Do you take care of yourself? If so it will be mirrored in how well you look after yourself on a daily basis Physically: How do you take care of yourself ? Moderate in food and alcohol? Have you found an exercise you enjoy? Do you push yourself too hard? Do you rush and race, drive [...]
Emotional Resilience - being in control of your feelings “The talk was brilliant” many students reported back after Sheila’s Wellbeing session. Feedback was that they found it both beneficial and useful in teaching ways to self-calm, keep perspective as well as learning some new study tips! The power of positive thinking was also covered as [...]
It is a tough time for your exam student; however there are things they can do to reduce stress Stress busters: ‘When I exercise, things don’t get on top of me’ Finding the half hour to exercise makes the rest of the day more manageable and improves your mood (if outdoor) What is your coping [...]
Do you struggle with time, too many demands and too little time? Working Parent and Work Life balance Being a working parent can seem like you are on a treadmill that you cannot get off of. If there are too many demands on you, and no time for you it impacts on how you are. [...]
Are you experiencing: Attention Seeking, Acting Up, Aggression, no co-operation in your children? Attention Seeking: The more positive attention you give , the less negative attention they seek. Acting up: A challenging behaviour is when we think they are trying to make our lives difficult, rather the child is unconsciously trying to show us how [...]
Take care of yourself by being more organised Parenting Tips for Back to School Mornings begin the night before. Uniform, shoes, sports equipment, tie ready . Lunch set up or pre prepared. Table set the night before. Go to bed earlier & get up half an hour earlier for a calmer/happier home. Positive Parenting Lavish [...]
Parents are under more stress than even before - so what can you do? Can you identify with any of this? Not balanced Work/Home Life Partners/children getting ‘leftovers’ Poor self-care (delays calling dentist/doctor) Poor Boundaries around self Always available/'on' Takes too much responsibility on Difficulty in saying No Always in ‘Doing’ mode, little ‘Being’ mode [...]
Self-Awareness is key to Leadership of Self and Others The more we are self aware, the more productive we can be at work and at home. Make New Choices and Take New Actions The more we understand ourselves the more we can respond in the way we need. Also, we understand others better, it’s like [...]
If you really take care of yourself, you can take care of everything else. What is wellbeing? Women in particular busy themselves in over caring for others and spotting other people’s needs, but lousy at spotting their own needs. Do you take responsibility for everything and everybody and put yourself last? Then this article is [...]
Wellbeing Happiness is being in touch with what is happening within yourself and others. You can only flourish when you have a good relationship with yourself. Here are some tips to improve how you relate to yourself and others as the more we know ourselves and the more self aware we become the better we respond [...]