If someone is treating us in a way that is disrespectful, and we do not place a boundary around that behavior, we are inviting them to keep treating us in the same way. This may lead to resentment in relationships. Read this article from HuffPost to learn a simple way to set difficult boundaries! Many years ago whilst working as a prison psychologist my boss would leave his ... Continue Reading
10 Minutes of Mindfulness: Here’s Why It Should Be on Your Calendar
Spending just 10 minutes a day on mindfulness can subtly change the way you react to everything. This post from Harvard Business Review puts forward the case for adding it to your calendar. Leaders across the globe feel that the unprecedented busyness of modern-day leadership makes them more reactive and less proactive. There is a solution to this hardwired, reactionary ... Continue Reading
How the Brain Benefits from Just 8 Weeks of Mindfulness
A systematic review suggests just 8 weeks of mindfulness based stress reduction leads to brain changes similar to those seen in experienced meditators. Read more in this post from Business Insider! Practising mindfulness – spending time paying attention to your current mental experiences in a non-judgmental way – has been associated with many beneficial outcomes, including ... Continue Reading
5 Invaluable Ways to Improve Your Self-Esteem
Building up self-esteem isn't easy, but it’s absolutely worth the effort. This post from The Independent shares 5 simple ways to improve your self-esteem, coming straight from a psychologist with 20 years of experience. Self-esteem is a wonderful but delicate thing. When our self-esteem is high, we feel more resilient, we're less vulnerable to anxiety and rejection, and less ... Continue Reading
Which of the 3 Personality Types of Ayurveda Are You?
This ancient Indian system of Ayurveda can help you understand your personality type and physiological constitution. In this post from UpLift, discover what it says about you! Ancient Wisdom Surpassing Modern Psychology The study of the psyche has long been a major aspect of Western Psychology, and individual differences in thinking, feeling and behaving ... Continue Reading