This topic is such a movable feast in terms of definition and quantifiable meaning. I read a funny caption on Facebook today; “I wish I had friendships with girlfriends like I do when we are all drunk and in the girls bathrooms”… For most people, friendship would be defined as ‘someone you hang out with or talk […]
friend, Friendship, setting boundaries, stressWe have all felt at some stage in our lives that we want to run away from a friend or friendship group. It may have been a feeling of being left out of an event or conversation or that you are feeling overwhelmed by your own current situation which makes facing your usual group just […]
Obviously we all talk to each other as a family but as our children grow older and those wonderful hormones kick in, often talking at a deeper level becomes a lot harder. I had a client once who’s 12 year old boy didn’t come and tell him and his wife that some boys were not […]
I’ve recently been coming across many clients and friends who are currently having issues, arguments or misunderstandings with ‘significant others’ and feel so depleted of energy by it all. Why do we get so affected by these arguments? To argue takes us out of our natural or neutral state of being. We sometimes start the argument, […]
Colouring is an activity that we tend to associate with children. As we grow older, we put aside our crayons and colored pencils in favor of more respectable writing utensils like pens and highlighters. However, it turns out coloring can be beneficial for adults, namely for its de-stressing power, writes The Huffington Post’s Elena Santos. I’m a […]
With the new year well under way, the anxiety of tasks that need to be started, worked on and completed become sometimes just too much. Feeling anxious about tasks is not healthy and whilst some may say that its a great motivator, in reality it causes unwanted stress on top of the work load. Stress […]
Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know. This is a brilliant lesson that will keep showing up in your life until you deal with it or change something. Usually the “thing” that keeps showing up in your life is the lesson. Once we sit down and reflect and perhaps even journal what’s […]
Once upon a time……….. in our own imagination we come up with a story. One we want, one we have and one we want to go away. The voices in our head, the last thoughts before bed and everything in between, paint a constant picture of what’s going on in our own story. We may […]
In all relationships they say “Communication is the key”. As much as we try to keep it going smoothly there comes a time when we are pressed for time, annoyed with each other or we are distracted with the children, work or family issues, health issues etc.. This can strain the smooth communication flow between […]
Article supplied by Life Coach Alexandra Andrews How does our story compare with someone else’s? Do we ever catch ourselves saying: I would love their life? They wouldn’t understand they don’t know what I’m going through. Is the grass greener on the other side? If we took our own problems or issues and grouped them […]