I had so many different ideas for a blog this week, from How To Prepare Yourself For The “Big” Release After Lockdown, What We Have Learned About Ourselves and What We Will Be Using In Our Life Down The Road or even Me-Time and Why It’s Important, but this topic keeps coming back to me …
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In my intro of last week, I mentioned a few other titles that I was thinking of writing about “from How To Prepare Yourself For The “Big” Release After Lockdown, What We Have Learned About Ourselves and What We Will Be Using In Our Life Down The Road or even Me-Time and Why It’s Important.”, …
Just like it is important to do exercises to boost your physical strength, so is it also important to do exercises to boost your mental strength. To me, mental strength is crucial when it comes to your resilience level, being able to manage your emotions and thoughts in a healthy and positive manner and finding …
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It is a fact that most of us are overly critical of ourselves and of others. We tend to focus on the negative, see the little irritable things and punish ourselves and others for (sometimes minor) shortcomings. Sometimes when the dark clouds of anxiety and depression rolls in heavier than before, it is hard to …
I recently experienced tremendous kindness from complete strangers. It affected me in such an incredible way that it influenced the topic of this week. We would love to think that we are 100% in control of our emotions, but little do we realise what affect others have on us and what affect we have on …
As South Africa is slowly returning to a more normal way of living and doing things, it is a sad realisation that a lot of people do not know what the new normal will look like for them. People are losing their jobs; companies are closing their doors and salaries are being cut in half. …
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I gave this presentation to a group of educators when I worked with Kidz2Kidz and Cool2beKind and thought that I would make it available to all of you. What is Anxiety Anxiety can be normal in stressful situations, like taking an exam or having to give a talk to a crowd of people. Anxiety can …
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We have all hit the snooze button of the alarm a few times some mornings. We crave that little bit of extra sleep and yet, sometimes sleep is considered a luxury commodity. Life is so hectic and overscheduled, that we forget how important sleep really is. It is vital to our overall health, safety, and …
Depression is such a big subject and to discuss it in detail in a blog will not be possible. I will, however, try my best to give you plenty of information without writing a book. I have put together an Information Sheet on “What is Depression?”. You can find it under the “What Is, When …
Change can be scary. It is like you are travelling the road never travelled before and sometimes that feeling can be combined with feelings of loneliness and apprehension. We know that change and growth must happen, and we know that the result will help us. While in the process, it always seems impossible and self-doubt …
