Why and How to Process Emotions

Why and How to Process Emotions

Emotions are a part of daily life and usually we don’t have a problem with the positive ones like joy and love. The lower emotions are a different story. It’s common to want to avoid them, to suppress them, rather than go through the pain they cause us. People develop...
Stress Check

Stress Check

Stress. A little word but a HUGE deal. Do you know how it’s impacting your life?Modern life can give us more stress than we’re designed to cope with long-term.The fight/flight/freeze response was fine back when we were faced with the threat of wild animals. It still...
Free Yourself from Overwhelm

Free Yourself from Overwhelm

Overwhelm is exhausting, stressful, and incredibly frustrating.  It can make you feel confused, forgetful, have difficulty concentrating, and give you a racing mind.   You don’t have to stay like that!  You can move out of overwhelm and start feeling free again....
Recovering from being a People-Pleaser

Recovering from being a People-Pleaser

You might wonder why anyone would want to “recover” from being a people-pleaser, as they sound like nice people.  But there’s more to it than that.  A people-pleaser puts other people’s needs before their own and is constantly seeking approval (often...
Finding Time for Self-Care

Finding Time for Self-Care

We all hear about the importance of self-care but do you actually put it into practice? You see quotes like “self-care isn’t selfish” all over social media but while we may agree with that in theory, many of us still don’t prioritise it. It might be because...
Gratitude

Gratitude

Living in an attitude of gratitude is a powerful practice which could change your life, and it’s something that anyone can learn. I was asked a little while ago which comes first out of happiness and gratitude.  It’s definitely gratitude.  You can be happy for short...