Blog Posts
How to stop the negative impact of too much cortisol.
‘I feel like I’m about to explode inside.’ This is how my son, whose exams start Monday, said how he felt yesterday. What he was describing was a massive build up of cortisol.
Self-sabotage
If things in our lives are not going as well as we’d like it’s tempting to blame others or simply circumstances. However, more often than we’d probably like to admit, it may be that we are subconsciously sabotaging our own lives.
Burnout and the four burners theory
I was brought up to believe I could ‘have it all’, but what I didn’t really understand was that I couldn’t have it all at the same time without burnout.
Imposter Syndrome, or feeling like a fraud.
Imposter syndrome is a pervasive and often crippling belief that despite appearing competent or even successful, you are actually a fraud, who is likely to be unmasked at any time to devastating effect.
Saying no
‘Yes, that’s’ fine.’ But what if it isn’t? What if the minute you said those words, or even before you said them you started to feel resentful or overwhelmed, and knew you should have said no?
Managing to be mindful at work
Staying mindful while under pressure at work can be challenging. Here are some tips to help you be mindful at work.
How mindfulness helps us deal with negative emotions
One of the key reasons why many of us are in a constant flurry of activity, getting stressed and burnt out along the way, is because we are trying hard to avoid negative emotions.
How to cope with feeling stressed and overwhelmed
How to avoid getting completely overwhelmed by everything life has to throw at you.
How to rewire your brain to think more positively.
Is positive thinking just denial dressed up? For many years I was pretty suspicious of positive thinking. Wasn’t it just denial? What was the point in pretending everything was fine, when it clearly wasn’t? And how could thinking positively really help you deal with...