Historically, when we all lived in caves, it was the primitive part of our brain that warned us of danger and threat. It’s the fight and flight region of our grey matter, and where feelings of anxiety are located. But in modern society, many of us understandably endure the debilitating effects of anxiety. There are countless [...]

Anyone who has endured abuse or trauma can find it especially hard to acknowledge achievements with self-praise. We might feel unworthy of it, or we simply don’t recognise our worth, because in our early years we weren’t praised. It is akin perhaps to trying to follow a religion, having never been to a place of [...]

There is no shame in telling people that you feel overloaded. It’s actually courageous. We’re living in a stressful era with uncertainties about our careers or jobs, worrying about exams, family members, finances etc. Many of us are still learning how to navigate our daily demands, or how to structure our days, where working from [...]

Those of us who carry emotional pain know that, odd as it may be, it can cause us actual physical pain too! Additionally, many of us also endure physical pain due to ailments or disabilities - we have to learn to manage our pain to reduce our downtime, because we deserve to live our lives [...]