CBT

Remember the story of ‘The Wizard of Oz’… After a tornado hurls through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are swept away from their home to the colourful and vibrant Land of Oz. To find their way back home, they must embark on a journey to the Emerald City, where the Wizard of Oz lives. On…

It rains a lot in Manchester, where I live. There are two choices about how to respond and react when it is raining: Option 1 would be the following thoughts: “I don’t like rain. I wish it was not raining and then my day would be better! My day is now ruined. It is so horrible this long…

Guess what…we use affirmations all the time… We are constantly thinking and telling ourselves a story… Much of our thinking is automatic and unfortunately quite negative…worries, planning, rumination, dwelling and self-critical thinking. Given that thoughts are powerful, why not take a little time to focus on how you would like life to be. Hence…Affirmations. Daily affirmations…

Much can be learnt from Thomas Edison, whose birthday it is today… We learn about never giving up and that ‘failure’ is part of the normal journey towards success. Thomas Edison’s teachers said he was “too stupid to learn anything.” He was fired from his first two jobs for being “non-productive.” As an inventor, Edison made 1,000…

We all struggle to some extent with our thinking minds. As a fellow human being, I also struggle with managing my thoughts. Perhaps you have noticed that your mind… thinks a lot about the future, with many ‘what if’s’ or worst-case scenario thoughts can be quite self-critical, noticing and commenting on any mistakes or errors may have many ‘shoulds’…

So, what is this one thing you need to do daily to be able to stay on track and continuously move in the direction of health and well-being? It’s not what you think… It is BEING KIND TO YOURSELF! Not what you expected, right? Most of us are very hard on ourselves and tend to notice more…

It’s now the last week of February and I am hoping you don’t look and feel like the image above! Some people find this time of the year difficult in that some of the good New Years’ intentions are perhaps proving difficult to keep up. The following are a few tips to get back on track…

Am I having a panic attack? A client, called Tom, described to me an intense wave of fear where his heart was pounding. He couldn’t catch his breath and reported feeling like he was dying. He was also starting to avoid many places and situations for fear of having other panic attacks. Tom’s situation, described…