It’s often the case when we ask someone how they’re feeling, we get the response written in the title or we get a type of thinking, usually an opinion or complaint, either about our own words and actions or those …

‘I don’t know what I’m feeling…’ Read more »

Conflict….what gets stirred in you as you read the word? To be avoided at all costs? Excitement? Panic? Feel sick? Gone numb? How’s your heart rate, how dry is the inside of your mouth? What thoughts and images are you …

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Grasping the nettle, an expression for addressing or dealing with a difficult subject. Not  something that most of us are comfortable doing. I was going to write a different piece about our reluctance to do this but followed what came …

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Self Talk. Thinking. Where else does communicating start but with ourselves? But what exactly are we telling ourselves? What is our self talk? And what is the impact on ourselves and with others? And can we choose thoughts that make …

Self Talk – Curse or Blessing? Read more »