There are many ways to improve how you communicate with your team. Here are ten tips to improve this important facility, and how you can take advantage of them...
Resources for Business Owners Ready to Lead Their Community
Today we have a guest blog from Kelli Brewer who has written about how as leaders you can make a difference to your community, and to your brand, by supporting your local area...
A lack of self-confidence in life and work, can mean situations feel more stressful. Some issues that arise from a lack of self-confidence can link to problems at work...
Self-worth is an attitude towards yourself; a belief that you place a value on what you do, and who you are. It matters because without it, or if it’s low...
Self-belief is “confidence in oneself and one’s ability,” it stems from positive thinking, talking to others, plenty of practise and in some cases, training...
Primary to Secondary School – how we can make it a smooth and stress-free transition for our children.
Children all over the world will be moving on from primary education into secondary. Although for some the idea is exciting and welcomed, for others, it is quite terrifying...
People always say, “the best way to learn is through the mistakes that you make.” But what if we don’t learn from our mistakes, our misdemeanours, our failures?
Men and Mental Health; are men more emotional than women?
Many boys encounter what Dr William Pollack termed in his book, ‘The Boy Code’, a set of expectations on how boys and men should think, feel and act: “be tough, don’t cry, go it alone...
At some point in all of our lives we turn to a solution we hope will make us feel better; to cope with or to distract us temporarily from our problems...
I sat having a coffee this morning watching a little girl with her mother and wanted to reach out to the mum and say ‘make the most of it’ somehow because it all goes so quickly...
In this new blog series I’ll be looking at three core issues that many of my clients come to see me about – self worth, self image and self confidence...
For some people, overeating becomes a normal response to stress, and they find themselves putting on weight, often adding to their feelings of unhappiness...
Some “quick wins” – easy, practical strategies that you can start using in your life today and, if you follow them consistently, are guaranteed to improve the way you look and feel...
Being happy is a positive, optimistic and wonderful feeling but sometime between childhood and adulthood many of us lose sight of what happiness feels like...
Overcoming addiction. Seven steps to taking back control
If you completed the questionnaire in the last blog and feel ready and willing to take some concrete action towards overcoming your addiction, read on...
There’s a lot of talk in the media about how difficult it is to find work, and it can take some courage to challenge the pervasive cultural attitude that you’re lucky to have any job...
A study conducted just this month on parenting website NetMums found that nearly three quarters of women feared for their jobs when they took maternity leave...
Stress is a subject that has ebbed and flowed in the minds of industry because of the Press about it and the reputation it has for being a negative experience...
For many of us the reason we allow ‘stuff’ to build up in our homes is because we feel a sense of security when visibly surrounded by our possessions...
If you've been watching this programme you'll know that celebrities volunteer to go to Australia and take part in a series of trials where they are voted on and off...
Self-worth is an attitude towards yourself; a belief that you place a value on what you do, and who you are. It matters because without it, or if it’s low...
Men are now reported by the NHS to represent 25% of cases of eating disorders...
Can We Work if We’re Stressed?
People assume that if you’re stressed while you’re at work, you’re stressed with the workload itself. That’s not always the case...
Men and Mental Health; are men more emotional than women?
Many boys encounter what Dr William Pollack termed in his book, ‘The Boy Code’, a set of expectations on how boys and men should think, feel and act: “be tough, don’t cry, go it alone...
Building Resilience For Adults
Following on from the last blog I wanted to concentrate on how to build resilience for adults...
Building Resilience in Children
Resilient children can resist adversity, cope with uncertainty and recover more successfully from traumatic events or episodes...
Simple steps you can take to help your employees be more productive
More than 70% of employees today don’t feel engaged in their workplace...
How to Use Self Talk to Improve Your Life
Have you ever noticed the kind of language you use in your day-to-day life? Do the following statements...
‘We are what we eat’: The Medicinal Chef
Research shows just how strong the connection between gut health and brain health can be...
Your Gut & Mental Health
Approximately 500 species of bacteria, as well as many species of yeast and other organisms, live in the human gastrointestinal tract and...
Primary School Stress
Experts warn that intense pressure during school years can affect performance & backfire, leading to signs of social, emotional and physical stress...
What’s Eating You?
At some point in all of our lives we turn to a solution we hope will make us feel better; to cope with or to distract us temporarily from our problems...
Teenage Stress and how to help
At this stage in our lives, a massive pressure we face is the challenge of A Levels; they are a considerable jump up from GCSE...
Teenage girls, parenting & going off to Uni!
I sat having a coffee this morning watching a little girl with her mother and wanted to reach out to the mum and say ‘make the most of it’ somehow because it all goes so quickly...
Self-confidence: doing your best without too much self criticism!
So, what is self-confidence, and how does it relate to self worth and self-esteem?