As Baz Luhrmann said in his song about Sunscreen: worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. But we are all guilty of doing it – it is human nature to worry. The worst part of worrying is that the majority of the time what we are worrying […]

There’s not a person alive who hasn’t been in this place at some point in their lives. Your house has been flooded, you lose your job, and your significant other decides to leave suddenly. The list is endless and we all react to huge and unexpected stressors in the same way. We panic and decide […]

1. Engagement 2. Fun 3. Achievement I speak to people on a regular basis who are struggling with various levels of low mood (depression). There is of course a huge spectrum of low mood ranging from a feeling of ‘something just not being quite right’ to a full on, deep, dark clinical depression, and everything […]

Be Realistic – Don’t let your dreams of a perfect Christmas get the better of you by keeping your expectations realistic.  Make a list of the things you need to do, and would like to do over Christmas and put the list in order of importance.  Lists are a good way of helping us to […]

I find it more saddening than most when I hear about people driven to the utter hopelessness that epitomises suicide. L’Wren Scott and the stories being released in the press about her suicide remind us that people from all walks of life are susceptible to this feeling of ultimate despair. Much is being made about […]

There’s not a person alive who hasn’t been in this place at some point in their lives. Your house has been flooded (very topical at the moment!), you lose your job, and your significant other decides to leave suddenly. The list is endless and we all react to huge and unexpected stressors in the same […]