So how is your confidence these days? Did you ever think that your confidence was the result of patterns? Well, let me explain … as a young child I used to love playing with my best friend’s Kaleidoscope and was entranced by how the patterns changed just by me turning the end ever-so-slightly; […]
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I guess we are all struggling with the development of the Covid-19 challenge. Some of us will find the loss of our normal routine hard to accept and adapt to. Some of us will struggle with the lack of certainty; many of us are facing financial uncertainty as well as anxiety over our own health […]
Why is such a small word so hard to say? Most of us have experienced times when we found it hard to say no; it could have been a friend who wanted us to give them emotional support, to borrow money, to look after their child or elderly parent, a boss who wants us to […]
Ever found yourself turning down invitations? Not applying for promotion or new jobs? That’s often where anxiety gets you … or rather keeps you … stuck in your own cage. Anxiety always causes pain and understandably we’d all rather run away from pain than keep going towards it! And as a strategy, avoidance works well. […]
I’m sure like me you’ve had days when everything seemed to be stressful. I recently had one such day and within the course of 4 hours had gone from being a calm, rational person to a torrent of exasperation and frustration. A banking ‘glitch’ resulted in none of my standing orders being paid on time […]
Most of my clients come to see me for help with anxiety – because that’s what I specialise in. Sometimes they have experienced severe physical symptoms of anxiety which have become unbearable over time; blushing, sweating, IBS, insomnia, a racing heartbeat, lack of concentration etc can all be overwhelming. Often they have been avoiding certain […]
Our self-talk is probably one of the most important factors in our happiness and success – but it can also undermine the even the most talented and likeable people if they are unaware of their self-talk or fail to understand its significance. The reason why it is so important is because of the cycle it […]