Challenge Your Self-Talk Or Stay Stuck
It’s called self-talk, emotional traffic, inner conflict, internal family. Call it what you will, it can have a marked effect on the way we see the world. These ancient childhood…
Tag: inner critic
Writing Your Life Story Can Help Bring Perspective
When we look at our lives within a process of change, we tend to open up a lot of boxes, some of which have been closed tightly for many years. We…
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…
Re-parenting your Inner Child
We have seen clearly in my previous set of posts how an inner critic is formed from the defence mechanisms used by the wounded, criticised child and how these can…
Why We Hate Ourselves… And Never Know Why
There is much hate in our world. It is seen everywhere, on the street, in the media and in our towns and cities. However, in my experience, some of the…
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…
Punishment is not Discipline (Part 1)
The first weeks of a baby’s life can be gruelling and tiring for the new parents. Some parents can be completely overwhelmed with this new life that is suddenly thrust…
Only Definitive Action Can Move You Away From The Influence Of The Thinking Parts
In my last two posts, I talked about meeting a younger self and a safe place for your internal family. This is fine and brings people to a point of…