It’s impossible to overstate the benefits of relaxation in mental health. The human brain is a muscle. It needs time to rest from its daily exertion, process the flood of stimuli bombarding its every moment, and integrate new information into your mental schema.
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Is that you? Feeling pressured about your work, family commitments, relationships, financial uncertainty? Telling yourself that the one glass of wine at night will help you to fall asleep easier, and that second cup of coffee in the morning will give you the energy you need for the day.
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The concept of neuroplasticity has become quite well known these days. Well-known statements like “neurons that fire together, wire together” (Donald Hebb), and “where attention goes, energy flows” (James Redfield), have now become clichés in practically any self-development field.
Life can be overwhelming and sometimes it is hard to know where to begin when it comes to regaining your energy, reducing stress and just feeling more like yourself. To make the journey towards feeling energised more simple, we have broken it down into three small things you can do without taking big leaps or dramatically changing everything all in one go. These are things you can gradually build up to, without the need for stress.
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I spent years in denial, still trying to cling to the parts of my old life, still looking for ways to feel like I had some control. It wasn’t until I truly surrendered (not a pretty process!) that I realised how much our body speaks to us when we sit in the stillness. I was physically broken, yet learning to feel and listen more.
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I would love to hear how many of you can relate to this. Let me set the scene:
Your phone buzzes, there is a notification waiting for you, and there is a crazy need for you to unlock your phone and check what or who that might be.
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What we think and how we feel often dictates what we eat, if we should eat and when we should eat.
This may lead us to console our emotions with that go-to comfort food. We may not really want or need it, but the temporary distraction, comfort or self-soothing it provides is a mighty big draw card to make us feel better in that moment.
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What is Emotional Pain?
Emotional pain or Trauma can stem from scars that we may endure after any hurtful event or memory such as abuse/neglect or even something like a breakup/death. These events, familiar as they may seem, tend to shape how individuals view life and even themselves.
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With so many unknowns in the world today, you might be feeling at a loss when it comes to soothing your children’s anxieties.
You can’t just tell them that everything will be all right.
However, you can help them to manage their anxiety so they can live happier lives in the here and now. If your child’s worries are affecting their daily life and well-being, here are some ways you can help.
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Do you feel exhausted most times, even though you are getting adequate amounts of sleep? Adrenal fatigue is a very
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In Part One – ‘Could Your Personality Be Contributing To Your Chronic Pain?’ I mentioned that, after recognising myself in many
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Mindfulness may be a ‘buzz’ word in some circles, but when it comes to reframing your self-talk it can be a very handy practice to help you get started reframing your self-talk and refocus your mindset.
Becoming more mindful about your self-talk helps you to isolate the mental chatter that brings you down, holds you back and keeps you stuck.
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Meaning and purpose play important roles in human happiness. Losing meaning or purpose in life increases stress, overwhelm, and helplessness.
I see this constantly when working with clients and students.
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To start with holistic medicine, which emerged in China, about 5 thousand years back. It considers the inner and external elements impacting the performance of the body.
The basis of the medicine is to improve the power of personal fitness, and the disease is taken an occurrence arising from the loss of stability and inner harmony of the spirit.
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Negative thinking can often get the best of us. But do you even know when you’re thinking negatively? Can you recognise your own negative self-talk? And more importantly, can you stop it?!
There are ten ways people sabotage themselves with their own negative thinking patterns.
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