear Of Life
As humans, we are the only species on the planet that in any way can predict a future. While those predictions can only be based on assumptions from current events,…
Category: STRESS MANAGEMENT
A Sense Of Humour Helps In Enforced Isolation
I come from a country where the ‘stiff upper lip’ and ‘wartime spirit’ are very much part of the national psyche. Along with this, a sense of humour is usually…
The Week That Was; Notes From Forced Isolation
I work from home and even under the best of conditions, rarely go out apart from the one day I call my weekend…usually Saturday. Then I either go walking or…
Codependency: “Me Time” Is An Essential Part Of Any Relationship
Many people feel threatened when their partner asks for “space”. The immediate thought might be that they are ending the relationship or it is heading in the wrong direction. Many…
Mindful Acceptance Leads To Self-Compassion
“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by…
Codependency: Self-Care Is Essential And It Starts With You
Many codependents that I see in my practice have very little idea of the concept of self-care. This might be because they are generally dealing with the care of others…
Clue Up On SAD: It Affects More People Than You Might Think.
As I woke up this morning, I realised that something was different. I’m not talking here about the ageing process here but the sudden change in the weather. Summer had…
Emotional Traffic And Self-Talk? Take Leadership!
We all experience self-talk to varying degrees. Some of it can be positive but mostly it berates us, make us feel guilty, angry, can encourage us to slip into addiction…