How can you be more resilient during the COVID Crisis? The pandemic has been extremely challenging for many people, stretching their ability to cope and threatening to impact on their mental health. Having no finish line in sight adds to the sense of insecurity and uncertainty. We are living through a time that has soContinue reading “Resilience during a Crisis”
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Understanding Anger
We all experience anger at times. Managing anger is essential to our happiness. It is also essential for our relationships, because anger hurts others as well as ourselves. If you find yourself prone to angry outbursts, or if you have internalised your anger to the point that you block out any other positive emotions, thenContinue reading “Understanding Anger”
Sometimes Perfect is not Good
Have you ever felt that you can never be good enough? Ever had to endure an internal voice telling you that you have to always try harder, even at the expense of your happiness? A person with an orientation towards perfectionism can become their own tormentor. They may believe that they won’t be accepted orContinue reading “Sometimes Perfect is not Good”
Optimism … the unsung hero of Coping
We all have different ways of looking at the world. The ‘glass half full’ cliché is a familiar and simplistic way to convey the contrast between optimism and pessimism. Of course it’s a little more complex than that in real life, but it does touch upon how people can perceive exactly the same situation inContinue reading “Optimism … the unsung hero of Coping”
Susan Lindsay 