Overwhelm. We all know what this feels like, right. Our mind are full of decisions we need to make, emotions we have not dealt with, lists of things we feel like we “should” do and much more. We are trying to balance home, work, health, and often kids. And sometimes it just feels like TOO [...]

There is real power in words. And some of the most important words we will say in our life, are the words we say to ourselves, about ourselves. What are the labels we give ourselves? Did we choose those labels, or were they given to us by someone else? Up-lifting positive words, can change lives [...]

We all want to have more happiness in our life. We often talk about “pursuing” happiness as if it is something concrete, that we can acquire, if we try hard enough. According to Psychologist Bridget Grenville-Cleave , the amount of happiness we experience depends on how we spend our time, and our outlook on life. [...]

We are told we should always try to think and feel positive, and there is something wrong with us if we have negative thoughts, and feelings. However, as humans, we have been given a range of emotions, and half of them are negative emotions.   For a moment, let’s consider that we are meant to [...]

Our lover/partner/husband leaves us. We are devastated. Hurt past hurt. We can’t eat or sleep. We are so sad, disappointed and confused. At some stage or another, most of us have been there. Here are some tools that may help, if this is familiar. Firstly, we need to realize that this is normal. We are [...]

Close relationships make us happy. But how do we deal with relationships that are difficult? These can be relationships with our partners, family, friends, or work colleagues. The biggest key to managing these types of relationships is to remember that other people cannot control our emotions. It is our own thoughts, that control our emotions. [...]

When you write a list of things that you want (goals), you usually think about stuff that you don’t have. You look at what is lacking in your life. But there are things that you have in your life, already, that you want. For example; I want to be married to my husband, I want [...]

Feeling proud is one of the best emotions! There are other great emotions of course, but proud is right up there in the top 5 best emotions that we can feel. Research shows that we will feel happier and more satisfied with our lives if we allow ourselves to focus on feeling proud. I am [...]

We hear a lot about needing to find our life purpose. What if our life purpose is just to do the thing we love? I spent several years exploring the idea that we needed to find a life purpose, and this is what I have come to believe. Our life purpose is to do the [...]

Feeling worthy is a cornerstone of happiness and satisfaction with our life. Self-worth is not about measuring ourselves on external accomplishments, looks, or possessions, but about valuing ourselves as a human being. A person with high self-worth will treat themselves with respect, love and kindness. They will recognise that what they do, is not, who [...]