Life can be tough at times, and we usually feel when one thing goes wrong, everything goes wrong! Or we might say, ‘I am having one of those days’ or ‘I can’t seem to do anything right today’. We may feel anxious, stressed, annoyed and short-tempered, often taking it out on those ...
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Self-care is not Selfish
You cannot pour from an empty cup, if you do not look after yourself, it is difficult to look after others. Self-care may be perceived by some as selfish. Well, I am here to tell you it is not. It is far from selfish. When we practice self-care, we are improving our mood, or thoughts and our ...
Who am I? – Identity loss
“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who should be?”- Danielle LaPorte I have been thinking about identity, how it changes, evolves and matures. Identity is defined as a collection of attributes, values and qualities. These define how we see ourselves, the roles we have ...
What to do when anxiety overwhelms you
“Coping with anxiety can be overwhelming. It may trigger your fight or flight response, while using all of your physical and mental energy”. Living with anxiety every day can be exhausting. It is always present no matter what you are doing, or how much you need to focus on different ...
Forgiveness
“Forgiving is not forgetting. It’s letting go of the hurt.” Sometimes it can feel almost impossible to forgive someone who has hurt you. We all make mistakes, we all mess up from time to time, it is one of the inevitable traits of being a human being. Mistakes are often easy to make, yet we ...
Managing work stress
“Stress is not what happens to us. It is our response to what happens. And response is something we can choose”- Maureen Killoran Stress at work is becoming a more common issue for many people. We strive to find that ‘work/home-life balance’, often getting lost somewhere in between. Usually ...
How to create your own healing space
“A healing space is your own place of peace created through what you see, feel, smell and hear.” What we see, smell and feel can all help us feel less stressed and anxious. Our mind and body are continuously communicating with each other. Therefore our surroundings can play a massive part in ...
Words can hurt me too
“Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” Remember this poem from your school days? I think it should read more along the lines of this: Words are powerful, certain words can trigger off your core belief about yourself. These words can be spoken by those ...
What are your dreams trying to tell you
“Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious.”- Sigmund Freud. Through analysing our dreams, we can get a “glimpse” into the inner workings of our subconscious. Dreams can often tell us what is going on in our subconscious. It is the symbols in our dreams that can help us understand and make ...
How to stop worrying what other people think
We often worry about what other people think about us. We try to read their minds and guess what they are thinking. The truth is, it is impossible to know what other people are thinking. We are not mind-readers. When we ‘read minds’ we can come up with all sorts of assumptions (usually negative). ...
