Therapy Shorts 85: Those Who Say Can’t Usually Mean Won’t
How many times have you heard someone say “I can’t change”? If you are like me, you have heard it many times. In most cases, what is really being said is “I won’t change”…
How to Accept and Overcome Failure Effectively
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing...
Beat Procrastination And Time-wasting
I have read the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People many times and taught others its principles. As Covey rightly said "you need to learn to teach and teach to learn". The first three habits are extremely effective for anyone looking to add structure to their lives in a way that gets them out "the rut"...
The 7 Day Challenge Day 7: Take Action And Take It Now!
We are at the pinnacle of the 7 Day Challenge, the last day. We have slowly worked through various topics and have finally reached the moment to take action to make a change.... scary, right?...
How To Learn Listening Skills That Make All The Difference in Conflict Management
It doesn't matter what kind of relationship you are in, there will be conflict. In fact, if there isn‘t, one might question the connection present! Conflict management is one of the key skills that couples must learn if their relationship is to survive over the long term...
How To Be An Effective Father: Get Involved!
What is it to be a good father? Much emphasis is placed on the bond a child has with its mother and the role of the father is often pushed into the background. Important as it is that the interpersonal bond with the mother is established...
Nurture Your Inner Critic
There are a range of books that tell us how to deal with our family of inner critics. Most centre on mantras and progressively aggressive language to deal with them...
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 be taken forward into adulthood...
Anxiety: The Facts
Many of the clients I deal with in my online therapy practice suffer from anxiety. Anxiety is the disorder of our modern times and the amount of people suffering from it is increasing every year...
How Childhood Abuse Can Subdue The Inner Child
When we think about child abuse, our thoughts often stop at sexual abuse of minors. However, the term child abuse...
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