Apr 20, 2019 | coaching, fear, mental health, Motivation
I’ve climbed Pen y fan a few times now and have had to push myself to do it every time. On the ascent while looking up at the progress I still had to make, I would feel demotivated and considered giving up every time. But when I would look down at the path I had...
Mar 15, 2019 | anxiety, choice, mental health
Sleep has a massive impact on our ability to cope with daily life. I often hear you can do anything when you have a good nights sleep and I totally agree. When I was unwell I would sleep between 2 and 4 hours and got through my days as well as I could with depression....
Mar 8, 2019 | anxiety, coaching, Depression, support
If you have ever seen someone at their emotional worst, being a part of their journey to their emotional best is amazing. The power of knowing you can take control of your life is amazing. When you can lift your head out of the funk and see the world and all the...
Mar 4, 2019 | anxiety, children, coaching, fear
Having a conversation with a 16 year old last night about the pressures on children today made me understand why mental health issues are on the rise for children. Feeling anxious, depressed or having panic attacks can be the result of not feeling emotionally safe. In...
Mar 3, 2019 | anxiety, coaching, Depression, Emotions, mental health
People learn to hide their emotions and learn quickly to find ways to cry alone, only showing emotion only when alone and to stop sharing. The message to ‘hold ourselves together’ and ‘be strong’ teaches us to stop showing ‘weakness’ such as emotions. So we stop...
Mar 2, 2019 | anxiety, choice, coaching, support
I love working with adults ready to invest in themselves. It’a not something we are encouraged to do but it is so beneficial. Anxiety doesn’t always show up how you think. A male client recently was having a tough time, anxiety wasn’t an everyday...
Feb 20, 2019 | Emotions, leader, Motivation, support, teamwork
Imagine you are facing your biggest fear, your body and mind respond on their own, there’s irrational thinking, your body freezes and you no longer feel in any way able to control how you react, like there’s an invisible force controlling you. How does it feel? Now...
Feb 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
The more conversations I have with concerned and distraught parents with children living with mental health issues, the more I appreciate how difficult it is growing up in today’s world. I’m sure every generation says the same, but it’s tough to hear the...
Feb 15, 2019 | choice, Depression, mental health
I have always worked with children. I started babysitting at twelve years old, so having children of my own was always on my radar. When I fell in love, I knew I wanted children with him, I’d always said two or four children and we had four. I was a good parent...
Feb 12, 2019 | anxiety, children, mental health, support, teamwork
Patterns and habits provide us with familiarity and predictability, which become our comfort zone no matter how emotionally or mentally harmful or damaging these can be. We develop patterns of interacting with people, family, friends and colleagues, it is the...
