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Don’t jinx yourself by setting negative goals or resolutions. If you say to yourself ‘I’m not going to eat a chocolate biscuit every time I drink a cup of tea’, you are setting yourself up for failure because you have created a negative goal. Setting this kind of goal means you must first create a...
Read MoreHealthy Facts: Apples’ rich antioxidant profile fights cancer and improves asthma symptoms Omega-3s in walnuts and pecans burn body fat, improve cholesterol levels and reduce inflammation Raisins are good sources of the bone-protecting mineral boron Antioxidants in raisins, apples and cinnamon protect against heart disease and other illnesses 20 Min Cook Time |25 Min Prep...
Read MoreA few days into 2016 and you may already be beating yourself up for breaking those New year’s Resolutions once again? Perhaps even now, an annoyingly judgemental little voice inside is reproaching you for your obvious lack of commitment and willpower. You told yourself, this year you would eat healthier, cut back on the booze,...
Read MoreHelen was just 19. She presented as a bright and bubbly young woman and was smartly turned out. She looked like a real professional who was going places in her chosen career of accountancy. But, when Helen began to tell me her story, her outer confidence fell away, as one memory after another slipped from...
Read MorePaul came to see me about his anger management problem. It had already lost him one job due to a violent outburst with a co-worker. Now his relationship was in difficulties. ‘I’m angry all the time’ he said. ‘I can’t understand it. I feel like I’m always on edge, like a pressure cooker and it...
Read MoreI went to see ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’ recently and was blown away by the visual impact of a story I felt would be almost impossible to transfer from book to stage. But transfer it did, and in a spectacularly imaginative way, which gave real insight into a syndrome I...
Read MoreAre you haunted by your past? Do the ghosts of yesterday hang around, murmuring, moaning and groaning about old wounds and hurts; regrets about the things you did, or the things you didn’t do? Do they prod you with their spiky fork of guilt and shame for good measure? Perhaps it’s something about the end...
Read MoreDo you feel safe? One of our most important human needs is for security. If we don’t feel safe, that sense of danger will grab our attention and send us some powerful, instinctive urges to take action. If there were bombs dropping outside your window right now, it’s a fair bet he would not be...
Read MoreHave you ever had that ‘stuck in a rut’ feeling? Every morning it a bit like . You wake up and know it’s just going to be the same old routine. Or perhaps it’s a pattern that keeps repeating in your life; the toxic relationship, the bullying boss, or the job that didn’t work out,...
Read MoreOur clients are often our teachers and, as they say, when the student is ready, the teacher appears. Sarah appeared at a time when I needed to learn a lesson. What she taught me has stayed with me ever since. A nervous breakdown Sarah was a nurse but, by the time she came to see...
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