I love being in nature – in my garden or walking in a forest I find it therapeutic and refreshing. The Japanese call it Shinrin-yoku or forest bathing.
Luke Humphries: Lifestyle Change
Luke Humphries has made lifestyle changes that transformed his life by overcome crippling anxiety and losing weight to make the most of his talents.
Third Man Syndrome: Self-soothing
Third Man Syndrome is where you feel a presence, such as a spirit, that provides comfort or support during an extreme situation. It’s self-healing and soothing.
Stress Awareness Day: Useful Ideas
Stress Awareness Day is aims to highlight the ways stress can affect us all and what can be done to manage stress before it becomes a real problem.
Self-soothing and Unhealthy Habits
Self-soothing as opposed to self-love is doing something in the short term that might make you forget a problem, but does not really help to solve it.
Self-Care: Look After Yourself
For me, self-care is part of self-love, but is specifically deliberate practical things and behaviours you should do to ensure you are fit, healthy and happy.
Catastrophizing. Don’t Over Think It
Basically, Catastrophizing is when you fixates on the worst possible outcome and assume it’s likely, even when it isn’t. It’s also called “magnifying”.
Happy 2023. A New Year, a New You?
The New Year looks uncertain and does not seem that it will be any better year than 2020, 2021 or 2022. But, stay cheerful and change the things you can.
Bright Side Day: Positivity
Look on the Bright Side Day is a yearly event celebrated on December 21. This day is all about being positive and optimistic.
Decision Fatigue: Too Much Choice?
Decision fatigue refers to the declining quality of choices made over a long period of decision making. It can cause irrational trade-offs and poor choices.