Cool, calm, collected and in complete Control.? When did you last feel like that? When we feel in control our stress levels reduce. Panic, fear and negative behaviour patterns trigger the stress response which weakens our immune system and can quickly slide into depressive thoughts and feelings. Think back over the past twelve months of [...]
SELF TALK "Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself?" Martyn Lloyd Jones No, it’s not the first sign of madness but a healthy way to offload, and not just on Time to Talk Day In [...]
After a tough 2020, we all hoped for a bit of relief over the Christmas period. As we emerged from a quiet Christmas and a homebased new year, we realised that this was not meant to be. Isolation, loneliness, confusion, despair, loss and fear are common feelings that most of us have experienced recently, but [...]
Hey guys - where are your balls? Stress is normal. There is nothing to be ashamed of, it is a part of our everyday lives. Why then is there such a stigma attached to it? Stress is responsible for the highest percentage of sickness absence in the UK and it costs our economy mega bucks [...]
Home Working - Pain or Pleasure ? Go to work – don’t go to go to work, it’s confusing! After six months of working from home during lockdown, some people welcomed catching up with colleagues, even if it was just for one day a week. Others were hesitant and some bosses were [...]
Should I stay or should I go? “Almost half of secondary schools in England sent home one or more pupils because of Covid incidents last week, the latest attendance figures show.” BBC 20/10/20 As the half term holiday approaches. stress and anxiety levels of both teachers and young people are inevitably on the rise. After [...]
What are your beliefs? Could you list them easily without having to think carefully about them? Where have they come from? Have you always had them? Have they changed? Are they the same as your parents? EVIDENCE Inevitably, we grow up “inheriting” the beliefs of our immediate families. Some are what are known as global [...]
Stress affects us all in one way or another at any age, at any time, any where. We all react differently depending on the circumstances and our make up – what stresses out one person may not affect another at all. However 80% of illnesses are stress related, costing the economy billions in prescriptions [...]
Our beliefs shape our individual world – they provide a framework for our daily lives and make us feel safe. We have GLOBAL or COMMON beliefs which other people share e.g. the world is round. These COMMON beliefs are based on EVIDENCE or EXPERIENCE. We used to believe that the world was flat until scientists proved otherwise. “Your beliefs become your thoughts; Your [...]
Recent research by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA),in collaboration with the Age Endeavour Fellowship,(a charity) undertook a comparison between people of retirement age who have actually retired and those who carried on working in some way. The results demonstrated that those who were retired had a drastic decline in their health - an [...]