2018 is upon us! Now that the chaos of Christmas and New Years is over, it is time to plan how you want 2018 to go. If you’re anything like me, having a plan or goals that I want to achieve throughout the year keeps me on track and feeling productive. Often people are quick…Read more »
Tag: journaling
Ruled By Routines, Hindered By Habits
Habits and routines account for approximately 45% of our daily behaviours. Changing habits is no easy task. Often habits are patterns of behaviour that have developed throughout our lives and are quite ingrained and hard to shift. We know that our behaviours, thoughts and feelings are all interconnected, meaning the routines we have developed have…Read more »
Meaningful Misery
One of the critical goals of therapy is to learn to acknowledge and express a full range of emotions. All emotions, whether they be positive, negative, pleasant or distressing, serve and important functional purpose in our lives. Often, I encounter clients who are apologetic about expressing negative emotions or discussing the adversities in their life.…Read more »
30 Day Self Care Challenge
Some of my previous posts have talked about the importance of self-care for improving your physical health, mental health and overall well-being – and have provided some practical tips/strategies/ideas on how you can implement or improve your self care routine. After seeing the amazing Tony Robbins live, I learned that enthusiasm is fantastic but execution…Read more »
Self Reflective Journal Prompts
As you know, this blog is all about the promotion of mental health and Psychology. A great way to improve your mental health is through journaling. Journaling is a therapeutic tool commonly used by clinicians with clients and is a vital tool for self-reflection and self development. Journaling can help heal emotional wounds, provide a…Read more »