How to Stop Feeling Like Shit
At an early stage in our lives, most of us have been taught that we need something outside of us to be happy – the right body, partner, job, car, house, bank account. Then somewhere along the line we ...
24 Sep 202030min
On Anger
Whether or not you had a childhood marked by conflict, or grew up in an environment of rage, you have likely – at some point in your life – struggled with anger.Even in the closest relationships (espe...
17 Sep 202041min
How to Coach Yourself: Applied Mindfulness
As a life coach, part of my job is helping people develop the tools and skills to be able to do something really crucial to their own long term growth: coach themselves.Yes, I am here as a sounding bo...
10 Sep 202039min
The Problem with 'Either/Or' Thinking
Human brains love black-and-white thinking. Thinking in terms of absolutes: of ‘right or wrong’, of ‘good or bad’, of ‘all or nothing’.With black and white thinking, there’s no tension or resistance –...
3 Sep 202026min
How to Improve Any Relationship
Have you ever noticed that we think we need to control the world, and that – somewhere in the back of our subconscious minds – other people need to behave a certain way so we can feel good?We have so ...
27 Aug 202040min
How to Drink Less
Ever find yourself wishing you could just stop over-drinking? You don’t identify as an alcoholic, per se – your drinking habits may be affecting your body or brain power a bit negatively, but they’re ...
20 Aug 202033min
Cognitive Dissonance + How to Create New Beliefs
Cognitive dissonance. It’s one of those big, fancy scientific terms you may have heard before but only have a vague understanding of what it actually means when you really try to think about it.The of...
13 Aug 202035min
How to Quit Buffering
So many of us use (or have used) buffering as a way of tolerating things that aren’t acceptable in our lives.We use alcohol to make a boring party more fun. We use food to get rid of that anxious feel...
6 Aug 202030min
