How are you feeling? Are you OK? If you’ve been paying attention to the media, watching what’s going on in the political world, keeping an eye on global as well as local events it’s possible that you aren’t OK. I seem to have been talking a lot to people about the power of positive thought […]
Everyone has anxiety sometimes. Anxiety is a normal and helpful part of being human. If you struggle with anxiety you may be surprised to hear me use the term “helpful”. A level of anxiety is essential to keep us alert and safe; it’s there to protect us not to harm us. We need some level
Today’s tip will help students to effortlessly recall information they may need during an exam. It goes without saying that in order for these techniques to work you must have attended lessons and actually studied the material throughout the year. Everything you have ever seen, heard or learned is stored in what I call our
Have you ever had the experience of knowing what you want, knowing all the benefits and great feelings it will bring you, knowing exactly what you need to do to get there; and then doing absolutely nothing? Or maybe worse, finding yourself doing anything and everything else apart from taking action steps to get what
When people I meet for the first time find out find out what I do for a living I feel lucky that a lot of them find it interesting and want to know more. I also don’t mind them taking me to one side and asking me questions about their lives and issues. It’s at
I work with a lot of people who are struggling with something in their lives. This might be low self-esteem, confidence issues or they may just be stuck and frustrated with an area of their lives. Quite often we will get on to the subject of that voice in their head. I ask them what
I recently gave a talk to a group of people to help raise money for charity; I try to attend speaking engagements as often as possible. It’s a great way to give people an understanding of complicated psychology in easy to understand terms and to give them tools and techniques that they can take away
We recently adopted a rabbit (Freddie) from an Animal Rescue. He’s a beautiful, 8 month old, brown male Lionhead. When we brought him home we made him a sleeping area out of a box and gave him the run of the house so he could get used to us. However, I noticed something interesting. Although
In the current economic climate more and more people are being affected by the threat of redundancy or have been made redundant. For some people it can seem the end of the world, I’ve seen friends and colleagues lose their pride, sense of identity and spiral into depression. For others it has been one of
As the Easter holidays approach, families’ thoughts turn to jetting off to sun and sand. A great opportunity to relax, have fun and recharge those bodily batteries. However, not everyone feels quite so excited. It’s estimated that one in six people have a fear of flying. People who are scared of flying will generally have
We’ve all had experiences of suspecting that all is not well with someone we care about. We desperately want to help them, but whenever we try to talk to them they just clam up and say nothing is wrong and they’re fine – although we’re pretty sure they’re not. A lot of people are struggling
Today is “World Storytelling Day”. Adults and children all across the globe will be celebrating the art of storytelling by telling and listening to stories. I thought I would share one of my favourite short stories with you as a way for us to join in. It’s adapted from “The Star Thrower” by Loren Eiseley.
