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Finding A New You
Karen Kerr shares her story of surviving being diagnosed with Chiari Malformation, surviving fifteen plus brain operations, coma, the threat of life support being turned off, meningitis, hydrocephalus and ending up disabled and housebound with depression. Read her amazing courageous story and what helped her turns the corner, beat the depression and get happy again.
Me, Myself and MS
Just over a year ago Amy was diagnosed with MS, read her touchingly honest account of how she feels about one year on, the ups and downs, how she is coping now and lives with the knowledge she has an incurable disease.
The Secret of Productivity
We have busy lives. There is no magic cure, no shortcut to accomplishing everything that we need to get done in a day. Having a long to-do list and a time limit on certain items can stress us out. Did you know there is a secret to being more productive and to beat stress?
Who Else Is Not Normal
In this video I share a personal story about how trying to fit myself into a box and follow a conventional life caused me to end up miserable and depressed even though it was following a lifestyle that everyone I knew seemed to accept as normal. It wasn’t until I embraced my unconventional self that I found my true self and an easy happiness.
You Are What You Hear
We often give little thought to how we’re thinking even though we get involved in what we are thinking. Becoming aware of how you are thinking is skill that will change your life and understanding how your subconscious thought patterns influence whether your life is easy or like swimming through treacle will give you the skills to shape your future exactly how you would like it to be.
How to stop living in the past when you don’t want to
Getting stuck living in the past is a common problem when seems impossible to move on and stop your mind going around and around in circles dwelling on a person or event that should be left in the past. But it is your mind and your thoughts and you can retrain it to start living in the now and looking forward to planning a future.
How Hypnotherapy Can Help You Overcome the Baby Blues
This week we have Guest Author, Jackie Edwards. If you’ve just had a baby, most people think that all you feel is overwhelming joy over the new addition to your family. However, the truth is many new mothers experience anxiety and loneliness as they suffer from a form of depression called the baby blues. If you’re one of them, you’re not alone.
Stuck in Life
Does it seem like you’re going round in circles doing the same things over and over again, repeating patterns of behaviour and making the same mistakes, especially when they don’t end well or you’re not happy. Your brain loves habit, to the primitive part of the brain which we share with animals, habit is good it feels safe, it’s the unknown that is scary, so when you lapse or default to the primitive brain it will resort to anything it knows well. Habit is good for children and animals, but when adults are operating from this part of the brain life starts going around in circles instead of moving forwards. You can get unstuck and move forwards again.
Good Grief, an interview with Dipti Tait
Grief is something that touches everyone’s lives at one time or other but grief is an integral part of our lives in so many way that may not be instantly recognisable. It was fascinating talking to Dipti about what inspired her to write a book and learn more about how many people are struggling with grief without realising.
Horse Therapy
At Dreams of Horses Farm Gozo horses become the therapists and humans have the breakthroughs. I was privileged to observe a session of Victor Muscat working with the clients who were working with the horses to find answers and direction.
Random Act of Kindness (Enclosed)
This is a personal blog about a really crappy couple of weeks I’ve had that I would like to share with you because it all turned around due to one random act of kindness, read it, I will do a random act of kindness for you.
My Top 6 Self Help Books Review
People often ask me which book they need for depression, grief, anger, anxiety etc so I thought I would do something different today and review the top 6 books that I recommend for helping with an array of emotional conditions.
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