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If you struggle with anxiety or feel that you lack confidence, you are not alone! Irrespective of the many reasons why clients get in touch with me, everyone finds themselves challenged by emotional difficulties such as anxiety and confidence at different times in their lives. They are the main reasons why people report feeling stuck and unable to find a way forward. However, it’s really hard to think your way out of your emotional challenges on your own, simply because of the way our...

Improving our work/life balance can seem like an impossible task. While technology can help us to reconnect with old friends, it can also make it tricky to switch off outside of office hours as the lure of ‘just one more email, and I’ll be done for the night’ has us checking our inboxes during our precious time resting, recharging, or spending time with loved ones.

If you struggle to find a healthy balance with technology or worry about the potential side effects of using it so often,...

I, like many, am affected by changes in season particularly at this time of year. Even though I love Autumn, I know that as these dark mornings and evenings draw in I have to try much harder to stay on track and keep motivated. We all know it’s much harder to bounce out of bed on a chilly dark morning than a warm sunny one. Whether you work for yourself like me, have a team to motivate or customers to serve, you probably already know that getting out of bed with a positive mindset is key...

I wanted to cover here the relationship between stress and emotional intelligence (EI), and how we might be able to move from the former to the latter: being emotionally intelligent rather than getting stressed, letting our emotions take over. If being emotionally intelligent means ‘identifying and managing your emotions’ - and as a result being able to relate well with/tune in to others - then when we get stressed, our EI takes a dip. Appreciating the link between how we think,...

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 self-care is the buzzword of the year, but I’d like to suggest that it is trending for a reason. When we take ownership of our self-care, the things that can bring us down; from stress and all its side effects to family drama and work issues, become...

If you find your mind wandering from one thing to another when you should be getting a piece of work done - you’re not alone. Our society is fast paced and full of information, where a quick check of social media can spiral into hours of lost time.

Regaining your focus will help you be more productive, yes, but the important point here is to listen to yourself and work with your energy levels. Sometimes we can’t focus because our minds are telling us they need a break.

Here we share...

There are never enough hours in the day, are there? Between work, commuting, family affairs and a social life (what social life?), our day-to-day lives can feel pretty hectic.

Well, the thing is, we all have 24 hours in each day. We might not be able to magic any more minutes or hours into your day, but what we can do is help you to work with the time that you do have.

Think about it. If you work eight hours per day and sleep eight hours per day, you have eight hours per day for...

We all experience intense periods of stress, where it feels like everything is getting on top of us. Work begins encroaching into our home lives - working just a couple of extra hours in the evenings starts turning into working weekends, just to feel like we’re on top of things...

Slowly, things begin to feel like they are too much; emotionally, physically, mentally.

You start feeling overwhelmed. Drained, like you can’t meet with the constant onslaught of demands. Over time, you...

We all walk but there is walking and there is walking! Here, I share the benefits of walking, how to get the most from it, how much you ought to try to walk and how long the benefits can last. We are all aware that exercise helps us to stay physically fit. It is also now known that it uplifts the mood, if carried out regularly. Some scientists report that this is due to the release of endorphins (chemicals in the brain). Endorphins are natural painkillers and can also trigger feelings of...