5 Great Gifts To Give Yourself This Christmas
It’s always nice to receive a gift, especially when it’s a surprise. A well-chosen gift can let you know that you have been deeply heard and profoundly understood.
How To Make Sense of Your Anxiety Symptoms: Trust Your Body
In my previous blog post, I wrote about How To Tell If Your Relationship Is Causing You Anxiety. Now let’s address your anxiety symptoms.
Anxiety is common. In 2013 there were 8.2 million cases of anxiety in the UK. So if you’re experiencing anxiety symptoms, you are not alone.
How To Tell If Your Relationship Is Causing Your Anxiety
If the story of your relationship (maybe it feels more like a drama) is punctuated with narcissistic behaviours sadly, anxiety will likely also play a part.
9 Warning Signs of Narcissism In Your Relationship
When the need for self-confirmation becomes excessive, then you enter the realm of potentially unhealthy or pathological narcissism.
Scared of Being Vulnerable? Here’s the Truth
Vulnerability does make you more susceptible to hurt, heartbreak and disappointment, there’s no getting around that. But when you shut down the possibility of being vulnerable, you can’t experience the joy and pleasure of life or be our authentic self because we shut down those things too. Everything gets shut down.
The Critical Voice of Toxic Shame And How To Silence It
I really admire the work of Brené Brown. If you’re not familiar with Brené, as well as being one of the world’s leading researchers on the subjects of shame and vulnerability, she is a wonderfully compelling storyteller. Brené Brown talks about difficult topics in a very soulful, humorous and graceful way.