How Have You Been Feeling Lately?Take a moment—really pause—and think about the past few months. How have you truly been feeling?Life can often feel like an emotional rollercoaster. Research shows that our feelings and our emotional intelligence play a crucial role in nearly every aspect… Read More »Emotional intelligence: what it is and how to develop it
Change is never just a moment; it’s a movement — often slow, often unclear — and always meaningful. Life transitions come in many forms: the birth of a child, the end of a relationship, a move across countries, retirement, loss, illness, graduation, career shifts, or… Read More »Life transitions: a gentle companion for the inbetween time
Many of us have encountered perfectionism, either in ourselves or in those around us. It can be an invisible weight, pushing us to achieve impossible standards and quietly undermining our sense of worth. Whether you’re a lifelong perfectionist or simply curious about the concept, it’s… Read More »Making Peace with Perfectionism: Understanding the Drive to Be Flawless
Have you ever caught yourself stuck in a cycle of destructive thought patterns, unsure how to break free? Maybe it’s a fear of failure that holds you back at work or a deep-seated belief that you’re not good enough. These patterns don’t appear overnight; they… Read More »Breaking Free from Destructive Thought Patterns: How Neuroscience Shapes Our Behaviour
Attachment is usually generated from our very early childhood. It is an innate biological driven behaviour which is found in humans, especially infants, who attach to those people who care for them. In the attachment dynamic, illness, threat and exhaustion all trigger care-seeking behaviours, and… Read More »How our attachment styles can affect our everyday lives
We keep seeing in the media reports on the benefits of nature and being outdoors for us, for our physical and mental wellbeing. People often tell you to go for a walk if you have a problem or that they feel better when they are… Read More »The benefits of nature for our wellbeing
In this blog post we’re going to talk about people who self-harm. It is becoming an epidemic and we need to understand how to support people who do it. We will look at what self-harm is, identify types of self-harm and the reasons for it,… Read More »Self-harm, why we do it and what we can do to heal it
In this blog entry we’ll be talking about anger, why it’s a secondary emotion, why it’s a useful emotion, and ways of dealing with anger. Sue Parker Hall wrote the book ‘Anger, Rage and Relationship an Emphatic Approach to Anger Management’ (2009), which has a… Read More »Anger, why it happens and how to manage it