Category: Stress Management

Healthy Living, Mindfulness Meditation, Stress Management

How You See Yourself Is Extremely Important!

who are you

How You See Yourself Is Extremely Important! Change is hard. You’ve probably noticed that! We all want to become healthier people but even if we get really inspired and start doing things better, it’s tough to actually stick to new behaviours. James Clear  in his famous book, ‘Atomic Habits’ says that the following can make change easier: Believe in a new healthy identity and then prove it to yourself.  To change your behaviour for good, you need to start believing new things about yourself. You need to build identity-based habits.  Many people mistakenly begin the process of changing their habits by focusing on what  they want Read More

Mindfulness Meditation, Stress Management

Do You Worry? Try This!

Do You Worry? Try This! - two worried lookng hen eggs

Do You Worry? Try This! We have mentioned before in these 1-minute emotional well-being snippets that your mind is not always your friend!   For example, many of us may think in the following ways: ‘what-if’ type worries, worst-case scenario thoughts, self-critical thoughts, ruminating & dwelling on the past etc.  This is what most minds do which can lead to feeling irritable and tense, often even experiencing anxiety or sometimes panic attacks. In order to manage the mind in as helpful a way as possible, try the following suggestions: Accept whatever you may be thinking or feeling. There is tremendous power and decrease in anxiety when embracing the state of acceptance. Read More

Mindfulness Meditation, Stress Management

Growth Mindset

Rather than becoming disheartened and sad because of one’s health difficulty, instead, try and accept the challenge as an opportunity. An opportunity to grow and harness all the wonderful inner resources that are beneath the surface. We all know of many stories of how adversity has led to greatness. Or those who may have hit ‘rock-bottom’ which led to an awakening. Often the ‘fall’ is followed by a period of growth and upliftment. It is a bit like the seasons, where following the dark dormant winter months, spring and summer follow.   Whatever your health challenge may be, including being overweight or obese, this Read More

Mindfulness Meditation, Stress Management, Therapy

Don’t Give Up

Don't Give Up - like a shattered light bulb

  Much can be learnt from Thomas Edison, whose birthday it is today… We learn about never giving up and that ‘failure’ is part of the normal journey towards success. Thomas Edison’s teachers said he was “too stupid to learn anything.” He was fired from his first two jobs for being “non-productive.” As an inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. When a reporter asked, “How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?” Edison replied, “I didn’t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps!” Other famous people have also had difficult starts, overcome Read More

Mindfulness Meditation, Stress Management

Do The Next Right Thing

Do the next right thing - signposts

  We all go off track…   I heard the following this week…” I worked so hard and was perfect on my eating plan and the scale is still up! This just isn’t worth it.”   This is normal and part of every journey.   A more helpful response is: “Even if I’ve adhered to my eating and exercise program, the scale won’t go down every week, let alone every day. Just keep doing what I’m doing- moving in the right direction towards good healthy choices as much as possible”.   Especially regarding health, well-being and maintaining a healthy weight…it is Read More

Mindfulness Meditation, Stress Management

Make It Easy On Yourself And Defeat The Blues

defeat the blues

It’s now the last week of February and I am hoping you don’t look and feel like the image above! Some people find this time of the year difficult in that some of the good New Years’ intentions are perhaps proving difficult to keep up.   The following are a few tips to get back on track (or stay on track):   1. Go easy on yourself as it is normal to have ups and down’s on the journey forward. Being kind to oneself has been found to have tremendous benefits.   2. Give yourself credit for absolutely any achievements both big and small.   3. Beware of All-or-Nothing & Read More