Mental health, emotional wellbeing & personal development
There are three simple ways to reduce stress and anxiety. If you’re anything like me, I find life stressful to varying degree but it’s rare that I have days on end with no stress or anxiety. Knowing simple ways to reduce stress and anxiety is…
No one else can fix you except yourself. The best counsellor or therapist in the world won’t be able to fix you without your collaboration and cooperation. As a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, I sometimes get clients who expect me to ‘fix’ them. They have this…
I have always had this ability to observe society from afar, almost as if I was an alien from another planet. I watch people, observe societal trends and customs and sometimes see the world as this hurly burly noisy place where we are all mindlessly…
It’s no surprise to most of us that life isn’t exactly how we might want it, completely. It might be that despite having the perfect family unit, and the perfect job, you’re still at a loss as to the current political climate. Climate change is…
Is your life the same today as it was yesterday? Do you look at other people and wish your life was as interesting and exciting as theirs? Do you wake up in the morning with nothing but a sigh and a sense of regret, instead…
1- Deep Breathing Now you’ve definitely heard of this one before, but hear me out! It’s not just a way to relieve stress, it’s a way to improve your overall mental state. The practice of deep breathing (or diaphragmatic breathing, for you science-y people)…
Happiness is an inside job. But how can that be? This is a question I hear a lot. It does seem like a strange statement but hear me out. Happiness is an inside job because it is what you make of what happens to you…
8 Tips to increase happiness and optimism “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent”-Eleanor Roosevelt I love the above quote as it suggests that no matter what negativity is aimed your way, you still get to choose whether to…
Success and happiness, which is more important? If you ask me to choose, I will choose happiness without any doubt. I think happiness is more important than any other things in life. And how to live a happy life? It’s not an easy question and…
It’s a fact, the more black and white you are about how you see the world and the more rigidly you live your life (how life MUST be or SHOULD be), the more misery you will have in your life. Life has it’s own agenda…
