The Grief & Loss Experience A wonderful part about being human is that we have the ability to love and to be loved. However, there will be times that this capacity brings pain, as we will inevitably experience grief and loss throughout our life. This is the price we pay for love. It is a
It’s so easy to get caught in the day-to-day grind, where it’s like the repeat button has been hit. This can leave you feeling bored, frustrated, or even a tad depressed. I believe that a little bit of excitement can be added to each day to assist you with feeling re-energised, motivated, and excited. Last
We’re headed into the colder months. During these months it is common to experience reduced motivation and energy, less engagement in pleasant and social activities, and a lower mood. Check out my latest vlog where I talk about how I survive these wintry months. [video_player type=”youtube” style=”1″ dimensions=”560×315″ width=”560″ height=”315″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS8wV1dvdzZGaFpHZw==[/video_player]
Since having children I have noticed an increasing amount of clutter around my house. What I have also noticed is that recently this clutter was starting to cause me a significant amount of stress. When I would try and sit down to do some work and look around at my surroundings – I felt stressed.
I’m a big advocate of practicing gratitude. This is because I have experienced myself how powerful it can be when I’m having moments of negativity or stress. But if my first hand experience isn’t enough, that’s ok – go to the research. This will show you that practicing gratitude can assist in boosting: ✅ Happiness ✅ Optimism
Change is inevitable. We all experience it at different times throughout our life. As adults, change can sometimes bring a mixture of feelings including excitement and/or anxiety. The same is true for children. Kids will respond differently to change depending on what the change is, their temperament, how us as parents respond to the change,
Danielle McCarthy: Today I’m jumping on and doing a video prompted by a quote our lovely receptionist, Tracey, shared with me. The quote is: “Stress is a choice, so is peace.’’ The reason I like this quote is because it really resonates with me this week. Over the last 5 weeks, I have had non-stop
The last couple of months I have been focused on transforming our super boring boardroom. It never got used and was fast becoming our junk room. I decided that what Mind Potential needed was a space without harsh lights where we could come and chill-out. So I made the MPP Chill-out/Meditation room. This space is
In short, self-compassion is being kind to yourself through the good times and the not so good times. Research has shown numerous benefits of cultivating self-compassion. For example, it has been found that people who display self-compassion have greater: ⬆ Social connectedness ⬆ Emotional intelligence ⬆ Happiness, and ⬆ Life satisfaction In addition, self-compassion has been found to correlate
So here we are in Week 4 of the De-Stress Your Life Challenge. This is our last week. In today’s video I sum up what we covered over the last few weeks and introduce your final homework document. This document will walk you through a checklist of what was covered over the last few weeks
