Because it’s Counselling Awareness Month, we feel it’s a good opportunity to take a moment to talk openly about something a lot of people still find difficult to bring up at all. Not because we don’t need support, but because we’re not sure what kind of support we need; whether what we’re dealing with is...
As the year draws to a close, many of us find ourselves running on empty. We’ve spent months pushing through deadlines, emotions, and obligations, proud of our resilience but unsure how to move from simply getting by to feeling alive again. Modern life has normalised survival mode. We stay busy enough to feel productive but...
Real self-care isn’t always picture-perfect; candle-lit baths, light-soaked yoga, bullet-journaled reflections and calming meditation. In fact, real self-care rarely looks that way. More often than not it looks “messy” and unconventional; setting boundaries, saying “no” to draining commitments, accepting help, eating toast for dinner when you’re too tired to cook, or trading productivity for a...
As human beings, we all have certain values that we hold dear. These values are an integral part of who we are, and they shape the decisions we make and the paths we take in life. They are shaped by our upbringing, culture, experiences, and personal beliefs, and they guide our actions and behaviours. When...
Human values are the guiding principles that shape our behaviour and inform our decisions, often stemming from our personal beliefs and experiences. They reflect what we consider important in how we live and work, determining our priorities and serving as a measure of our life’s success. Living according to our values gives us direction and...
Spend Quality Time with yourself Getting the Best Out of Yourself Over the past few months we’ve talked a lot about self-love, being kind to yourself and changing your inner dialogue. Now it’s time to enjoy being by yourself. Continue reading to see how you can save yourself with some sweet solitude or listen...
* Continue reading below or listen to a recording of this blog In his book, What to say when you talk to yourself – Powerful new techniques to programme your potential for success! Shad Helmstetter says, “We believe what we are programmed to believe. Our conditioning, from the day we were born, has created,...
* Continue reading below or listen to a recording of this blog It’s not by accident that as we get older our minds filter out the unnecessary noise and we begin to hear ourselves more clearly. This could be nature’s way of helping us into an age of wisdom – a time in our...
* Continue reading below or listen to a recording of this blog Few people remember who they were as infants and really only became aware of ‘the Self’ some years later. Do you remember, as you navigated through your pre-teen years, how you may have felt complete confusion by various social expectations for different...
When it comes to setting life goals we tend to set them and forget them, but now that you’ve had January to re-evaluate what you stand for, who you want to be and what you want to have, now is the time to act! Your circumstances, and thus your priorities, in life are always changing...
