Burnout Context A few weeks ago I was on a call with one of my coaching clients – a leading academic – who was clearly unwell. Yet against the pressures of work responsibilities, demands of his team and colleagues, my suggestion that he considers taking a few days to recover was met with shock and…
While the UK Summer broke more records than most Olympics in terms of how hot this country got, the cold season has finally arrived: grey skies, frequent soggy rain, the crackle of radiators, and more tea and coffee to sip trying to feel a warmth from the inside that warm socks in my drawers. I…
The mind comes in a body and every body has a mind Integrative stress management starts from the fact that the mind is located within and connected to the physical body. Just as the mind has a body to experience life with, the body has a mind or felt sense to collect and register experiences.…
For many people the media and emphasis on romance through chocolate hearts and red roses can make some feel sad and alone. And yet in life we are all essentially alone partnered or not. We have a unique experience. We choose what we think. So whether you’re partnered or not, it is your choice to see yourself as lovable, special, worthwhile and amazing. You are that!
I’ve been asked my by colleague and friend Kenneth Clifford to contribute to his blog and the Portsmouth counselling practice with a series of blogs on either neuroscience or anxiety. You can see I chose something far more practical. 4-5 people in my annual leadership programme of 40 candidates faces and struggles with anxiety in…
So you decided to work for yourself instead of someone else. Working independently or creating your own business was supposed to give you freedom, chance to do things your way, and give you the financial freedom you deserve not to mention be fun! Entrepreneurship says Natalie MacNeil, contributor for Forbes magazine is especially an attractive…
“Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you’ve found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.” – Lawrence Block Needs are things that are either essential or very important for healthy life. For example as an organism, humans need oxygen to breathe, live and…
We all have days when life seems blue. We get a piece of news that’s not great and then our mind recalls another related event or thought, and then it beautifully projects a fear into the future and before we know it, we’re feeling less than enthusiastic about the future. Well, that was how I…
For centries many cultures believed in signs. For example native American Indians viewed all things (living and dead) as having a spirit and a meaning. Listening to the signs was an integral part of Indian life. I have never tried this out for myself, though on many occasions I experienced a deep feeling, call it…
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