Free Yourself from Emotional Slavery

Free Yourself from Emotional Slavery

In her book “Feel the fear and do it anyway” Susan Jeffers asks herself the convoluted question: “What am I not doing in my life that I could be doing that I am blaming him for not doing?“ She was talking about moments of anger with her husband and making the point...
Change How You See Yourself

Change How You See Yourself

In The Universe Has Your Back, Gabby Bernstein asks us to imagine that we’re watching a horror film in a cinema.  We know that the main character is about to walk into a life-threatening situation and we want to scream “don’t do it!”. Our lives can be like that.  Time...
Letting Go of Guilt

Letting Go of Guilt

I took a trip down Memory Lane today and walked past the house where I’d been a young Mum.  It is easy to romanticise memories of those days and think about the fun but sometimes I also feel regrets about the times when I was stressed and cross with the children. How...
Optimism in the Face of Adversity

Optimism in the Face of Adversity

This week in my video I wanted to address how people can remain optimistic even in the face of adversity.  With the help of my ever cheerful partner, I’d managed to reframe a broken glass as a stroke of luck (I didn’t break the more precious water jug).  However, how...
How Looking for Ease in Life can make a Difference

How Looking for Ease in Life can make a Difference

Sometimes I make life hard for myself.  As a counsellor I put myself under pressure to have all the answers.  I expect myself to have life all sorted.  I’m sure it will come as no surprise to you to know that I don’t! So, like everyone else, I can have days where it...

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