Month: February 2023
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Changing our beliefs
One of my favourite coaching / therapy tools, inspired to a high degree by cognitive behavioural therapy is The Work of Byron Katie. I like its simplicity and that it is free to use by anyone on a smartphone app. I think that it is particularly powerful when combined with the RAIN practice of Tara…
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Needs or wants…?
As definitions go, these two concepts have very different meanings. Needs are usually defined as necessary for survival or things you cannot live without – for example food or sleep. Wants are nice-to-haves desires that are not necessary for survival – for example a house with a garden and a dog. However, as correctly pointed…
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Nothing lasts forever…
One of the main Buddhist teachings is that of impermanence. The loss and change are the only constants in our lives. Nothing is fixed and nothing stays the same for long. We all experience it in our lives but often try very hard to make things stay the same if we like them. We value…
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Be 1% Better (To Yourself) 😉
Whether you like this incremental improvement concept or not, the reality is, that regardless of the success area, most big successes are achieved in small, even tiny steps. We are often told that we can achieve anything by sticking to this 1% improvement rule. Here lies a logical error – just because some great things…
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Trauma Informed Care
I have written and re-written this post many times. It is that difficult to write about this topic. Whatever I wrote, I felt I could write so much more. There are so many nuances to this conversation. There are so many areas of trauma that could be addressed. This writing cannot and will not include…
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