Mental health, emotional wellbeing & personal development
Most people think that being a perfectionist means that you do everything well and pay attention to detail but this isn’t necessarily the full picture. There is a lot more to perfectionism than most people think and it’s quite a complicated pattern of thinking and …
A few days ago, I attended a webinar on women’s physical and emotional wellbeing hosted by a notable organization. Since many professionals were invited to speak on the issue, I got the chance to understand women’s wellbeing from various perspectives. For me, the most interesting and enlightening talk was that of a Psychology Professor who was researching women’s self-esteem …
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 …
