Coping with anxiety
10 steps to cope with frightening times
For many of us, these are frightening times. Whoever you are, where ever you live, there will be something of concern to you. Here are 10 steps to help you through. [READ MORE]
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Coping with anxiety
News anxiety – How to avoid it
News anxiety is not uncommon. The word can be a frightening place. That’s what I am told by a lot of people who have quit news. I have not stopped listening to the news, but I have changed the way I [READ MORE]
About Therapy
Why CBT alone does not help in a crisis.
CBT (or cognitive behavioural therapy) did not help me in a crisis. While it is a valid type of therapy and counselling, which at times I integrate into my own work as a therapist, it did not help me [READ MORE]
Motivating and Inspiring
Your crisis of purpose can bring new opportunities
A crisis of purpose can happen when life does not go our way, and we realise it may never go our way. We may feel stuck with few or no options. But it does not have to be this way. [READ MORE]
Motivating and Inspiring
Emotional bubbles – do you know yours?
Emotional bubbles – you may ask. We all have them. Some are helpful, others less so. Life is about navigating emotional bubbles. Do you know yours? Emotional bubbles are feelings we withdraw into to feel safe, grounded and anchored. [READ MORE]
Coping with cancer
Health anxiety – Why giving false hope is worse than no hope
Health anxiety is normal and often part and parcel of serious health issue. Being able to separate the real from the unreal – that’s what matters. Often people give us false hope, because they think it can help with health anxiety. [READ MORE]
Motivating and Inspiring
Stop standing in your own way
An obstacle can come in different shapes and sizes. And sometimes it is us, who is the biggest obstacle of all. We can stand in our own way. Why is that so, and what can we do about it? [READ MORE]
Coping with anxiety
How to cope with panic attacks
We all have the ability to develop panic attacks. This is nothing to be ashamed of. It is normal and can happen under certain conditions, when we are overwhelmed by fear. What to do? [READ MORE]
Coping with anxiety
Feeling under siege? How to separate reality from fear. And how to cope.
There are times in our lives when we are threatened and attacked. At other times we may feel as if we are threatened and attacked, but it is actually not so. How can such a misperception happen and what can we do about it? [READ MORE]
Coping with anxiety
How to cope with nightmares
How to cope with nightmares? Befriend them and take charge. Nightmares have a story to tell. Fear can distract us from hearing the message. We all have them. Nightmares can leave us frightened and disturbed, sweating and out of [READ MORE]