Are you a carer? Is there a member of your family with a chronic condition? Do you have a friend who regularly calls on you for assistance? If so, I know it is an incredibly difficult role. I also know you likely have been unable to articulate your pain or share it with others. This ... [Read more now]
Prioritising ‘OUR-self’ is what allows us to be our ‘WHOLE-self’. The Choice Point When we experience burnout, stress and/or feelings of insecurity, we face a ‘choice point’. Either we can choose to stay stuck in past behaviours or we can choose life affirming behaviours such as self-care. Many people believe that self-care is selfish and ... [Read more now]
A common strategy given to people who suffer from anxiety is “relaxation”. Doctors, psychologists, psychotherapists, hypnotherapists, yoga instructors…(.the list is endless) tell clients that relaxation and breathing with help reduce the anxiety. And they are right. The problem is that many relaxation exercises take up to twenty minutes and involve lying still and concentrating. Clients ... [Read more now]
When you are kind to yourself, and have compassionate self-talk, you will be less anxious. Research over the past nine years has indicated that self-compassion has a protective role to play in mood and anxiety disorders. Roemer (2008) found that people with low levels of self-compassion had more severe symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) ... [Read more now]
