A lot has happened during my 40 years on this planet, so I got reflecting on the life lessons I've learned during that time. Some people might feel a bit despondent to reach such a milestone, to have reached "that age". However, I like to remind myself of a certain...
I don't know about you, but there have been times when I've experienced a lot of self-doubt. It's often related to whether I'm "good enough" at what I do, and I find myself questioning how to stop worrying about what other people think. My self-doubt has held me back...
Eleanor Roosevelt once said: "You must do the thing you think you cannot do". In other words, I think she was saying "Do the things that scare you the most!". Susan Jeffers took Roosevelt's quote further when she published her book Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway....
In the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model, it's proposed that changing how you think can change how you feel. Changing your thoughts can also influence what you feel in your body, as well as your behaviours (the things you do). The mind is a powerful force!...
My work with clients has its fair share of painful, gut-wrenching, poignant moments. Recently I've been given cause to reflect on why we need to face our own mortality. Some of what I say is probably going to sound vague, but this is deliberate in order to protect...
Have you ever experienced negative thoughts which seem to spiral out of control? I talk about how negative thoughts affect you and what you can do to tackle them if they're having an impact. Negative thoughts might arise in relation to an important meeting at work, or...