We all want to be happy, but fewer and fewer of us seem to be achieving that goal. Statistics tell us that an increasing number of people in the UK and other industrialised nations are suffering from anxiety and depression. Consumerism works to...
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Are you happy at work?
Written by listed life coach: Damian Duguid
Are you happy in your job? 50% of the world's population hates their jobs. In the UK, 70% of our workforce do not like their job - 70%! Or, if you go by the Gallup poll, then a whopping 85% are not experiencing job satisfaction. Does that sound...
Supporting mental health in the workplace
Written by Memiah Guest, writer at Life Coach Directory
Public and corporate awareness of the importance of mental health is increasing in the UK, with media outlets rightfully bringing greater attention to the topic. According to Mind, approximately one in four adults will experience a mental health...
Anger, depression and healthy aggression
Written by listed life coach: Nico De Napoli - Mindfulness & Life Coach
Anger is definitely an unpleasant emotion. Like fear, it is classified as a high-energy negative emotion - as opposed to low-energy ones, such as sadness or guilt. Is there such a thing as healthy aggression? Fear and excitement produce the same...
Depression coaching or counselling: what’s the difference?
Written by Bonnie Evie Gifford, writer at Life Coach Directory
Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the world. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) over 300 million people around the globe of all ages, backgrounds, and situations experience depression. An estimated 20% of us...
Do you ever feel stuck, frustrated, down, disheartened and depressed or, more simply put, like rubbish about life? Would you believe me if I told you that, these feelings are, in fact, vitally useful and important if you understand their purpose...
Let's talk about depression
Written by listed life coach: Lara Noormahomed
Just over a year ago, someone I knew completed suicide. We weren’t close, but even so, hearing about his passing came as a tremendous shock and made me take a close look into my own life. Steve* was a smart and accomplished 27 year old with a...
Seasonal affective disorder, sickness and self-care
Written by listed life coach: Toni Horton
Of the three issues in the title, only one of them is within our control - but I do know that if you eliminate the one we can control, the self-care, then the other two things can have a much worse effect on us. It’s fair to say that...
Coaching, therapy and the Time Lord
Written by listed life coach: Kim Rutherford
When I started on my own coaching and therapy journey I was very confused about everything. It was a scary time and not knowing what to expect or what I might find out about myself along the way caused a lot of distress. When my doctors first...
Outward success, inward distress - how to deal with feeling low when others think...
Written by listed life coach: Rachel Coffey, BA, MA, NLP Mstr- Rachel Coffey Coaching
The incredibly sad death of Kate Spade in New York, reminds us once again that feelings of hurt and depression do not discriminate. Yes, everyone would certainly agree that not making ends meet is stressful and hard to bear, but there is always a...
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