Mental health, emotional wellbeing & personal development
There is nothing worse than low confidence. Low confidence makes you doubt yourself and whether you have low confidence because of your looks, your clothes, your general air of shyness – you need to do what you can to build it up! You deserve…
The rise of perfectionism is easy to see. We live in a meritocracy where you gain validation and acceptance for your achievements. Behaviours associated with competition and the attainment of social standing have risen. In recent years, data suggests that individuals across the industrialized world…
Self-esteem is simply how you view yourself and your capabilities. Just like many aspects of development, self-esteem is a product of some forces that are usually defined as nurture and nature. Self-esteem can be low, somewhere in the middle or high. At some point in…
The phrase “learning to love yourself” gets bandied about quite a lot, but what does self-love mean? And how do you show yourself, love? What Self-Love Is And Is Not Let’s first begin with what self-love is NOT. Loving yourself isn’t a narcissistic…
Unfortunately, there are so many things in modern society that threaten to pull your confidence down to rock bottom levels. The internet and even your average high street is plastered with pictures of photoshopped models and unrealistically expensive material goods that the average person could…
At the beginning of the year there can be a lot of cosu around feeling good about yourself, and because of this, we can then put pressure on ourselves to make some changes. However, often just taking decent care of yourself can allow you to…
“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…
What do you fear the most? Is it being alone, being poor, being rejected or something else? We all fear something and we develop behaviours to help us avoid these real or imagined outcomes. Sometimes the plans we create work well for us but often…
Instead of saying “I am sorry” try using these different phrases – they are far more empowering: I am sorry I am always late – Thank you for waiting for me I’m sorry for being so sensitive – Thank you for being accepting of…
How to build trust in yourself 1. Recognize that all humans are comprised of “good” and “bad” parts. In other words, we’re flawed beings. 2. Accept your dark, unsavory, and primitive parts. Change what you can, and accept that you will never be fully evolved.…
Tools to Raise Your Self-esteem Here are 25 ways to raise your self-esteem: 1. Figure out what your problem is. Realize your problem isn’t who you are, it’s what you have used to protect your physical and emotional well being. It’s hiding who you are: a beautiful…
When we mix up practical problems with emotional issues, we make life a misery for ourselves. You may worry about being a success at work. That’s the practical problem that can be problem-solved but as humans, we tend to place an emotional interpretation onto practical…