Building confidence is like baking a cake
Confidence. The word is used a lot, but what is actually meant? I looked into it and came up with a range of interlinked meanings, representing different elements of confidence. Imagine a cake, with 5 layers and topped with icing: the confidence cake. Each layer is...
How to keep the peace at Xmas
Celebrating Xmas as a day of peace, happiness and family time is a tough job. If you want to keep the peace and happiness! Apparently, each family will have at least 5 rows on Xmas day. Corinne Sweet, Relationship Psychologist mentions: "Family flare-ups are...
One word: the difference between failure and success
Super tip on how to use language to keep yourself on track of diets, feel confident and in control Sticking to a healthy lifestyle when the party season is on the scene is a big challenge. But instead of looking at it as a threat, you can look at it as a challenge and...
Why losing weight is an emotional journey – bulimia
Follow this blog on bloglovin Every diet for weight loss failed Charlotte came to see me, because she wanted to find out why she wasn’t able to stick to a life style that made her happier, healthier and slimmer. She had been trying to lose weight for years now and had...
How expectations undermine confidence
Karen was exhausted. She never, ever allowed herself some space. ‘There is always something to do. With two small children and a husband who is hardly home….’ A deep sigh and some fidgeting followed her remark. Karen shared with me she had this dream. It looked like a...
How to fight back from a panic attack in 6 steps
Nearly 5% of the population in the UK is suffering from anxiety, and just over 1% has reported an anxiety disorder, according to Mind, the organisation that offers a diversity of services around mental health. These are official figures and there will be a lot more...
The moment that confident Ruby Wax lost her confidence – tips for confidence
Follow my blog with Bloglovin About vulnerability and confidence. Ruby Wax is well known for her wackiness and boldness. I remember her programmes years ago (must be over 20 years ago, as I live in the UK for nearly that time now), where she interviewed famous people...
6 easy ways to boost your confidence
Sophia got up in the morning, each morning, with a knot in her stomach. She was dreading the day. And she knew she had her chores, but they were easy. She wished she could spend all day on those. What wasn’t easy was that there was always something that would take her...
How to say NO by saying YES with confidence
How to say no in a nice way The title of this blog is a bit misleading, as this is not about saying NO, but about saying YES. Lots of self-help books will tell you to learn to say no, as well as your partner, your friends, and others who mean well. I am going to...
The 4 pillars of success
Success is defined in different ways by different people: wealth, health, fame, love, happiness. I recently asked the question in an email and I will share some of the answers with you: ‘Success for me is the progressive realisation of any worthy goal.’ ‘For me...
How to start stopping being a control freak
Being in control means going with the flow Deirdre was a meticulous planner: from the moment she got up, nothing was left to spontaneity. She knew exactly how long it took her to get ready in the morning – the evening before she laid out her clothes, packed her bag,...
What is exam stress?
Exam stress – version 1 Exam stress is the anxiety that comes with the prospect of having to deliver in the moment. Sitting an exam is quite daunting, and a challenge, but not necessarily negative. Research by Professor Daniela Kaufer and Elizabeth Kirby (University...
4 Reasons why stress at home is higher than stress at work
The Guardian reported recently about an interesting and surprising result from a survey as presented in the Journal of Science and Medicine. Women are less stressed at work than at home. Work was seen as a haven of control, clarity and focus. Work-life balance...
Why you shouldn’t weigh yourself everyday
Why you shouldn't weigh yourself everyday and how scales create stress There are women, lots of them, who weigh themselves daily. Everyone knows, even the ones on the scales, that body weight is influenced by fluid retention, which is influenced by hormones, sports...
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