Mental health, emotional wellbeing & personal development
When we feel unhappy, our emotional disturbances come from our thoughts. Dr Albert Ellis identified 11 irrational beliefs that cause us to feel emotions such as anger, hate, worry, panic, insecurity, jealousy, passivity, procrastination, and other forms of escape. To reduce these unwelcome emotions involves…
Seeking approval makes you a slave to others. If you do things with external validation in mind, your essence is diluted. Let me explain… If you set out to do something purely because YOU want it, that endeavour is the essence of you. Ideally, your…
Self belief can come and go. It’s hard to stay on top of things mentally at times. Life can be hard and we have an onsluaght of challenges daily. We compare ourselves to others, we see phot-shopped images daily of beautiful, impossibly perfect women. We…
“What do you want in life?” It’s one of the most difficult questions for anyone to answer, and yet we don’t get a lot of time to answer it. Life is not a guarantee; time is not a guarantee. We don’t get to choose…
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent” – Eleanor Roosevelt The truth is that there will always be someone who is trying to tear you down. They may be overt with their belittling behaviour or they may be passive-aggressive. Passive-aggressive behaviour can…
It is not always easy putting your best foot forward. There are times when we all want to curl up into a ball and hide beneath the duvet covers. Life can be a trial, especially when you are always busy and have no time to…
Self belief is the edge that you need to get ahead. In a world where many people have degrees and academic qualifications, it’s self belief that will take you that bit further. Self belief means that you are willing to take risks and champion yourself.…
Dealing with tactless people takes a little insight into their behaviour. Instead of personalising their tactless remarks or behaviour, see it as an issue with them, not you. The truth about tactless people Some people really have no sense of what is/isn’t appropriate to discuss.…
What is confidence and why do some people seem to be more confident? Confidence is a combination of genetic make up but also your attitude and how youor brain processes information around you. The good news os that you can train your brain to promote…
We have so many things going for us, don’t we? Despite the limited number of hours in a day, we are somehow able to include time for work, family, friends, and even other extracurricular activities into our already busy schedules. But how much time do…
There are sure fire ways to stress-proof your life. While it’s impossible to never feel stressed, there are ways to manage stress and to reduce it’s impact. The more stress we can avoid the better. Cross that bridge when you get to it In other…
Be yourself in a world full of haters. It’s the tougher option for sure. It’s so much easier to give in to peer pressure, to want to people please and be liked by everyone. We all know though, you can’t please everyone all of the…