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Finding a Credible Life Coach in an Unregulated Industry.
8 Ways to find a ‘Life’ Coach With the fallout from the trauma of covid-19, and the effects of lockdown, this crisis has marked each and every one of us, in some way. None of us will be the same person coming out of lockdown, as went into it, for numerous reasons. We...
Re-Imagining Society Post Covid
This crisis & lockdown could be the greatest catalyst for re-writing the script of living in 21st century. Has this situation enabled us to wake up and see what’s really important? Have we used the time to reflect? Ask yourself: What is in my face that I need to...
What we really hunger for is not found at the bottom of the cookie jar!
To feel satisfied with life, research from Purdue University found that an individual salary of $95,000 is ideal, while $60,000 to $75,000 satisfies emotional well-being. The study concluded that incomes higher than the $95,000 threshold tended to be associated with...
Personal Growth in Challenging Times.
This global pandemic has forced us all to take a time out -- as well as provide an opportunity to look inside of who we really are. Sophia Louisa, a Los Angeles screenwriter, producer, actor & artist, interviews me, regarding the current covid crisis.I share...
Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in reality!
A total of 70.9 million prescriptions for antidepressants were dispensed in England in 2018. NHS Digital figures show that the number of drugs issued - for conditions like depression and anxiety - went up from 67.5 million in 2017. The total is almost double the...
Teaching Self-Coaching to ‘repeating’ students with the aim of developing Self-Efficacy
Superpowers for Success-Mindfulness & Emotional Intelligence
A great week was had at Nottingham Trent University for 'Post Graduate Personal Development' week, with an amazing selection of inspirational and motivational speakers. My workshop 'Superpowers for Success-Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence' generated some...
The most important life skill we can teach our children.
Young people who develop high E.Q. are are less likely to have anger management issues or suffer anxiety and depression, use alcohol or drugs, self-harm, display anti-social behaviours, or get caught up in bullying. They are more likely to achieve academic...
Show Compassion to an Addict not Condemnation
Addiction whether it's drugs, alcohol, over eating, shopping, gambling, promiscuous sex, or any other kind of unhealthy, destructive, compulsive behaviour is not about the behaviour...it's about disconnection.....and not only disconnection with others.... but MORE...
Teaching our Children to Listen to their Inner Champion!
In this increasingly fast moving and unpredictable world, where rapid social change is the norm, academic qualifications will no longer be enough to compete and succeed in life. There is an increasing need for developing social and emotional skills in our young...
Mind the Gap! Being authentic in a world that tries to make you somebody else.
As we grow up, we get conditioned, through parental and cultural beliefs, societal expectations, and gender stereotypes, which all contribute to creating our sense of self. We learn to behave in a certain way, to ensure we receive love, acceptance, and approval. A...
Why our youth’s mental health is in pieces
As therapist, in both my private client work, and in my work with young people in schools and universities, I am increasingly feeling like the boy with his finger in the dyke, trying to stop the tidal wave of mental annihilation destroying our young people. The...
Addiction is a Myth
I don’t believe in the notion of ‘addiction’. People don’t become ‘addicted’, they instead get dependent on a behaviour that meets their needs. By calling something an addiction, it can encourage the person demonstrating it to absolve themselves of any responsibility,...
Embrace Your Negative Emotions
NEGATIVE EMOTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO WELLBEING AND HAPPINESS Feeling Agitated, Anxious and Angry, Sad, Bad or Mad? Great!! New research has found that negative emotions are essential to well-being.A concept that Stoics and Greek Thinkers embraced way back. In our...