Learn more about what it takes to create a new habit, or change an old one! When it comes to habits – creating good habits, or eliminating bad habits – it often feels like you are going in circles, never get anywhere. It’s frustrating. It often leaves you feel like you are a failure. There is an underlying…
I have found over the years that more and more people seem to suffer from more and more stress and anxiety. You might have noticed this yourself. Or you are one of the many who really suffer. Sadly most people who are suffering from anxiety think it’s just them. do you keep saying to people:…
People do terrible things. In this blog I am exploring one of the reasons why that might be. A man gets killed by a police officer, because he has the wrong skin colour. Another man knowingly produces substandard silicon implants and tens of thousands of people end up with terrible health issues. Every day several…
Mindfulness – I would like to revisit what it is. It is hard to talk about mindfulness in a way that really captures what it actually stands for. Jon Kabat-Zinn wrote a book called: Meditation is not what you think! Mindfulness is not what you think it is I love this title because it points…
We had a year of incredible change. COVID-19 has turned our routines and expectations of what can and can not be done upside down. Because of these changes you, your friends, or family members might have gotten seriously ill. You might have lost loved ones, your job, your direction in life or sense of safety.…
In the 60s the Beatles landed a great hit with their song: All you need is love! Their message was simple. You can do anything and be who you are. It’s easy. All you need is love. Many people of course think this is just hippy nonsense. The sixties were full of that! So, let’s…
One year on – how are you coping with the pandemic? A year ago a pandemic hit the global community. The world changed. You and I and everybody else had to drastically change the way we interact and behave. Has it been a tough year for you? For many people the enhanced isolation and constant…
Are you sometimes wondering why some people seem to be a lot cheerier than you are, or a lot more resilient? There are of course a lot of aspects to this and some of them are outside your circle of influence. Let’s look at them first. When you are going through a major bereavement, serious…
Have you noticed this phenomenon? It usually happens at this time of the year, because a lot of us want to start the new year reinventing ourselves. New year, new me. You are all fired up about something that is important to you. You go and do a course on it. You make great headway during…
I think that at the beginning of a New Year it is always a good idea to go back to the basics. Many of us decide to have a New Year’s resolution. You might at the moment be doing something like ‘Sober January’. Going back to basics for me and in terms of wellbeing means…