You’ve heard a lot of tips on how to be happy, but here’s one I’m going to share because it’s simple and it works anytime, anywhere. Calm Your Nervous System In a similar way to meditation, this technique drops you from: physical stress response (sympathetic nervous system – boosting adrenaline and cortisol for fight or …
You’re stressed out at work – times are tough, job security is rare and the company is demanding. So, you do everything you can, pitch in to help, never say no. You put in more and more hours, develop new skills, take on new tasks. You try to keep up with what you THINK your …
Do you have a dream? Our aspirational dreams are our souls trying to show us our life’s purpose. How long have you cherished your dream without acting on it? Does it hide out in the back of your mind, because you feel it’s far-fetched and can probably not be achieved? Are you avoiding it or …
What is burnout and how do I know if I’m burnt out? Burnout is defined as “physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress”. These days most of us are more susceptible to burnout from stress. Burnout comes when the effects of unmanaged chronic stress start to erode our resilience, then our quality of …
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What is anxiety? Anxiety is a feeling covering up something else we don’t want to feel, like fear or inadequacy. It rarely reflects directly on what’s actually happening, it’s often much fuzzier and more generalised, so you can’t really put your finger on it. It’s the well-practiced habit of disconnection from what is. It’s easier …
Type A personalities are competitive, time urgent, aggressive and suffer from chronic high stress. The term Type A personality was first coined in the 1950s by two cardiologists, Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman, who studied the risk of heart disease in association with Type A personality traits, prompted by how quickly their patients wore out …
