by Rachael Roberts | Nov 16, 2021 | Assertiveness, Confidence, Emotions
Put downs might be back-handed compliments, such as ‘You’re so brave wearing colours like that together.’ They’re also often signalled by something like, I just need to be honest…. Or ‘I hope you won’t mind me telling you, but…. (you will mind). And they often use...
by Rachael Roberts | Aug 31, 2021 | Anxiety, Emotions, Inner Troll, Monkey Mind, Negativity, Stress, stressed day
Rumination is when your thoughts (usually negative or fearful ones) just keep repeating over and over in your head. The word ruminating is what cows and sheep do when they regurgitate and chew over the same piece of grass again. Lovely! Most people find this happening...
by Rachael Roberts | Aug 3, 2021 | Business, Emotions, Habits, Inner Troll, Negativity, Overwhelm
Are you prone to procrastination? If this is a common pattern for you, you have probably wondered why you keep doing this, despite the obvious negative impacts on your career, and sanity. Many people procrastinate because they are secretly afraid that what they...
by Rachael Roberts | Apr 27, 2021 | Confidence, Emotions, Inner Troll, Negativity
Everyone has negative thoughts and emotions. But what’s the best way to deal with these? Sometimes we hear people saying things like ‘turn that frown upside down’ or no ‘negative vibes here’…. I do believe that it’s possible to shift a negative perspective, but it’s...
by Rachael Roberts | Feb 16, 2021 | Anxiety, Emotions, Happiness, Inner Troll, Stress
Put simply, self-compassion is about liking yourself and treating yourself as well as you would treat a good friend, rather than talking to yourself and pushing yourself in a way you wouldn’t dream of doing to anyone else. It sounds kind of obvious, and yet many of us...
by Rachael Roberts | Jan 19, 2021 | Career, Emotions, Happiness, Saying no
Have you ever continued doing a course you don’t actually find useful, or stayed in an unsatisfying relationship because you’ve already invested so much time and effort in making it work? Or perhaps you’ve kept something you don’t like because it was expensive?...
