Have you ever wondered why bad things that happened in your childhood, are hurting your life today? When I saw the above quote, and only recently, it certainly grabbed my attention. Anna Runkle of www.thecrappychildhoodfairy.com talks about new research on CPTSD (childhood post-traumatic stress disorder – carried out by Harvard University) and she says that, [...]

Trying to consciously do positive things for yourself will help you to feel good. It could be going for a walk, baking a cake, or perhaps you might enrol on a course that interests you. For me, it’s my writing. When you engage in activities that you enjoy, you will notice a positive change in [...]

To give ourselves praise for the things we achieve is neither arrogant nor conceited. It’s actually the ideal way to help us feel better about ourselves. It’s a deserved tonic for when we do things well, however simple - like if we notice an improvement on something like a poor eating habit, or an increase [...]

Trauma is like an icy chill and the more you endure it, the more likely you will feel numb. The trouble with numb is that it leads to functioning on autopilot; we forget to think about many tasks and go about our daily activities like robots. We move away from constructive or positive thoughts and [...]