Is there a habit, behaviour or way of thinking that you’d like to stop, or start doing or do more or less of? Get fitter/exercise a little (more)? Lose weight? Get out and about/socialise more?…
I’d like to share here a few ideas about habit-change – in terms of our thinking and/or behaviours – to ‘maximise our potential’ and live our best lives. It’s a follow-up to a workshop that…
I’ve spoken a little here before about managing our Chimp, and the estimable Steve Peters’ ‘Chimp management’ mind model (© Prof. Steve Peters © Graphics Jeff Batista). I’m returning to it now to provide a…
‘Behaving our way into a new way of thinking and feeling is easier than thinking our way into a new way of behaving’ (Various) In my 1-1 sessions with clients, we focus on what they…
I’ve been talking with a client recently about the importance of self-image, how we see ourselves, our self-perception, and we’ve explored how much this can dictate how we behave, what we do and don’t do.…
I’ve been working through ‘A Path through the Jungle’ by the estimable Professor Steve Peters with several clients, and I’d like to recommend it here. Professor Peters is responsible for the best-selling ‘The Chimp Paradox’,…
I wanted to share here an extract from a group session I run in understanding and overcoming social anxiety and shyness. It consists of a simple and straightforward method we can use if we’re approaching…
I wanted to share the enclosed as I’ve found it fascinating what our sympathetic nervous system – there to protect us – can do for us, and to us (or I suppose more precisely what…
I work with a number of 1-1 coaching clients focussing on a number of these thinking skills, and their relationship with how they feel, and behave as a result. We typically talk about what they…
I very much enjoyed running a training session on Monday last for a local mental health peer support group – Depression Xpression, based in Reading and Wokingham in Berkshire – entitled ‘Preventing and Managing Stress’,…