June 2020

Anger can be described as a secondary emotion as it covers up a primary deep-rooted emotion we are feeling. The primary emotion is the one we feel just before the anger takes over as we always feel something else first before we get angry. Typically, one of the primary emotions, like fear or sadness, can be […]

YES, it absolutely can!! And I’ll explain why … Your mind is constantly on the look out for any threat to your survival and will look for the slightest thing that matches up with any past memory. As soon as it finds a match the same thoughts, and actions are produced as your mind believes

What does anxiety feel like? Everyone’s experience of anxiety disorders is different. Not everyone who has an anxiety disorder will experience the same symptoms. Anxiety develops in the amygdala, an area of the brain that manages emotional responses so when someone becomes anxious, stressed, or frightened, the brain sends signals to other parts of the

Coaching and mentoring are similar but different and I feel it’s important to understand the difference. Both coaching and mentoring are development techniques working on a one-to-one basis that involve listening, questioning, clarifying and reframing, in order to enhance an individual’s skills, knowledge or work performance. Coaching and mentoring are developmental processes by which an

Anxiety isn’t actually a thing, it is a state of mind and when we continue to feel in an ‘anxious’ way we actually build new neural pathways so your body ‘thinks’ this is how you want to feel. So every time you feel anxious you are making the neural pathway stronger until for example it

The first thing to ask ourselves is why do we feel this way? Why on earth should anybody be plagued with anxiety? After all, we clearly aren’t meant to feel that way, are we? Well, actually, yes we are! It’s a necessary response to threat and danger that’s been handed down via DNA from generation

After months of being at home you’ve adjusted to being alone, working from your bedroom, connecting to work colleagues and loved ones only via a screen, living in fear every time you venture out to the supermarket that you just might ‘catch it’, you’re freedom has been snatched away just like that and now they

Here is a list of things we can treat but it is not exhaustive: Anxiety and stress Fears and phobias, no matter how long you’ve had them Public speaking Social anxiety Low self-worth Generalised Anxiety Disorder PTSD Addictions, dependencies and obsessions Depression Physical Illness – the psychological aspects of many physical conditions. So, while I