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Twenty Things I Learnt (The Hard Way) In My Twenties

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Bridges burned, solo travel, family feuds and a whole lot of confusion. The twenties were not in vain. Here are some lessons I picked up along the way: – Avoiding conflict in order to please everyone doesn’t make me “nice” (I’m nice for plenty of other reasons, ha). – Speaking up, being direct and disagreeing […]

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Category : Blog & Communication & Emotional Intelligence & Featured & Happiness & Health & Wellbeing & Leadership & Listening & Lonliness & Manhood & Mood & Self Esteem & Stress Reduction & Young Men

How Psychotherapy Can Help You Become the Best Version of Yourself

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I’m often asked what is Psychotherapy and how could I benefit from it? Psychotherapy allows you to explore your concerns in a safe and non-judgmental environment with a mental health professional. This may be the first time you are opening up about a sensitive issue. Perhaps you aren’t fully aware what the issue is, yet […]

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Category : Anxiety & Blog & Featured & Happiness & Health & Wellbeing & Men's Coaching and Counselling & Self Esteem & Stress Reduction

Tips For Making Good Decisions

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Many people find it difficult to make decisions. Here are some tips to making good decisions. Identify as clearly as possible, the decision to be made Do your homework. Find out as much as possible about the issue or issues you have to decide on Brainstorm to come up with different choices and to weigh […]

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Category : Blog & Happiness & Relationships

Tips For Challenging The Feeling That You Aren’t “Good Enough”

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Many people feel that they are not “good enough”, But there are things we can do about this rather than just accepting it. Realise that this feeling is just a feeling and is not an objective fact. Avoid negative self-talk. You can train yourself to identify negative thoughts as they occur Learn to challenge your […]

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Category : Anxiety & Blog & Depression & Happiness & Mood & Self Esteem

Two Simple Ways to Take Charge of Your Emotional Life

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Do you feel like your emotions are something outside of your control? Are you really pissed off or just hungry? Can you tell the difference between joy, euphoria and happiness? Lisa Feldman Barrett is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University in Boston and the author of a new book that explores our emotional life. […]

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Category : Blog & Emotional Intelligence & Happiness & Health & Wellbeing & Stress Reduction

Facing ‘IT’

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Do you feel an overwhelming paralysis by a decision you have to make? Do you ignore things in the hope they will just disappear? Do you feel like you’re hiding from the world? For any of you that recently saw the new movie adaptation of Steven King’s book ‘IT’ you would have well and truly […]

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Category : Anxiety & Blog & Happiness & Mood