by admin | Sep 5, 2020 | Anxiety, Meditation, Mental Health, Panic Attack, Self-care
MINDFULNESS: HOW IT MAY REDUCE ANXIETY This blog briefly discusses using a mindfulness practice to reduce anxiety. Overwhelming thoughts and worrying about the future can create anxiety. For some, past trauma can be triggered bringing the past into our present....
by admin | Jun 28, 2020 | Anxiety, Mental Health, Panic Attack, Self-care, self-esteem, Stress
Avoidant Behaviour: What it is, and what you can do when anxiety holds you back WHAT IS AVOIDANT BEHAVIOUR If you experience anxiety you have probably engaged in avoidant behaviour. Anxiety and panic attacks feel terrible and it is understandable and natural that you...
by admin | Mar 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Emotional Contagion: Are Other People’s Emotions Influencing You? What is emotional contagion? Emotional contagion occurs when you are influenced by the emotions or mood of another person or group of people. The worst example of emotional contagion has been described...
by admin | Jan 30, 2020 | Mental Health, Positive thinking, Self-care, self-esteem
Positive thinking can improve our wellbeing and create a healthier perspective of life, but it is not a magical fix for every problem or challenging circumstance in our lives. It is common within the helping professions, such as counselling and psychology, to...
by admin | Jan 28, 2020 | Anxiety, Meditation, Mental Health, Panic Attack, Self-care, self-esteem, Stress
STRESS: THE IMPACT OF STRESS AND APPROACHES THAT MAY HELP Long term or substantial stress left unchecked may have an impact on your physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing. Short term stress is generally not damaging and is a part of being human. After a short...
by admin | Nov 13, 2019 | Anxiety, Meditation, Mental Health, Panic Attack, Self-care
Navigating the Stress and Anxiety of Life Changes and Transitions The only certainty in our lives is that sooner or later things will change. It is an inevitable part of life that things will not stay the same. Bigger changes such as those listed below, can create...
by admin | Oct 20, 2019 | Mental Health, Self-care, self-esteem
The importance of acknowledging and celebrating your achievements Why it is important to acknowledge and celebrate your achievementsWhich goals and achievements should be celebrated?Internal locus of evaluation vs external locus of evaluationWarning, personal anecdote...
by admin | Oct 13, 2019 | Anxiety, Mental Health, Self-care
The stories we tell ourselves: Why it may be helpful to question your personal narrative. In this blog I discuss the way we perceive ourselves and events in our lives. This perception can influence our emotions and how we feel about ourselves. This is not a blog about...
by admin | Jun 30, 2019 | Anxiety, Meditation, Panic Attack, Self-care
MEDITATION: 7 WAYS OF PRACTISING MEDITATION What is meditation?Benefits of a meditation practice.Ways of meditating. This blog is not intended to be the definitive A-Z on meditation. I will discuss several different types of meditation, some of the benefits of...
by admin | Jun 5, 2019 | Self-care
Self-Care: What it is and How to Practice it. What is self-care.The importance of self-care.How to practice self-care.What might get in the way of practicing self-care. What is self-care? Self-care is the things that we do to reduce stress, to maintain our physical...
